Shar Music
Palomino Blackwing Pencils - Soft - 12-Pack
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Introduced in the 1930's, the Blackwing quickly became the favorite of novelist John Steinbeck, animator Chuck Jones, and composers Stephen Sondheim and Quincey Jones. Discontinued in the 1990's, Blackwing pencils were reintroduced in 2010 by American company California Cedar's Palamino pencil division. Made to Palamino's specs by Japan's finest art pencil manufacturer, and using strong and straight Incense Cedar logs harvested in the US, assembly is completed by Palamino. The graphite is Japanese, with a blend of clay, for a smooth, sensuous feel. Each Palamino has a unique metal ferrule that holds a long wide eraser and clip - when the eraser wears down, simply remove the clip, pull eraser out a little, and reinstall. Replacement erasers are available, to assure that your Blackwing eraser lasts as long as its pencil! Musicians and artists will prefer the Blackwing for a soft, smooth performance. Writers and everyday users will prefer the Blackwing 602 for a firmer line.
This item comes with Shar's 1 year warranty covering defects of workmanship or materials. General wear and tear or mis-use are not covered. Non-transferable.
30-Day No Hassle Return Policy
If you are not satisfied with this item for any reason you may return it for a full refund within 30 days of purchase.
If you have any questions about this product's warranty or to make a return please contact our Customer Service Department at 800.793.4334 or email us at cc@sharmusic.com
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Customer Reviews
These are the best pencils I've ever used. The lead is soft and dark, and erases thoroughly. These make great gifts for musician friends!
My only complaint is the clip that holds the eraser doesn't hold it very snug, so when enough of the eraser has been used and is moved further up, it slides back down into the clip, making it too short to use. Also, the metal clips are very thin, so they easily break if bent too far when replacing or readjusting the erasers.
Even so, I still give these pencils 5 stars, because the eraser refills are inexpensive, so I just make sure I have enough on hand.
Blackwings will change your pencil perspective forever.
Best pencils ever for marking music, marking flows effortlessly and dark enough to see, they don't roll off my music stand. I adore these pencils!
I love the blackwing pencils. They are so smooth and dark. Very easy to write on paper. I gave them as gifts to my colleagues (one at a time, not the whole dozen! Too pricy to do that! Haha!) and they all love it so much.
I recently bought a dozen of these pencils on Cyber Monday. I’m giving them to my Violin students and wish I would have purchased another box for all of the orchestra members as a little something fun to include with Christmas cookies as a holiday gift. The eraser is perfect for inbetween lines of the staff and the lead is perfect for MUSIC!
