I take minutes for several nonprofits in my area, and I"d like your opinion on the best one to use. I'm about to start refurbishing my 4 (soon to be 6!) ebay esties, and I'd like to use one at my meetings. I have to write very fast. I took my disposable Itoya Blade the last time but the nib is too broad and hard to write with. I have a 1550 which is a lot finer, but I was wondering if a manifold nib would work better for my note-taking.

Thank you all again for fueling my addiction, I have a red double jewel on the way and a copper J after that, and then I must take an ebay-vacation.

I'd suggest that fine and firm are good qualities to have in a nib intended for fast note-taking. Appropriate Duracrome and Master points (imo) would be:

1550/2550/9550(Bookkeeping/Bookkeeping/Extra Fine)
2556/9556 (Fine Writing)
1554 (Clerical)
1555/9555 (these are "shorthand" or "Gregg" nibs, but they work fine for regular writing, too)

The 9128 might work if you don't mind a more flexible extra-fine nib -- BUT -- these are hard to come by and the price seems to have gone way up lately. This was originally intended as a nib for Pitman shorthand, although designated "Extra Fine Flexible"

The manifold nibs (1461/9461 and 9460) are firm, but the 9460 in particular is the broadest of the three.

My preferred writing is very small, XF nibs and smaller.

But when I need to write fast I get out a fat wet nib and let it fly.

I'm way away from an expert but I second the 9556 Firm Fine ~ the 2668 is a lot slower but more legible in the long run

9460, 9550, 9555 or 9556

My 9668 is rather wide but the fastest. Nice and juicy.

Thanks y'all! I have a 9556 and a 9668 so I'll try both at my next meeting. Just need a few new sacs and the nerve to take apart my sections to make sure the sacs are OK !

I was about to say that I have been using a 9128 on one of my Esterbrooks today and it is great, but then i read Bill's post about their getting rare and expensive so now I don't know what to say.