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Photo: Pilot Custom 845 Vermilion-lacquered / FA nib
About Urushi
Lacquer is called "Urushi" in Japanese. The Kanji character is "
".
Urushi is in natural materials taken from lacquer tree. Lacquering is a traditional technique that has been used since 9000 years ago in Japan.
"Lacquer" that I say in this page refers to the "Urushi".
Using Japan-made lacquer
The Pilot Custom 845 use only pure Japan-made lacquer.
Lacquer from Japan has a good degree of adhesion and its coating is strong. In addition, the beauty fine-grained has earned a worldwide reputation. The lacquer tree of Japanese has a different DNA from the foreign one.
However, it is very expensive, its price is about several times (10 times sometimes) of lacquer from foreign.
Beautiful lacquer finish of pilot custom 845
Technique that is used to pilot custom 845, is "Roiro" lacquer finish. The Roiro lacquer finish, it is a technique that uses "Roiro lacquer" that made without adding oil in the manufacturing process.
The Roiro lacquer needs many time and effort to get a gloss than general lacquer, but the gloss that was achieved with this technique would be beautiful mirror finish specially.
The process of this technique is to repeat the step of polishing the surface after curing painted lacquer. And this Roiro process is repeated three times at production of Pilot Custom 845.
In addition, material of the barrel and cap is an ebonite. It is because lacquer has good affinity with an ebonite.
Pilot employs the team of skilled lacquer craftsmen in own company, the work is not in outsourcing.
Our shop special model "Vermilion lacquer model"
Ready-made pilot custom 845 is only black color.
The typical color of lacquer, there is a vermilion besides black. Vermilion in Japan, has been positioned as a noble color from ancient times, it has been used in sacred things such as shrines or color of the seal of high status.
The color is beautiful and very noble, so I had hope and dream to achieve a custom 845 that are lacquered in the vermilion.
It took a long time to negotiate production of special model to Pilot, but was finally realized this time. I am very happy.
For ebonite-machining, lacquering and polishing three times, it takes about six months to complete. Besides, it can not produce many amounts at a time because it takes time and effort.
Please enjoy this precious artwork.
At using
General paint has a property of curing by drying, but lacquer is cured by giving moisture.
For lacquer, moisture and oil given from the hands will be valid nutrition.
Therefore using is the best maintenance above all. Using frequently is a good thing.
Let's taste the good feeling of hold, hard to experience in other materials.
About the color of lacquer
The color of lacquer looks a little different depending on the
shooting conditions and the environment of light.
Color of the product photos on this page does not
be absolute, please understand.
Lacquer is affected by the light in a long-term
perspective. Exposure to sunlight or strong light
would promote the discoloration, please avoid as
much as possible.
Product Specifications
Model number: FKV-5MR
Nib size: No.15 (Pilot criteria)
Materials & Finish
Barrel and cap: Ebonite and Roiro-
lacquer finish
Section and end of barrel: Resin
Both ends of cap: Resin
Maximum diameter: 15.9mm
Weight: 28.0g
Length(cap closed): 147mm
Length at writing (including cap): 166mm
Ink supply system: Converter or Cartridge
Type of converter: CON-70 (comes standard)
Quantity of ink: 1.1cc
Body color and Nib variations
Our shop original model
 Black |
18K gold and rhodium bicolor nib | F / M / B / BB | 14K gold nib | FA / WA |
 Vermilion |
18K gold and rhodium bicolor nib | F / M / B / BB | 14K gold nib | FA / WA |
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Writing Sample of FA
Pilot Custom 845 <FA>
Price: 52500 JPY
Custom 845 FA nib model does not exist in ready-made products at Pilot. This model is the special order product by request from our shop to Pilot.
The writing taste of FA nib in a Custom 823 is highly recommended because it brings good balance of nib softness and the weight.
FA nib has been specially designed to pursue high-quality flexibility. It is not only simply as soft. FA nib has supple react from the tip, you can express steplessly until a very thick line from fine line.
Its touch is similar to "Fude". "Fude" is a Japanese brush, it is using in "Shodo"(Japanese calligraphy). You can enjoy the beautiful handwriting taking advantage of the expressive power by its delicate tip and toughness root. So, we call this nib "Fude touch". In addition, lines of FA is similar to the lines of nib for copperplate-script which using in calligraphy, so it is also popular fountain pen from many calligraphers.
Points to note, it is not suitable for the writing-style which takes angle standing or strong pressure. It is suitable to using with some extent low angle and rhythmically pressure.
Nib Model name is "FA", but also has the nickname "Folcan" in Japan.
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Writing Sample of WA
Pilot Custom 845 <WA>
Price: 52500 JPY
WA stands for Waverley.
Custom 845 WA nib model does not exist in ready-made products at Pilot. This model is the special order product by request from our shop to Pilot.
This nib is really recommended from me. I also regularly use Waverley nib every day.
The pen point is nearly M size. And it has characteristic that the tip of nib is a little bended. This curve producing writing taste very smooth with no stress. Smooth every direction of the pen strokes, it's so wonderful writing taste.
The notable point is that it is very smooth even when write in the direction pushing.
At first glance, bended nib is looks like that the thickness of the lines can be varied according to the angle of the pen, but it is not.
In fact, it is designed to keep the same contact area anywhere on the curve of the bent when contacting to the paper.
It means that the writing lines being the same thickness at most cases of nib angles.
Thus, it has the very high ability to respond to individual differences of the angle and twist at writing. Taking advantage of these features, of course you can enjoy ease of usual writing, and further can write very smoothly even when using various strokes such as flowchart shapes.
In addition, Waverley nib is also ideal for Arabic or left-handed writing. Because there are a lot of pen stroke of opposite direction in these situations.
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Writing Sample of F
Pilot Custom 845 <F>
Price: 52500 JPY
In spite of fine nib, the scratch feeling is very few and smooth writing feeling. The reason for this, is the shape of the pen point.
Pen point of Pilot has a beautiful roundness, even if it's small size.
In addition, its goodness of the flow is also an important factor.
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Writing Sample of M
Pilot Custom 845 <M>
Price: 52500 JPY
In the M of the fountain pen in the world, it could be regarded as M rather thin somewhat.
I think it is not too thick, and has a wide versatility.
The good ink flow and the beautiful rounded pen point brings smooth writing. Then, you can enjoy a beautiful "light and shade" of ink by good ink flow.
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Writing Sample of B
Pilot Custom 845 <B>
Price: 52500 JPY
Pen point of B of the pilot has a beautiful roundness.
A pen point in general of B often have a square-built shape. If the pen point is a square-built shape when thick like B, writing angle and the degree of twist will be restricted by its corner.
It is because the corner of the pen point hinders that contacting the slit to the paper.
Under such circumstances, in order to touch surely the slit to the paper, it will need a writing pressure at all times.
However, at the pen point of Pilot, the writing is smoothly even at light pen pressure.
It is because rounded pen point can be touch the slit to the paper in a wide range of angles. This means that it brings a comfortable-writing without nib tuning, by having excellent ability to respond to individual differences of angle of writing.
In addition, the line is thick in the same for any direction by this roundness, so you can enjoy a quality of imposing bold.
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Writing Sample of BB
Pilot Custom 845 <BB>
Price: 52500 JPY
The pen point of BB is a big spherical with a rich volume.
Writing by a wide contact surface that is formed on the big sphere, so it is possible to write thick in any direction. Tips to enjoy a sufficient thickness is to write not twist too much.
This nib brings the fun of the "light and shade" and daring thickness, by its good ink flow and rich pen point.
