Help Me Choose Pen For My Brother

[Green Ink]

So, my brother was visiting from many states away and saw my fountain pens. He thought he'd like to have a starter pen to see if he likes them. I'd like to get him one.

 

He liked my TWSBI Vac700. It felt good in his hand but he holds a pen almost vertically. Mine has a EF nib and that didn't work out. Maybe a medium?

 

I cleaned out a drawer and found a Pilot Varsity that I had bought in 2008. It's been lying in my drawer since I used it once and forgot I had it. It started right up. It writes beautifully. We were both amazed at that.

 

So I got thinking about Pilot. A Metropolitan? A multi colored pack of Varsities?

 

Thoughts?

 

Also the nib - he writes small. Would a medium nib be more forgiving than a fine if the pen is used nearly upright?

[perth]

I don't think he'll enjoy fountain pens at all if he writes vertically. A fine nib would be the best choice, but be sure to let him try a variety to see what fits him best. Definitely try to get him to adjust his grip before he destroys the nib, since it's happened to me before with a rather springy gold nib which made a terrifying sound when somebody held it vertically and wrote with it.

[Runnin_Ute]

A Metropolitan might be a good choice. But like perth suggested try to get him to change his grip to say 45 degrees It will write much smoother and be better for the nib.

[Christi0469]

Maybe a Palikano with a learner's (360 degree) nib?

[Green Ink]

A 360º nib is an interesting idea. I'm googling away, but not finding any current pens with one.... I'm starting to think maybe a nice rollerball......

 

I can't believe I actually said "rollerball" on this forum.

[Runnin_Ute]

Nothing wrong with a nice roller...

I keep a Waterman Hemisphere with G2 refill among my fp's. Couple of mp and bp too. Sometimes those are best for job at hand.

[william2001]

Yeah, Metropolitan would be nice.

However, I don't think you can write well vertically with a fountain pen.

-William S. Park