El tema de esta semana es un poco diferente a lo habitual, y puede que les parezca aburrido a los lectores que no son tan aficionados a las plumas estilográficas como yo, pero cuando Leena, la dueña de la tienda, me pidió que escribiera al respecto, me emocioné . ¡Esta podría ser la mejor oportunidad que he tenido con una pluma! Pilot anunció recientemente 8 nuevas puntas para su Custom Heritage 912, lo que eleva el número de opciones de puntas disponibles a 15 , ¡y pude probarlas todas!
(Mira esa enorme pila de cajas de Custom Heritage 912 en mi piso... ¡GUAU!)
Tantas opciones
La Custom Heritage 912 ahora ofrece la gama completa de plumines Pilot, incluyendo algunos inusuales que siempre quise probar, como Waverly y Posting. Soy un gran fan de las plumas Pilot (tengo 14) y ya tengo una amplia selección de tamaños de plumín Pilot (Extrafino, Fino, Fino Medio, Medio, Ancho, Doble Ancho y Suave Fino), pero tener en mis manos cada plumín Pilot es como un sueño. (Sí, a veces tengo sueños raros así).
Aquí está la alineación completa, según la describe Pilot:
- Extra fina (EF) (0,25 mm): punta dura para letras pequeñas, casi punta de aguja.
- Fino (F) (0,32 mm): punta dura para letras finas.
- Suave y fina (SF) (0,32 mm): una punta suave para letras finas.
- Fino Medio (FM) (0,4 mm): una punta dura, entre fina y media.
- Suave Fino Medio (SFM) (0,4 mm): una punta suave, entre fina y media.
- Medio (M) (0,5 mm): punta dura para letras medianas.
- Punta suave media (SM) (0,5 mm): punta suave para letras medianas.
- Ancho (B) (0,61 mm): punta dura para letras en negrita.
- Doble Ancho (BB) (0,72 mm): punta dura y grande para letras muy gruesas. Entre una punta ancha y una gruesa.
- Posting (PO) (0,25 mm): punta dura con punta curvada hacia abajo que crea líneas muy finas y nítidas con poca presión. Ideal para escribir en papel con tendencia a la decoloración.
- Falcon (FA): presenta un diseño “con capucha” ingeniosamente elaborado que permite una flexibilidad sutil al escribir.
- Waverly (WA) (0,5 mm): diseñado con una punta ligeramente curvada hacia arriba que proporciona una experiencia de escritura excepcionalmente suave, flexible y personalizada, independientemente del ángulo de escritura.
- Punta roma (SU) (0,63 mm): Punta roma y cuadrada para trazos verticales amplios y horizontales finos. Punta cursiva tradicional.
- Grueso (C) (0,85 mm): punta extra ancha para líneas extremadamente atrevidas.
- Música (MS) (0,9 mm): Con tres púas, fue diseñada originalmente para partituras y caligrafía. Punta itálica moderna.
Todas las puntas son de oro de 14 quilates. La pluma Custom Heritage 912 incluye un cartucho de tinta patentado por Pilot y un práctico convertidor CON-70 de gran capacidad con un exclusivo mecanismo de recarga con pulsador.
Probando los Nibs
Decidí escribir con todas las puntas en papel Rhodia usando una de mis tintas favoritas, Waterman Tender Purple . Quería una tinta que mostrara mucho sombreado y brillo si se le daba la oportunidad, para que las diferencias entre las puntas fueran más evidentes al escribir. Esta combinación de tinta y papel terminó difuminando algunas puntas, pero es algo que suele ocurrir con las plumas estilográficas en el mundo real, así que no voy a censurarlo. Tengan en cuenta que Waterman Tender Purple es una tinta bastante húmeda, así que usar una tinta más seca mitigaría este problema.
El papel Tomoe River no tenía plumas, pero la mayoría de la gente no usa este tipo de papel especial la mayor parte del tiempo, así que no hice mis muestras de escritura más largas en este papel. Y, por desgracia, necesitaba devolver las 15 plumas a Pen Boutique, así que no tuve tiempo de probarlas en una mayor variedad de papeles.
Así es como se veían todas las puntas una al lado de la otra en el río Tomoe:
Como puedes ver, la punta tiene un gran efecto no solo en el ancho de la línea sino también en el color de la tinta.
Para los desgloses de cómo escribía cada plumín, les dejaré leer mi escritura real con los bolígrafos, ya que así tendrán la mejor ilustración. Ojalá mi caligrafía fuera un poco más bonita, pero quería mostrar cómo se ven los bolígrafos con mi escritura natural. Terminaré con algunas reflexiones más escritas al final. (Todas las imágenes de aspecto profesional son las oficiales proporcionadas por Pilot. Las más peculiares son mías, obviamente).
Extra fino, fino, suave fino y fino medio




Suave Fino Medio, Medio y Suave Medio
Suave Fino Medio <SFM> Medio <M>
Suave Medio <SM>
Ancho, doble ancho y grueso

Doble ancho <BB> Grueso <C>
Publicación y Waverly
Publicación <PO> Waverly <WA>
Halcón y tocón
Halcón <FA>
Talón <SU>
Pluma de música
Música <MS>
Elegir un favorito... si es que eso es posible
Quizás debería haber sido imparcial en este informe, pero ese no es mi estilo, así que era bastante obvio que las puntas Waverly y Falcon me entusiasmaron más. Ambas eran geniales y diferentes, y muy divertidas para escribir. ¡Me encantaría tener alguna! Sin embargo, disfruté experimentando con todas las puntas. No creo que quisiera tener una punta Music porque no soy músico ni calígrafo, y la punta Music era demasiado extrema para usarla para escribir normalmente, pero todas las demás son puntas que me encantaría tener.
(La pluma Waverly Nib Custom Heritage 912 junto a dos de mis propias lapiceras Pilot: una SF Falcon y una BB Custom 74 ).
¿Cuál te gustaría más? No lo sé. Hay muchos factores que influyen en qué punta te funcionará mejor y te resultará más agradable de usar. Algunos de los que me vienen a la mente son: qué tan pequeño escribes, el ángulo con el que sostienes el bolígrafo, qué tan sensible prefieres la respuesta, si eres zurdo o diestro (los zurdos suelen preferir puntas más finas por el problema de las manchas), la fuerza con la que presionas al escribir, el tipo de escritura (cursiva, de imprenta, kanji, arte...), el papel que usas (la textura y la absorción marcan una gran diferencia) y la tinta que usas.
Tengo más plumines japoneses medianos que de cualquier otro tamaño, porque me resulta cómodo escribir con ellos y disfruto de la suavidad, la cantidad de sombreado y el brillo que ofrecen. Dicho esto, me gusta usar una amplia variedad de plumines, simplemente porque resulta más interesante y también porque utilizo plumines diferentes para distintos propósitos.
Si tuviera que elegir entre las opciones flexibles/suaves, optaría por una punta Falcon (FA) para una experiencia más similar a una punta flexible vintage, o una Soft Fine si quisiera algo un poco más controlado pero aún distintivo.
Si quisiera un bolígrafo realmente bueno que escriba bonito y sea confiable y suave, pero no quisiera que la punta tenga nada extraño, elegiría un Extra Fino , Fino , Fino Medio o Medio .
Para una escritura más gruesa y divertida y firmas dramáticas, optaría por una fuente Broad , y, para arte o una declaración verdaderamente audaz, las fuentes Double Broad y Coarse son fabulosas.
El Stub del Custom Heritage 912 es fantástico para los amantes de los stubs... es fácil escribir con él y tiene un flujo excelente, a diferencia de algunos stubs más baratos que he probado.
Y para las personas que aman las puntas muy finas y no quieren utilizar papel "apto para pluma estilográfica", ¡la punta Posting es una excelente opción!
¿Qué pasa con el bolígrafo en sí?
Dejando de lado todas estas emocionantes posibilidades de plumín, ¿merece la pena tener la Pilot Custom Heritage 912? ¡Por supuesto! Es una elegante pluma de resina con la que escribir es muy cómodo, similar a la Pilot Custom 74 y la Pilot Falcon. (Consulta mi artículo anterior sobre la Custom 74 y la Custom 823, si aún no lo has hecho). Así se ven las tres, una al lado de la otra. La Custom Heritage 912 está en el centro.
Sí, el 912 solo está disponible en negro, pero con todas estas increíbles opciones de plumín, me da igual. Me encantan los bolígrafos negros. Son elegantes, modernos y atemporales. Y este es un bolígrafo negro precioso, fiable y muy accesible, a un precio increíble para su calidad. Gracias, Pilot.
-Laura P.
15 comments
Edward Ashley
Great job Laura. You should ask for a raise! You are more helpful on this subject than any other source I have found. Bravo!
Great job Laura. You should ask for a raise! You are more helpful on this subject than any other source I have found. Bravo!
Krzysztof Persak
Thank you! This review is so helpful. I love the WA nib, and would like to try FA.
Thank you! This review is so helpful. I love the WA nib, and would like to try FA.
Sheldon
I own all sixteen Pilot nibs (Signature nib not in this article). One Custom 823 in smoke (Signature), one Custom 742 in black (Music), and 14 Custom 743s all black. The 742 and 743s are virtually identical, the gold rings on the cap of the 742 are more narrow. The 742 uses a #10 nib, all others are a #15. I enjoy writing with all of them, and agree with the author that the Falcon and Waverly nibs are quite unique and extremely fun to write with. I also enjoy the music nib, like a stub nib on steroids, with a bit of flex to get really wide. You can’t go wrong with Pilot fountain pens, all are good and all have incredible track records. My daily driver … a Pilot Justus 95 with a Fine Medium nib inked with Pilot Iroshizuku take-sumi (a very dark black) or Pilot Iroshizuku kon-peki (a bright cerulean blue). Happy writing!
I own all sixteen Pilot nibs (Signature nib not in this article). One Custom 823 in smoke (Signature), one Custom 742 in black (Music), and 14 Custom 743s all black. The 742 and 743s are virtually identical, the gold rings on the cap of the 742 are more narrow. The 742 uses a #10 nib, all others are a #15. I enjoy writing with all of them, and agree with the author that the Falcon and Waverly nibs are quite unique and extremely fun to write with. I also enjoy the music nib, like a stub nib on steroids, with a bit of flex to get really wide. You can’t go wrong with Pilot fountain pens, all are good and all have incredible track records. My daily driver … a Pilot Justus 95 with a Fine Medium nib inked with Pilot Iroshizuku take-sumi (a very dark black) or Pilot Iroshizuku kon-peki (a bright cerulean blue). Happy writing!
Jade
Thank you SO much for this!!
I absolutely love how you showed just the nibs names, using that nib, because seeing them all close together makes it a lot easier to compare more directly.
But then I loved even more seeing your written notes in said nib size! To be able to see it while reading how it feels to you and all the particulars is extremely helpful!!
I’m a lefty, underhand writer, so my dream would be to have a few pens that use these nibs because I’d want access to all, at all times! I absolutely need to try the WA, to see how it feels as opposed to just sort of constantly adjusting my hold on my other pens. Granted, I’ve only bought very inexpensive pens, out of necessity, but have been happy with how smooth some of them are. But the WA sounds so wonderful and smooth all over :)
I desperately need the FA in my life!! I keep dreaming I’ll magically run across a perfect, for me, vintage 14k gold nib pen that is super comfortable to hold and has super smooth, soft and easy flex for my old RA riddled hands. One reason I love fountain pens in general is that it the pen has some weight, just enough, to it, then I just basically move it along to write. Unlike with, say, a bic pen or something, where I have to pinch hold the pen tightly, at too straight up an angle to be comfortable, as well as press down hard. Using regular pens I can only get a couple sentences down before it’s way to painful and my hands are curled in cramping. With fountain pens I can write a page or 2 as long as I remind myself to relax my hand :)
The other reason for loving FP’s, and especially for wanting the FA nib, is my Grandma and I, when i was young, yes, a loooong time ago😏 would write & mail each other letters, even though we were only an hour away. But we both loved writing, the act of it… and how fun it was to get mail and see her beautiful handwriting! I was given a few of her fountain pens, well, you know how it goes, since I live the furthest away, loads of extended family rummage through first for the “good” stuff i know she had because I thought they were so beautiful as a kid. But, I am thankful for getting anything. It’s a 2 black/silver vintage Sheaffer No Nonsense, i believe, having the flat tops and bottoms, and 1 that looked similar, but the section was different as it has like a rubber cover. I know 1 came in one of those kits with the Calligraphy nibs, though the ‘fine’ was already gone :) But, to know she sometimes could have used these herself to write me… it just… just means a lot, she was my favorite person🥰. But I know she had a flexible nib for a lot of her writing because it was so beautiful! So, I’d love that FA nib for that :) Corny, I know.🤷🏼♀️
Plus a, f & m, or more so, ef & m.
But, being that, due to a botched surgery I’ve lost use of a lung and many more bad things that can’t be fixed and we lost our jobs as my husband had to do literally everything for me until i relearned, mostly, how to use the arm he paralyzed, we are losing everything, trying now to, in our health state, pack up to “hurry” and get out to hopefully sell the house and move to hopefully get work… so, pens like this, let alone several of them… will never happen, and that’s ok, just life :) But a girl can dream and it’s SO fun to add to my dream list :)
So sorry for the long comment, I know it’ll make everyone mad, so sorry for that😬🥴🤦♀️
But thank you again for a great article!!!!
Have a great week!!☺️
Thank you SO much for this!!
I absolutely love how you showed just the nibs names, using that nib, because seeing them all close together makes it a lot easier to compare more directly.
But then I loved even more seeing your written notes in said nib size! To be able to see it while reading how it feels to you and all the particulars is extremely helpful!!
I’m a lefty, underhand writer, so my dream would be to have a few pens that use these nibs because I’d want access to all, at all times! I absolutely need to try the WA, to see how it feels as opposed to just sort of constantly adjusting my hold on my other pens. Granted, I’ve only bought very inexpensive pens, out of necessity, but have been happy with how smooth some of them are. But the WA sounds so wonderful and smooth all over :)
I desperately need the FA in my life!! I keep dreaming I’ll magically run across a perfect, for me, vintage 14k gold nib pen that is super comfortable to hold and has super smooth, soft and easy flex for my old RA riddled hands. One reason I love fountain pens in general is that it the pen has some weight, just enough, to it, then I just basically move it along to write. Unlike with, say, a bic pen or something, where I have to pinch hold the pen tightly, at too straight up an angle to be comfortable, as well as press down hard. Using regular pens I can only get a couple sentences down before it’s way to painful and my hands are curled in cramping. With fountain pens I can write a page or 2 as long as I remind myself to relax my hand :)
The other reason for loving FP’s, and especially for wanting the FA nib, is my Grandma and I, when i was young, yes, a loooong time ago😏 would write & mail each other letters, even though we were only an hour away. But we both loved writing, the act of it… and how fun it was to get mail and see her beautiful handwriting! I was given a few of her fountain pens, well, you know how it goes, since I live the furthest away, loads of extended family rummage through first for the “good” stuff i know she had because I thought they were so beautiful as a kid. But, I am thankful for getting anything. It’s a 2 black/silver vintage Sheaffer No Nonsense, i believe, having the flat tops and bottoms, and 1 that looked similar, but the section was different as it has like a rubber cover. I know 1 came in one of those kits with the Calligraphy nibs, though the ‘fine’ was already gone :) But, to know she sometimes could have used these herself to write me… it just… just means a lot, she was my favorite person🥰. But I know she had a flexible nib for a lot of her writing because it was so beautiful! So, I’d love that FA nib for that :) Corny, I know.🤷🏼♀️
Plus a, f & m, or more so, ef & m.
But, being that, due to a botched surgery I’ve lost use of a lung and many more bad things that can’t be fixed and we lost our jobs as my husband had to do literally everything for me until i relearned, mostly, how to use the arm he paralyzed, we are losing everything, trying now to, in our health state, pack up to “hurry” and get out to hopefully sell the house and move to hopefully get work… so, pens like this, let alone several of them… will never happen, and that’s ok, just life :) But a girl can dream and it’s SO fun to add to my dream list :)
So sorry for the long comment, I know it’ll make everyone mad, so sorry for that😬🥴🤦♀️
But thank you again for a great article!!!!
Have a great week!!☺️
Jael
Thank you for publishing this comparison. I was very curious about all of the nib options, so this is extremely helpful.
Thank you for publishing this comparison. I was very curious about all of the nib options, so this is extremely helpful.
Mitch Pearce
Thanks for this comparison. It’s the most comprehensive one available. The writing samples (and your opinions) are very helpful. My go-to when agonizing over what nib to select on my latest Pilot.
Thanks for this comparison. It’s the most comprehensive one available. The writing samples (and your opinions) are very helpful. My go-to when agonizing over what nib to select on my latest Pilot.
Rachael Dominguez
Love this post! Great descriptions and yes, I dream about fountain pens too!
Seems like the Waverly would be the one to try. Sounds intriguing and fun.
Love this post! Great descriptions and yes, I dream about fountain pens too!
Seems like the Waverly would be the one to try. Sounds intriguing and fun.
steven santoni
Great review! Thank you very much!
Great review! Thank you very much!
Tom M
As a left handed underwriter, I love the WA nib. It really works well. I have both the 912 and 743 versions. the Schon DSGN monoc nib is slightly waverly-ish and also great for me — and presumably other lefties.
As a left handed underwriter, I love the WA nib. It really works well. I have both the 912 and 743 versions. the Schon DSGN monoc nib is slightly waverly-ish and also great for me — and presumably other lefties.
mimi
when testing the falcon nib you said it was more flexible than a pilot falcon.
I thought it WAS a Pilot Falcon!
when testing the falcon nib you said it was more flexible than a pilot falcon.
I thought it WAS a Pilot Falcon!
Paul M
I am encouraged to see that Pilot is making all these nib variations available in North America. The Custom 912 has a Pilot #10 nib, and essentially the same variations are available in Japan for the larger #15 nib used with the Custom 743 and 823 pens; hopefully all of them will eventually make it here, to Pen Boutique. The FA nib would be my top choice to start. Great nibs can transform the writing experience.
I am encouraged to see that Pilot is making all these nib variations available in North America. The Custom 912 has a Pilot #10 nib, and essentially the same variations are available in Japan for the larger #15 nib used with the Custom 743 and 823 pens; hopefully all of them will eventually make it here, to Pen Boutique. The FA nib would be my top choice to start. Great nibs can transform the writing experience.
Daniel Muchinsky
What a marvelous article, a perfect blend of personal thoughts and direct examples. I use a Pilot Falcon regularly but I may now get another to try some of those nibs.
What a marvelous article, a perfect blend of personal thoughts and direct examples. I use a Pilot Falcon regularly but I may now get another to try some of those nibs.
Richard Koenig
A really good review. Can you buy nibs separately and swap them in and out of the 912?
A really good review. Can you buy nibs separately and swap them in and out of the 912?
Michael A Milkovich
I myself like a Fine nib or Extra Fine nib I liked the blog a lot.
I myself like a Fine nib or Extra Fine nib I liked the blog a lot.
Charles Telfot
That was a great article! I was surprised to find it to be very engaging.
I reach for a Pilot M on a regular basis, but I think I prefer the WA for its feel and
elegance, and I would use it much more if I could find it when I want it.
That was a great article! I was surprised to find it to be very engaging.
I reach for a Pilot M on a regular basis, but I think I prefer the WA for its feel and
elegance, and I would use it much more if I could find it when I want it.