Noodler's Triple Tail Fountain Pen with Flex Nib Review

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[oromethehuntsman]

“I will take a pen that writes consistently with feedback over a super smooth nib that skips.” Amen, brother!

[dmullins]

This is why I really enjoy your reviews, you are as objective as possible. I know excactly what to expect when I receive a new pen, the good and the not so good 🙄. Thank you.

[korax]

I have been using Triple Tail for almost a year now and I came to the same conclusions as you did. At that time the price was a bit higher I think. I bought mine in Europe for almost €80.
Yes, it writes nicely like a western <M> and it flexes easily up to a <BB> or even <BBB> with very little effort.

On the down side, when flexed it puts on paper so much ink that Rhodia paper sometimes can't handle (I use Diamine inks), so you can imagine what happens with cheap copy paper !
The other negative is that after a week or so the ink evaporates from the converter - better than Creaper, but still there.
I didn't notice anything about the odour - may be the warm climate in southern Europe makes it go away quickly.
All in all I like a lot this pen !
Thank you for the very interesting review Stephen.

[Symphing]

I recently got mine and am quite fond of this pen!
Also, regarding eyedropping, Nathan Tardif recommends that one doesn't do it because of the problems it would cause at low capacity. The self-filler fills quite a large amount as it is.

[johnrdoe]

I use this Triple tail lot and lots, tip give it the proper wash first to get the oils off. I've eyedroped this great pen, reason being uses a lot of ink I mean lots. You will be impressed, in my opinion.

[SFKenK]

It's been a while since I watched your reviews, but now I realize the disservice to was doing to myself. Thanks for your honest feelings and objectivity.

[josephmcdonald]

The new hair style and beard trim looks very professional. Good job. 👍
I have quite a few pens and believe that I only have one Noodlers pen. Although, I have quite a few Noodlers inks. I would appreciate learning which of their inks damaged your pens so that I can avoid the same result. For that matter, I believe that a segment on inks that tend to damage or create pen problems would be very useful and appreciated.
Keep up the good work.

[MrAndrew]

A great pen. Love that triple tine nib. I dragged mine out after many weeks of hibernation and it wrote well after a few flex exercises. Always use a Noodlers purple ink as I find it adds to the quality of the experience. A review I will save - thank you.

[johngrubb]

This is the only model of a Noodler's pen that I don't have. The 308 refillable cartridges are great. I have a package of 10 to be used if I can ever travel again. I am currently running one in my Neponset and another in one of my Ahabs and so far, they perform at least as good as the converter. I've been planning on getting a Triple Tail for a while now but have to wait until my pen budget recovers from my last purchase first. I have no doubts now that I will love it. Thanks for making the effort to acquire and then review this pen.

[bikkies]

I'm very tempted to get one of these. I write music notation and, while using a stub is better than a generic nib or a r*llerb*ll, I've been looking to try a proper music nib but cannot find any at a viable price point so far. I wouldn't expect the triple tail nib to behave exactly like a true music nib, but it would be an interesting exercise.

[troyjenkins]

I appreciate a honest and objective review.Thank you.I enjoy my Tripple Tail.👍

[Noxonomus]

I got some of the 308 cartridges to go with my ahab when they first came out thinking it would make the ahab a great back up pen. I filled one and slipped it into my bag when the time came I actually needed it all the moisture had left the cartridge. I was able to reconstitute the dye sludge that was left behind with some tap water, but I found it didn't work the way I had hoped that it would. I still like the idea but I think I would prefer it with a student material.

[MyMeezieGirl]

Glad to hear you had a positive experience. I was hopeful, but just re-homed my fire hose. Without pressure, it was very wet, but usable. But that's not why I bought it. When flexed, even lightly, it simply dumped ink - regardless of ink characteristics. It could have been defective, but the cost of returning it or paying a restocking fee, was not worth it. Thankfully, the new owner is fine with the prodigious ink output. I'm enjoying my Creapers.

[davidalangordon]

I have a couple TT'S. One I bought at the the Boston open show from Nathan. I reworked the nib with one of those pink standing/polishing sticks to get more of an italic nib. It works well. The feed is cut very deep to allow ink to pool under the nib. Why keep ink in a reservoir when it's needed at the tines?
IF YOU HEAT SET THE NIB WITH WATER JUST OFF THE BOIL, DON'T BRING THE HOT WATER UP INTO THE FILLING CHAMBER WITH THE FILLER PUMP. It will expand the plastic filler mechanism and the threads won't be tight. Just dunk the nib and grip section in the hot water. IF, you do have a pump filling thing where the threads don't tighten as you think they should, dip the filing section only in very hot (but not boiling) water and work the cylinder threads area smaller by the threads with your fingers. It actually worked for me. A tip I got from Nathan. His pens are really wet quite indestructible. Esp the material used in the fish pen. Nice review. Cheers, Dave

[andrewcamacho]

I've enjoyed the Triple Tail quite a bit. I swapped out the nib on my Ahab for a Goulet stub. It writes very well with this nib.

[elitestarquake]

Respect for the Herzog Mandalorian reference! :-)
This is a good review - thank you. I got a Triple Tail when they came out and my experience has been the same as yours. I am very happy with it.

[joyerickson]

I recently purchased this pen and use it with a shimmer ink. The combination is perfect. I use it to write fancy cards to friends. The flow works very well with the particulates in shimmer inks.

[sabudaff]

I bought this pen from Goulet and it was perfect - it was my first flex and I wanted to decide if it was something I wanted to pursue in my FP with something pricier - it exceeded my expectations. I keep coming back to it, and I test many inks on it, and I teach my children how to use a fountain pen on it. The smell is unfortunate, my kids keep commenting about it- nevertheless a great purchase. I recommend everyone at least try it.

[nameissturdy]

The smell can give you a headache. I put mine out for a couple of months before I would use it. Speaking of the older pens btw. I’m interested in this pen just haven’t done it yet. Thank you for your review.

[bananaskin]

Thanks for the review. I still buy Noodler's pens for the smell. But for the Triple Tail, I guess I'll just have allow it as demure.