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Most of you guys probably know that the custom 74 comes in 15 different nibs but it's hard to find information on some of the rarer nib options. So i was hoping that custom 74 owners can chip in on this thread and comment on the nibs on their 74s.

 

Initially i was planning to get a Soft Medium nib, but now i'm interested in trying the wavily nib instead. The description says that it's a soft medium nib turned upwards but the writing shows that it's thinner than a medium nib. Also, the wavily nib sounds similar to the waverley nibs that richard binder has so it might be interesting to try it out.

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Dear Xuan, the WA/SU/FA/PO nibs are not offered with the size 5 Custom 74. The only special nib offered is the MS. I have the WA on a 742 and it is a nice smooth firm nib(not a nail), I also have a 742 with SM nib and in my opinion the size 10 SM nib is simply awesome. it shades like a brush, in fact i prefer it over my FA. It is a superb nib for those who have a light touch. The only problem with my SM is that it needs only Pilot inks, with other inks it tends to skip sometimes. This is a mystery to me.

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Dear Xuan, the WA/SU/FA/PO nibs are not offered with the size 5 Custom 74. The only special nib offered is the MS. I have the WA on a 742 and it is a nice smooth firm nib(not a nail), I also have a 742 with SM nib and in my opinion the size 10 SM nib is simply awesome. it shades like a brush, in fact i prefer it over my FA. It is a superb nib for those who have a light touch. The only problem with my SM is that it needs only Pilot inks, with other inks it tends to skip sometimes. This is a mystery to me.

 

Hari, in your opinion, which nib has more spring to it, the WA or the SM?

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I have realised that all their nibs in this range are very firm. Nice in a way, but sometimes seems springy too.

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Hari, in your opinion, which nib has more spring to it, the WA or the SM?

 

Certainly, the SM nib is springier, IME.

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From my experience. The No. 5 soft nib is fairly springy and can give some line variations if you use the F-M nib or broader nibs. Also, I noticed that the Pilot No. 5 medium nib writes like an European medium nib.

 

If you are keen on having a broader but interesting nib. The music nib is available in the No. 5 size and you can buy it installed on a 74.

 

I use a Soft F-M nib and has no issues with using Sailor Seiboku Blue Black ink, J Herbin inks and Aurora inks. In fact, I would classify the nibs are wet.

 

Whatever nib you choose, the Pilot No. 5 nib is buttery smooth.

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I was hoping that the Heritage 92 Demo would come in different nibs,

but as usual there is nothing except the F,MF,M,B so does anyone have

an idea how to get a replacement nib and the cost of such a No.5? :thumbup:

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Dear Xuan, the WA/SU/FA/PO nibs are not offered with the size 5 Custom 74. The only special nib offered is the MS. I have the WA on a 742 and it is a nice smooth firm nib(not a nail), I also have a 742 with SM nib and in my opinion the size 10 SM nib is simply awesome. it shades like a brush, in fact i prefer it over my FA. It is a superb nib for those who have a light touch. The only problem with my SM is that it needs only Pilot inks, with other inks it tends to skip sometimes. This is a mystery to me.

Thanks for this account of the WA and SM.

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I was hoping that the Heritage 92 Demo would come in different nibs,

but as usual there is nothing except the F,MF,M,B so does anyone have

an idea how to get a replacement nib and the cost of such a No.5? :thumbup:

buy the pen with the nib you want do a nib swap then sell the bought pen for the nib
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