on saleSailor Compass HighAce Neo Calligraphy Fountain Pen

I was looking for fun and got it. I also got a bottle of ink, Afternoon Tea or Teatime from Sailor. Although it's a light color I diluted the ink with 1 part distilled water to 2 parts ink, to help the shading show. The 2.0 stub likes to slide nicely on the paper rather than catch a corner. The price point helped me decide to try it out. The pen feels small, but I really enjoy writing and drawing with it anyway. Although never considering myself a calligrapher, this pen is pulling me in that direction anyway. I'm tempted to get another Sailor Compass HighAce Neo Calligraphy fountain pen with a 1.5 stub.

The scratchiest nib I have ever used. I have owned and enjoyed writing with a 0.9mm stub nib from another pen manufacturer. So I purchased Sailor High Ace in 1.5mm nib to give it a try. It was a huge jump. 1.5mm puts down a very thick line that doesn’t suit my writing.

I bought Sailor HighAce Calligraphy 1.0 but you want review on 2.0.

I own the 1.0 High Ace. I've started using it as a dip pen. With a long dip, the pen absorbs so much ink that it can write for days ( with short repeated notes). It also has not dried out the nib over 3-4 days. I see this as an indication of the quality and hope to purchase a 1.5 when they are back in stock. I recommend this pen.

I bought this pen because I wanted to mess with a very broad calligraphy type pen, but didn't really want to spend a lot of money on it, and this fit the bill. First, the bad:I had to smooth the nib out a little, it was scratchy enough that it was picking up some paper fibers, but honestly, a couple passes on the tuning cloth I use sorted it out. Second, and I knew this going in, as a matter of personal preference, I like larger diameter pens, because I have large, somewhat clumsy hands. So this feels almost uncomfortably thin to me, but... The ink flow on this pen is quite suitable for regular us. The fit of the cap is delightful. And lets be real - for the money, this is a fantastic little pen. I would expect much more from a higher priced pen, but this is a very usable and acceptable pen for this price - if you're thinking about it because you want to try a pen this size without paying a lot for it ...you can't go wrong.