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I had Mr. Masuyama grind my soft medium-fine Pilot Custom Heritage 91 nib (0.4 mm) to a smooth cursive italic and decrease the flow a little.

Soft cursive italic nibs must be quite rare, as I never see them mentioned here, but...oh my gosh...it's smooth, its delicious, it has great line variation, it has a wonderful "cushiness" to it (I do not attempt to flex the nib)....I feel like I've just discovered the secret to nib nirvana ;_;

THANK YOU Mr. Masuyama for your absolute brilliance!! I was nervous about requesting this grind on a soft nib but now it is my favorite pen and may have ruined me for all other nibs D:

(Will provide a writing sample as soon as I can, though the wonderful feeling of this nib can't really be conveyed in pictures).

EDIT: Added writing sample. Ink is a wee bit bluer than the pic would suggest.

 

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looking forward to the pics:)

 

And yes indeed Mr. Masuyama is brilliant:)

 

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Looking forward to a writing sample. I have a C91 SM which is a pleasure to write with but lacks character. I have been thinking about getting it stubbed.

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no writing sample?!

When I get home tonight :)

 

Soft nibs are a little harder to control than are firm nibs, but easier than writing with semi-flex pens like the Falcon. Still easy to write with though, imo, even as a CI :D

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Thanks, I need to try a narrow CI/stub nib.

I use a F nib and a 1.1 for the way it writes. But the 1.1 is way to wide for many things that need a smaller writing.

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very nice:)

"Writing is 1/3 nib width & flex, 1/3 paper and 1/3 ink. In that order."Bo Bo Olson

"No one needs to rotate a pen while using an oblique, in fact, that's against the whole concept of an oblique, which is to give you shading without any special effort."Professor Propas, 24 December 2010

 

"IMHO, the only advantage of the 149 is increased girth if needed, increased gold if wanted and increased prestige if perceived. I have three, but hardly ever use them. After all, they hold the same amount of ink as a 146."FredRydr, 12 March 2015

 

"Surely half the pleasure of life is sardonic comment on the passing show."Sir Peter Strawson

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