Namiki Falcon scratchy

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:51:40 -0800, "Bluesea"
wrotd:
Or buy a second Falcon with a medium nib so that you may go from one to the
other at will?

Two Falcons? Great idea. Just need to find a day when my betterhalf is
not watching...

ABC

"Stephen Hust" wrote in message
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"Bluesea" wrote:

[...] "Tooth" applies to paper. "Bite" applies to nibs.

It would seem that even experts use "tooth" when speaking of nibs -
as well as of paper.

| *tooth* The microscopic surface roughness of a nib's tip that
| allows ink to cling to the tip. A tip lapped to perfect
| smoothness will not write.

http://www.richardspens.com/?page=ref_info/glossary/T.htm

| *tooth* This is the slightly rough texture on the surface of
| paper that provides a degree of friction. It is desirable when
| one is working with charcoal or pastel. Fountain pen users are
| recommended to avoid papers with tooth.

http://www.richardspens.com/?page=ref_info/papergloss/T.htm

| Writing with a stylo is a bit like using a wet rollerball, with
| a bit more tooth but without any need to press down on the
| paper.

http://www.vintagepens.com/stylos.shtml

| A little scratchiness, or "tooth" on an extra-fine flexible nib
| should be acceptable.

http://nibs.com/newsletter/newsletter1.1/VintageFlex.html

Thanks. My teeth bite.

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"ABC" wrote in message
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On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:51:40 -0800, "Bluesea"
wrotd:
Or buy a second Falcon with a medium nib so that you may go from one to
the
other at will?

Two Falcons? Great idea. Just need to find a day when my betterhalf is
not watching...

Go ahead. I won't tell. Just don't pull me into it when it hits the fan
'cause you oughtta know by now better than to try to pull a stunt like that.
They always find out eventually, y'know.

Don't you have a birthday coming up?

Christmas is only 325 days away +/- x day(s) if you exchange gifts on the
Eve or celebrate a different holiday.

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"Gordon Mattingly" wrote in message
m...
I have a Namiki Falcon in SF (see the thread "Would a Namiki Falcon
work for
me?"). It does emit a slightly scratchy sound and sends some
resistance back
to the hand, but I find it more charming than irritating. To me, it
has the
feel of an old fashioned dip pen in some respects. I do not know,
but would
assume, that a wider nib would be smoother and perhaps more to your
liking.
Perhaps someone else out there has some experience with the medium
or broad
Falcon nib that they would share.

Gordon Mattingly

I have a broad nib and it is of the smoothest I have. There is a fiber
stuck in it because it skips where the stroke begins. -LarryW