Piccolo Fountain Pen
Midori (Dark Green)
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The
Piccolo is the shortest of the Nakaya urushi pens. The name Piccolo comes
from the smallest of the woodwind instruments. Shown here is the Piccolo Cigar (No Clip) in Midori (dark green). |
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| This is the Piccolo Writer (With Clip) in Midori (dark green). |
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| This Midori green evokes for John a memory of his first sports car, a 1952 MG TD. Even though it is half a world away the English racing green on the curved fenders of that two-seater reminds him of the Midori color. |
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Coated in many layers of urushi resin,
this pen has is a lustrous deep black. It is also available in reddish red dark,
black red dark and other finishes. Traditionally, Japanese people have admired pines or evergreens as the symbol of the vitality of plants as well as immortality. If you are familiar with the RGB color system, this pen's color is very close to R30, G92, B22. |
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It is just big enough to fit easily
in a large hand without posting the cap. (The cap does fit on the back of the
barrel, though we do not recommend posting.) |
This
simple elegant shape with its turned tapered pyramidal cap and smooth transition
between the cap and barrel, is an exercise in spare design.
This pen is
also available with a pocket clip and is known as the "Writer".
Pens which have a colored urushi lacquer finish such as "Arai-shu" and "Midori" will become even more brilliant as the urushi itself becomes more translucent with the passage of time. So the color of the pen at the time you receive it will change and improve.
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At 24.5 grams without ink this is pen
is not heavy and not light. The balance is just right |
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We
can provide a Platinum converter used to fill this pen with ink in either the
simple form or the painted "goldfish" design for an additional $21.
The Nakaya nib, imprinted Nakata, the family name of the manufacturer is
made of solid 14K gold. Each of these nibs is suitable for our customization
to extra flexible. The medium and broad tip can be customized by us into cursive
italic, stub or oblique points. See below for the basic tip sizes of the
Nakaya nibs as reported off of their
web site. |
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The heavy decorative rice paper, simple
solid softwood shipping box and fabric pouch make a lovely presentation for Nakaya
urushi pens. Sensible and elegant packaging have been a hallmark of Nakaya. |
Please email us at info@nibs.com or call us, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm PST, for more information or to place an order. Since Nakaya pens are hand-crafted the turnaround on orders is 1-3 months. We do not currently have a stock of Nakaya pens. |
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Our Price: $460.00
with or without clip |
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