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Care To Post Your Dreamtouch Nib Writing Samples?

Started by mhphoto , Nov 08 2013 18:14
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#1 mhphoto

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Posted 08 November 2013 - 18:14

I'm going to get a bronze Homo Sapiens for Christmas and I'm having a hard time deciding which nib. I'm leaning strongly toward XF, as I do with most soft nibs just because the line variation is all that much more dramatic when you start with a tiny line, but I'm also considering the F, and in the other direction, the BB. 

 

I'd love to see some Dreamtouch writing samples (of all the different sizes), with and without line variation. And I'm not expecting much variation out of this nib—that's what vintage Watermans are for. :)

 

Thanks!


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Posted 08 November 2013 - 18:23

i know this for sure that you cant get XF ( EF) in midi version      i asked long time ago  

 

regular bronze and steel   regualr sized and bigger will let u have EF on it 

  just my 2 cents 


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#3 mhphoto

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Posted 08 November 2013 - 18:25

i know this for sure that you cant get XF ( EF) in midi version      i asked long time ago  
 
regular bronze and steel   regualr sized and bigger will let u have EF on it 
  just my 2 cents


Thanks! Definitely getting the bigger version regardless of nib choice. :D

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Posted 18 November 2013 - 06:04

I believe the Bronze fountain pen is only available in the large size. Dreamtouch nibs tend to be wet. My EF has a point toward the finer end of European EF's, but the wet nib combined with a wet ink can result in a line at the broad end of the EF spectrum. The Dreamtouch nibs are soft and springy, and with effort and courage can deliver a bit of line variation, but they don't snap back like a vintage flex nib and I'd worry about springing (permanently bending) the nib.


Edited by raging.dragon, 18 November 2013 - 06:05.

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Posted 18 November 2013 - 22:48

Hrm.  Here are a few examples that I found of my writing.   Sorry for the lousy handwriting.  The samples are of a very gushy 14k M nib, one rather dry 14k F nib, three different 18k EF nibs, and a 23k EF nib (the brown colored ink).

 

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Edited by StrawberryJam, 18 November 2013 - 22:49.

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Posted 01 December 2013 - 02:40

Sorry for late response, but maybe this could help...

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Posted 01 December 2013 - 04:22

Wow! Thanks for posting the great examples! I officially have an extra fine Bronze Homo Sapiens on the way. :D


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Posted 02 December 2013 - 19:39

Congrats.! I have fine bronze hs and it writes like a medium. I love it. It's really a fantastic nib and pen
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