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Hi guys

 

I am thinking of getting a music nib on the next pen I buy but I have never used one and dont know if it would be suitable for a lefty (underwriter who angles the paper at approx 80 degrees.

 

Would I be better off to get a lefty italic nib or a stub?

 

Would really appreciate your views.

 

Thanks ;)

 

Dawn

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A music nib is a kind of stub. Whether it's good or bad for you, depends which music nib you're talking about. Have you used any italic or other stub nibs before?

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Hi David

 

I have used italic nibs before and get on ok with them. I have used both left handed ones and standard ones which are cut straight and not on a slant.

 

I was thinking of getting a Platinum pen with music nib.

 

Thanks

Dawn

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Just today (or was it yesterday?) there was a thread here where someone else was considering a music nib. It would be good if you read that one - it had useful information on music nibs, what they are, and how they work. But if you like a straight-cut italic nib, a straight-cut music nib would of course work for you as well.

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Music nibs are designed to put down a lot of ink. That indicates a tendency to smear so if your lefty handwriting drags over the wet ink it will be even worse than a drier writer. If you don't smear, it should work fine for you.

 

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I find Platinum music nib tend to be wetter than sailor's. Try both of them if you have the chance. Both are within the same price range. I prefer Sailor, its more crisp to my liking.

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Just today (or was it yesterday?) there was a thread here where someone else was considering a music nib. It would be good if you read that one - it had useful information on music nibs, what they are, and how they work. But if you like a straight-cut italic nib, a straight-cut music nib would of course work for you as well.

Hi Dawn,

That was me..and being a newbie i stupidly did not put the actual question in the topic title - so the topic is "very newbie question" and it has a blue question mark next to it - posted last 2 days i think.

 

I'm sure you've probably found it already, but if you hadn't this might spare you the trouble.

 

Cheers

Nipu

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Hi Dawn,

 

As you indicate you are a lefty underwriter, who angles a notepad 80 degrees. I am assuming that you angle the notepad to the right :D, and that you therefore don't have a problem with smearing ink. You also indicate that you have no problems with italics either.

 

A music nib essentially is a very broad italic, be it in some cases with an extra slit to cater for extra ink flow, which may be required because the nib is so wide.

 

My conclusion from all this is that you shouldn't have too many problems, if any, adjusting to a music nib, provided you can live with the generally more strict requirements regarding holding the pen perpendicular to the writing direction.

 

This is due to two facts, namely that the nib point is quite wide and thin, resulting a a fairly small sweet spot, and that it often is a rather sharp and not very rounded tip, at least, IME. IOW, it often is more akin a sharp italic than a cursive italic. Hence it is less forgiving to holding it not right. This is partially taken care of by increased ink flow, but certainly not entirely so.

 

Even so, if you're used to italics, and write well with those, I don't expect you to have any problems handling a music nib.

 

HTH, warm regards, Wim

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I find Platinum music nib tend to be wetter than sailor's. Try both of them if you have the chance. Both are within the same price range. I prefer Sailor, its more crisp to my liking.

I made a sample once comparing Sailor 1911M music nib and Platinum #3776 music nib.

 

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I prefer Platinum music nib, it gives more variation lines and is more smooth than Sailor's one. I have a Stub nib too if you want me to write a sample with it to compare with music nibs.

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Thanks for all you input guys, I really appreciate it.

 

NG-Huy, if you dont mind I would love a comparison between your stub and the music nibs - thank heaps :D

 

Dawn

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I haven't seen topic carefully but I forgot to tell you I'm a right-hand writer. But if you don't care, I'll put on a comparison between stub and music as soon as I'm back at home :doh:

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Hi NG-Huy

 

Thank you so much for taking the time to post the comparisons, I appreciate it. I like your witing, I just wish I could read it :lol: my school girl French doesn't quite stretch to that.

 

I am confident now that I will be ok with either a music nib or a stub so I just have to choose pen & nib now.

 

Thanks for your help!

Dawn

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