Thank you! Yes, once this nib was tuned I found it an absolute delight to write with. I'm very disappointed that I had to send the pen back for repair because of the leaking. Interesting how we bond with these fountain pens, over their beauty and the writing experience they offer:)
Sailor Dragon Palace is a very lovely colour. Now that you mention it, I had forgotten when I got this fountain pen the nib was dry and scratchy from poor tine alignment. After tuning, I found the nib to be a delight, but without that extra step definitaly a disappointment from Sailor.
I adore this pen, but I'm having issues with Sailor nibs: flow and bits of paper in the tip of the nib and scratchiness that is very bothersome to me. My nib is a Medium Fine.I'm going to send mine to a nib miester in Kansas City.
I had forgotten about the nib issues until these comments reminded me- out of the box I found this nib very dry and very scratchy- very poor nib alignment! It would have bits of paper fibers in the tines as well. After tuning the nib was an absolute delight- no smoothing just tuning and retained that lovely Sailor Feedback. At the cost of these writing instruments I really wish Quality Control was taken more seriously, all these extra steps should not be necessary.
It’s very stunning 🤩 I was disappointed to hear the feedback so loudly during the writing sample For me, paying over $200.00 for a fine fountain pen, I expect it to not need to go to a nib meister right out of the box. I’ve got a couple of much much less expensive Sailors, one being an EF, and they write so silky smooth. I was sad to hear that this gorgeous pen was so scratchy 😮 It is very beautiful…such a great color combination! The ink looks really nice too! Thank you for sharing this experience 😊
Thank you! It is a gorgeous pen, I really enjoy the color combination as well! In addition to the fountain pen's beauty, I found the nib a delight to write with. Though I did fid it "scratchy" out of the box, which is a great disappointment from Sailor and as you mentioned. Once tuned I greatly enjoyed the Sailor "feedback" which you hear in this video. I find this degree of feedback very pleasant to write with and it became one of my favorite writers because of that nib and that feedback. However, I completely understand how others that prefer very smooth nibs would find this degree of feedback unpleasant:) I have enjoyed some very smooth nibs also, like Omas.
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your writing is so lovely! i’m glad to hear you’re enjoying this pen, but i’m sorry to hear you’re having trouble with it. ty for sharing! 💛
Thank you! Yes, once this nib was tuned I found it an absolute delight to write with. I'm very disappointed that I had to send the pen back for repair because of the leaking. Interesting how we bond with these fountain pens, over their beauty and the writing experience they offer:)
I have the Sailor Dragon Palace. I have found that Sailor nibs do need a bit of tweaking as I find them to write dry.
Sailor Dragon Palace is a very lovely colour. Now that you mention it, I had forgotten when I got this fountain pen the nib was dry and scratchy from poor tine alignment. After tuning, I found the nib to be a delight, but without that extra step definitaly a disappointment from Sailor.
I adore this pen, but I'm having issues with Sailor nibs: flow and bits of paper in the tip of the nib and scratchiness that is very bothersome to me. My nib is a Medium Fine.I'm going to send mine to a nib miester in Kansas City.
I had forgotten about the nib issues until these comments reminded me- out of the box I found this nib very dry and very scratchy- very poor nib alignment! It would have bits of paper fibers in the tines as well. After tuning the nib was an absolute delight- no smoothing just tuning and retained that lovely Sailor Feedback. At the cost of these writing instruments I really wish Quality Control was taken more seriously, all these extra steps should not be necessary.
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It’s very stunning 🤩
I was disappointed to hear the feedback so loudly during the writing sample For me, paying over $200.00 for a fine fountain pen, I expect it to not need to go to a nib meister right out of the box. I’ve got a couple of much much less expensive Sailors, one being an EF, and they write so silky smooth. I was sad to hear that this gorgeous pen was so scratchy 😮 It is very beautiful…such a great color combination! The ink looks really nice too! Thank you for sharing this experience 😊
Thank you! It is a gorgeous pen, I really enjoy the color combination as well! In addition to the fountain pen's beauty, I found the nib a delight to write with. Though I did fid it "scratchy" out of the box, which is a great disappointment from Sailor and as you mentioned. Once tuned I greatly enjoyed the Sailor "feedback" which you hear in this video. I find this degree of feedback very pleasant to write with and it became one of my favorite writers because of that nib and that feedback. However, I completely understand how others that prefer very smooth nibs would find this degree of feedback unpleasant:) I have enjoyed some very smooth nibs also, like Omas.