Help With Sailor Nibs

[Juan in Andalucia]

Hi everyone, I'm considering getting a Sailor Proffesional Gear with a Music nib. From what I've read it's a stub/italic.

 

How does it compare to a Montblanc B nib or a Lamy 1.1 ?? I mean, is it really a stub? Is there line width variation between horizontal and vertical strokes?

 

Any info on performance and characteristics will be appreciated.

 

Juan

[terminal]

I wrote a review some time ago of my Sailor music nib. In it I reference some other folks' reviews too... but in general: It's definitely not an italic nib, the edges are far from hard. I'd even say it's rounder than a normal stub nib.

 

Comparing it to a broad nib is hard. The dynamics are a bit different. For example, the horizontal and vertical strokes are much more different than with a typical broad.

[arran]

The music nib of Sailor is extremely smooth but also,an ink gusher,might be a con with CC though

Almost no line variation , at least my experience

[tarheel1]

I get a ton of line variation with mine. It shows far more line variation than my Montblanc broad nib. I think it measures about 1.15.

[biancitwo]

Mine had good line variation, but skipped, with a small sweet spot. Pendleton Brown sharpened the edges and gave it an enormous sweet spot. It is now one of my best.