Parker 75

[dr4kds]

I bought a late 80's Parker 75 Lapis Lazuli from Jim Gaston. It has a 14K stub nib which his site says is a very hard to find nib. However, I would like more line variability than I get from that nib. I am going to the Chicago Pen show in about a week and a half and was considering having the nib reground into more of a cursive italic nib, but was wondering if that was appropriate if that is a hard nib to find. Would it be better to find an italic nib to substitute for the stub and hold on to the original nib? It probably does not make a huge difference, but I wanted the opinion of more experienced users.

 

Thanks for your opinions.

 

Jack

[Dan Carmell]

Look for Lee Chait of Parker75.com at the Show and see what he will trade you for that nib, or if you want to keep it, Lee will certainly sell an italic nib to you. Lee has a wide variety of 75 nibs and will surely have one to suit you. Nice guy with a wry sense of humor!

 

best, Dan

 

p.s. looks like we are both dog people!

Edited April 25, 2006 by dcarmell

[OldGriz]

This is only my opinion for what it counts..

I would try to find a broad nib for that pen and have that one ground to the italic you want...

The nib on the pen is a lot harder to come by and if you ever decide to sell the pen, you can get more with the rare nib than if you reground it...

Of course I have no idea how hard it is to find a broad nib.. and I don't know how wide of an italic you want... it might be able to be done with a medium nib.

Whoever is doing the nib work will be able to tell you... and you should be able to find the nib you need at the show.

[Ann Finley]

I agree with Tom that you may want to keep the nib and get another for italic.

 

My original Parker 75 nib is a #62 "accountants" nib. The nib I use is an italic that simply has a "B" (for broad, I assume) on the feed, which I got at about the same time back in the 1970s. Richard Binder did a better, sharpened italic, grind than I previously had.

 

In fact, before Richard improved it, it sat in the drawer for about 25 years!

 

I also agree with Dan--I'll bet you can find a nib you'd like on Lee Chait's site.

 

Best, Ann

[JimStrutton]

Please don't alter that stub

 

Get another nib and get somebody to grind it.

 

If you need to sell the stub, then sell it to me I don't have a 75 to put it in, but for that I would get one

 

Jim

 

It might even wean me off my "51"s and 61s for five minutes :roflmho: