#12 Nibs?

[jasonditz]

So I just got a Nussbaum Pen Company Phoenix, and I dearly love the pen. It's very comfortable and a super good writer. Even though the nib is glass-smooth, I'm curious about the options for swapping out different size nibs though. I read it's a friction-fit #12 size nib made by WIN, but I haven't seen those around for sale the way you see #5 and #6 nibs.

 

I want this to be my everyday, always use pen, but my writing style is a bit small for a M nib, so I'd love to try out a F or XF nib in it just to see how it feels that way. Anyone know where to look?

[matthewwrite]

I have found Gouletpens.com to offer a wide away of nibs my 1.1 italic is a smooth strong writer with a wet ink flow on absorbent paper. I would recommend them to you as they offer many nib sizes and a helpful staff for feed back to your questions.

[Icywolfe]

I have found Gouletpens.com to offer a wide away of nibs my 1.1 italic is a smooth strong writer with a wet ink flow on absorbent paper. I would recommend them to you as they offer many nib sizes and a helpful staff for feed back to your questions.

Problem is that GPC nibs are #6 nibs.

[PabloAU]

My Nussbaum Phoenix Cracked Ice appears to be a #6 Jowo nib. It's the same size and feed shape as my Edison Pearl and Franklin-Christoph 02.

 

I suspect, therefore, that #6 nibs from Edison, F-C, Goulet, Knox, Monteverde and Nemosine would all fit, however I've not tried this myself.

 

Hope that helps.

[NedC]

The #5 and #6 refer to the feed diameter in millimetres the nib is meant for and is used on Bock an Jowo nibs, however lots of other manufacturers over the years used radically different an incompatible size numbering systems, Pilot's #5 nibs are larger than a Bock or Jowo #5 but smaller than the 6, the larger Pilot nibs are designated as 10 and 15 but that has nothing to do with feed diameter. Shape is another thing, some nibs are roughly like section of a cylinder others have a very flattened profile, sometimes with pronounced wings or alignment notches etc.. Pictures and actual measurements would be helpful.

[FarmBoy]

I suspect we have very different nomenclature but I know of a Parker #12 nib and I even know where there was one available for sale though the price I suspect would scare most.

[AZBennett]

I would reach out to Todd Nussbaum. He's very friendly and could probably recommend a nib for your tastes. He's on here as well so he might jump in and reply.