Nakaya Pen Size Comparison

[Pen Nut]

Oh and as I posted in a recent thread the options are vast. Copied from the website :

 

Nakaya materials •Celluloid

•Ebonite

•Briar

•Acrylic resin

•Kiri

•Nakaya lacquer

◦Wajima urushi

◦Shuai urushi

◦Ki urushi

◦Kuro urushi

◦Shiro urushi

◦Seishitsu

◦Shu urushi

◦Pink urushi

•Pigments

◦Nikka shu

◦Tamari shu

•Gold and variations

◦White gold

◦Champagne gold

◦Yellow gold

◦Blue gold

◦Matte gold

◦Pink gold

◦Black gold

•Other metals

◦Ruthenium

◦Rhodium

◦Silver

◦Oxidized silver

◦Iridosmine

◦Titanium

◦Platinum

•Shells

◦Shirogai

◦Shirochyogai

◦Aogai

◦Mijingai

◦Yakogai

•Powders

◦Silver powder

◦Gold powder

◦Palladium powder

◦Sumiko

◦Kanshitsufun

◦Shihakufun

◦Ryoppakufun

◦Platinum powder

◦Kinhirame

◦Kinpaku

◦Kirikane

◦Aoko

◦Marufun

•Jewel

◦Blue topaz

◦Peridot

◦Amber

◦Diamond

◦Citrin

◦Ruby

◦Sapphire

◦Moonstone

◦Garnet

◦Amethyst

◦Iolite

Nakaya fountain pen •Nakaya nibs

•Structure of a fountain pen

•Manufacturing process of a nib

•Nakaya pen in “Closed note”

•Equilibrium system

•Nakaya pen dimensions

•Adjusting other manufacturer's fountain pens with Nakaya desk pen stand

•Publications about Nakaya

•Ideal fountain pen

•Writing research

•Nakaya ink

•Nib adjustment

•Nakaya's favorites

•Customer testimonials

Laquer techniques •Makie

•Takamakie

•Raden

•Sumiko shiage

•Tamenuri

•Ryuku tsuikin

•Tamesukashi

◦Aka tamesukashi

◦Heki tamesukashi

◦Kuro tamesukashi

◦Shiro tamesukashi

◦Shobu tamesukashi

•Jimaki

◦Platinum ji

◦Kinji

◦Ginji

◦Palladium ji

◦Shuji

◦Kuroji

•Yako makie

•Roiro shiage

•Negoro nuri

•Nunokisehonkataji

•Kakiwari

•Nashiji

•Chinkin type finish

◦Chinkin

◦Chinkoku

◦Chin purachina

◦Chingin

◦Irochinkin

•Bokashi

◦Kin bokashi

◦Gin bokashi

◦Maki bokashi

•Akebono-nuri

•Hyomon

•Shiro-byakudan-nuri

•Ginyuji

•Sabiage

•Harigaki

•Ishime kanshitsu

•Seigaiha shiage

•Sandblast finish

•Arafuntogidashi makie

•Kaitogidashi makie

•Kinpun shiage

•Ginpun shiage

•Suzu shiage

•Vermeil finish

•Kinpaku shiage

•Suriurushi

•Choshitsu

•Tsuishu

•Nurippanashi

•Fukiurushi

•Hakumoriage

 

Finish processes •Togitate

•Jinuri

•Konamaki

•Jigatame

•Warikomi

•Tsukegaki

•Okime

•Jigaki

•Konagatame

•Nurikomi

•Togi

•Dosuri

•Migaki

•Kebori

•Shitanuri

•Togikiri

•Tenbori

•Senbori

•Uwaegaki

Nakaya colors and patterns •Shu

•Arai-shu

•Shu-nurippanashi

•Kurotame

•Akatame

•Kikyo

•Shobu

•Heki

•Hekitame

•Hairline

•Kuro-roiro

•Midori

•Ryuku bingata

•Olive green

•Blue

•Seigaiha

•Shirotamenuri

•Gold color

•Silver color

•Ruthenium color

•Rhodium color

[Painterspal]

Wow Painterspal fabulous collection Simply fabulous. Thank you very much for sharing.

 

Pavoni.

 

 

Thanks!!

[Pen Nut]

My newest arrival a Nakaya long piccolo compared to my usual daily users. Waterman Edson. Montblanc 149 in resin. Parker Duofold.

 

The nakaya is pleasing in size as I expected it to have lesser dimensions than it has.

 

 

 

 

Nakaya meets the 'boss' Montblanc in two tone gold.

 

[persco]

Nice. That Long Piccolo's gorgeous.

[RLD]

Here are five different sized Nakayas from my collection (the sixth pen holding the others in place is a Neo Standard). Sorry for the iPhone shots. The middle photo is with flash.

 

From left to right, these are the following pens with sizes from the Nakaya website (total length in mm, followed by length without cap in mm):

 

Long (163, 143)

Neo Standard (150, 135)

Portable (149, 128)

Decapod (149, 130)

Piccolo (130, 116)

 

http://rld12.smugmug.com/photos/i-PktxSLs/0/L/i-PktxSLs-L.jpg

 

http://rld12.smugmug.com/photos/i-mk9z59w/0/L/i-mk9z59w-L.jpg

 

http://rld12.smugmug.com/photos/i-D7ptgBQ/0/L/i-D7ptgBQ-L.jpg

Edited May 8, 2013 by RLD

[Pen Nut]

Some wonderful colours shine through in those photos. Great set of pens you have there.

[daintydimsum]

this is a really helpful thread! I've been considering either getting the neo-standard or long piccolo, string-rolled if possible! this is so helpful with the dimensions

[Pendel]

Does anybody here have both a Dorsal Fin v.1 and a Long Cigar that they could photograph next to each other uncapped? If someone can add a 17mm portable (or long) to the group as well that would be super useful!

 

Trying to decide what my next Nakaya should be.

 

:-)

[simon73]

Here are a few photos of my new Neo-Standard with 0.7mm stub, cut from a BB nib by John Mottishaw. It only arrived on Thursday night so I haven't had much time to write with it but there are a couple of writing samples below alongside some from my other pens. My apologies for my (lack of) photography skills!

 

 

The Neo-Standard is almost exactly the same length closed as my Long Piccolo.

 

 

Very different aesthetics!

 

 

 

 

Look how small the vintage Pelikan is compared to its modern brother. Left to right: Nakaya Long Piccolo, hairline finish; Nakaya Neo-Standard, Heki-tamenuri finish; Pelikan 400; Pelikan M800; MontBlanc Johannes Brahms; MB 146; MB 149.

 

 

Re-ordered: Long Piccolo, Neo-Standard, MB 149, MB Johannes Brahms, MB 146 and Pelikan M800 brown tortoise.

 

 

The Nakayas are not much smaller than the MontBlanc 149, although you can see the sections and nibs are a good bit smaller.

 

 

 

 

The Nakaya nib looks bigger but the MB nib lays down a fatter line that is less suited to my scrawl but is the smoothest of all of my nibs (followed by the larger Pelikan).

 

 

 

Sadly, not my quote but makes me .

 

Overall, the most practical pen for me in the office is the Nakaya Long Piccolo - it's well behaved on nearly all paper, starts after minutes uncapped and is a joy to behold. However, its stock nib has absolutely zero character, will give no shading with any inks at all etc. The stub will be used for personal correspondence and is smooth given the cut of the nib. The MB 149 dates from 1985 (mine since new) and I had the nib ground from medium to EF last year by Michael Masuyama; it has significant feedback and is not the smoothest nib here but the transformation was a revelation. The MB 146 dates from 1988 and has been tuned by Pendleton; it also has great feedback and is smooth without being glassy smooth.

 

 

[basterma]

Varied shades of drool.

[Earthdawn]

Neo, Neo, ai, Neo, Desk

 

edit: I worked on the photo some

 

http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac10/thevaporcafe/5way_zpsc17d2879.jpg

Edited December 3, 2013 by Earthdawn

[Ghost Plane]

Is it an optical illusion or is the Aki slightly wider in section diameter?

[Earthdawn]

Is it an optical illusion or is the Aki slightly wider in section diameter?

I think it's an illusion.. i thought the same thing and I don't have calipers to measure it.

 

It may be ever so slightly wider but I think it looks much more than it is due to the shorter distance from nib to threads. It gives it a kind of stubby look.

[Ghost Plane]

Ah. Thanks. I keep hoping for fatter sections.

[Pendel]

Have you seen the 17mm versions? They may be what you are looking for.

 

:-)

[mongrelnomad]

Just got my Nakai-ai, and like seems to be the case with all Nakayas, the size is completely not what I expected. It is so much daintier than I imagined... Anyway, I'll post photos later...

Edited December 3, 2013 by mongrelnomad

[Earthdawn]

Just got my Nakai-ai, and like seems to be the case with all Nakayas, the size is completely not what I expected. It is so much daintier than I imagined... Anyway, I'll post photos later...

 

I went looking but can't find if you posted what you ordered !!!!

 

Can't wait to see some pictures !!!!!

 

Congrats !

[Ghost Plane]

Have you seen the 17mm versions? They may be what you are looking for.

:-)

No. Which & where?

[Pendel]

Take a look here:

 

http://nibs.com/nakaya-portable-cigar-aka-tamenuri-17mm-diameter.htm

 

and here

 

http://www.nibs.com/Nakaya-Aka-Tamenuri-Long-17mm-Diameter.html

 

:-)

[Earthdawn]

Take a look here:

 

http://nibs.com/nakaya-portable-cigar-aka-tamenuri-17mm-diameter.htm

 

and here

 

http://www.nibs.com/Nakaya-Aka-Tamenuri-Long-17mm-Diameter.html

 

:-)

 

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