Lamy Studio 14K (M) Medium Nib Exchange

[bodah]

I bought a Lamy Studio Palladium with a 14k nib in a medium and it seems very wide to me. I actually would've preferred a Fine or Extra Fine, but medium is what I got.

 

I'm wondering if any of you might have gotten wider than expected Lamy nibs. It is very wet and lays down a beautiful line if that's what you want. If you don't, then it just lays down a wet line.

 

Is anyone interested in exchanging a 14k Medium nib in fantastic shape for a Fine or XF?

 

If not I may try to sell it and purchase the one I want.

 

Thanks FPN

[BT-7274]

This is something you should post to the classifieds. Looks like you've got enough posts and whatnot too, so...Post away!

 

That said, about Lamy nibs, most of mine have been true to European size. As in, a bit wider than what you should expect.

[watch_art]

You could always get it ground. These Lamy gold nibs are great to grind.

[bodah]

I did go ahead and post it to the classifieds. We'll see if anyone's interested.

 

I have thought about getting it ground and probably will unless there is someone who wants to trade. I had not heard that the Lamy 14k nibs were especially good for grinding. That's good news. I am thinking about either a round fine/extra fine or I've been toying with the idea of an Architects point. Something different. I've had a couple of nibs done by Pendleton Brown and he did a nice job of his signature grinds. Do you have any preferences about nibmeisters?

 

Thank you both for responding to me.

[watch_art]

I hear Pendleton does good work, Mike Masuyama is excellent, so is Mottishaw but with a long wait time, and I do grinds, too. I've ground a few Lamy gold nibs and those along with Pelikan and Montblanc have been my favorite gold points to grind.

[bodah]

I hear Pendleton does good work, Mike Masuyama is excellent, so is Mottishaw but with a long wait time, and I do grinds, too. I've ground a few Lamy gold nibs and those along with Pelikan and Montblanc have been my favorite gold points to grind.

Thanks for the suggestions and it's great that you also do some nib grinding. I will see what happens with the possibility of a trade, but you may hear from me soon about your thoughts on a grind for me.

[kernando]

Wider than marked is what Lamy does. Or maybe all the marks run small. Yes, an EF is what you wanted.

[owend]

I got an Accent with the 14K nib a couple of weeks ago. I'd read they were wide for their marking so I ordered a Fine, and it writes about the width of a medium, so if you want a F/EF you're probably going to need a nib marked EF.

 

It is like yours, a nice wet line.

[GeekyGirl]

Pendleton Brown ground three Pelikans to a "butterline stub" for me: one steel fine, one steel medium, and one 18K fine. I always prefer XF and F nibs for day to day writing, but my most favorite nib to write with out of all of my pens is the medium steel stub. However, the gold nib is unbelievably smooth in its current state of stubness.

 

I've talked to both Mike and Richard about doing nibs for me in the future and Deb Kinney is about to work on a Sheaffer for me as well. –I just like the idea of experiencing the work of the various U.S. nibmeisters. But I unequivocally LOVE the work that Pendleton did for me, and I can recommend him highly.