First Pen, First Review: Pilot Custom Heritage 912 Music

[xpresso]

Hi,

My first pen and my first (short) review. Enjoy.

 

 

First Impressions: 6/10

This pen comes in a plastic box. Not really a gift item imho. I guess that's the japanese way. Efficient and understated. If you want a nicer box, buy an Italian pen.

Appearance and Design: 8/10

Clean design in Black and silver color. For me the pen needs to be capped for better balanced writing. Solid build quality.

Weight and Dimensions: 8/10

I like bigger pens. Size is perfect for everyday use. Comparable with a M800 I guess.

Nib and Performance: 8/10 Music Nib.

Number 10 Pilot Music nib. Smooth and wet, except when you speed up your writing.

Then it becomes a little scratchy. Maybe I need a little tuning for that.

The 912 comes in many nib variations. From ultra fine to stub and Music, with or without flex.

Filling system: 10/10

The 912 comes with the CON-70 converter which works flawlessly.. Doesn't get any better.

Cost and Value: 9/10

I paid around 130 US$ for the pen. I think a good deal for a Music pen.

Conclusion. A very nice first pen for me. It won't be my last Pilot. Solid build quality and good performance. The CON-70 is a really good converter.

 

[Montblanc owner and lover]

I'm glad to be the first to reply to your first review of your first pen

 

Nice review i just think it would be nice to have more and bether pictures,because on the ones you've posted we don't clearly see how the pen is

[xpresso]

Ok, thanks for the feedback. I will change that.

[mrchan]

I'm glad to be the first to reply to your first review of your first pen

 

Nice review i just think it would be nice to have more and bether pictures,because on the ones you've posted we don't clearly see how the pen is

Lol careful, some people here are fairly sensitive to even a little comment on their review. Good to see OP takes it in stride. Well played OP.

[mrchan]

Hi,

My first pen and my first (short) review. Enjoy.

 

 

First Impressions: 6/10

This pen comes in a plastic box. Not really a gift item imho. I guess that's the japanese way. Efficient and understated. If you want a nicer box, buy an Italian pen.

Appearance and Design: 8/10

Clean design in Black and silver color. For me the pen needs to be capped for better balanced writing. Solid build quality.

Weight and Dimensions: 8/10

I like bigger pens. Size is perfect for everyday use. Comparable with a M800 I guess.

Nib and Performance: 8/10 Music Nib.

Number 10 Pilot Music nib. Smooth and wet, except when you speed up your writing.

Then it becomes a little scratchy. Maybe I need a little tuning for that.

The 912 comes in many nib variations. From ultra fine to stub and Music, with or without flex.

Filling system: 10/10

The 912 comes with the CON-70 converter which works flawlessly.. Doesn't get any better.

Cost and Value: 9/10

I paid around 130 US$ for the pen. I think a good deal for a Music pen.

Conclusion. A very nice first pen for me. It won't be my last Pilot. Solid build quality and good performance. The CON-70 is a really good converter.

 

Nice review, short and sweet. I wonder, if you can give a close up view of the nib tip? Do you feel that the line variation between the cross stroke and downstrokes isn't very significan't for this pen?

[ehemem]

Nice review.

 

I have this pen with a FA nib instead of a music nib, although I'm not really into flex. I find it to be something of a wet writer, but when tested for flex, the feed doesn't seem to be able to keep up with the writing without railroading. Just my experience...