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14 K Gold Nib On Lamy Vista?


Segel

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While my other pens gather dust, my daily writing this year has been confined to a Lamy 2000 and Vista. Of the two, I find myself reaching for the Vista most often. I would like one of the premium springy gold nibs that Lamy places in the Dialog 3 and Studio as a long-session writing nib. At the moment, I can not seem to locate a source, except a German seller on ebay pricing them over $90 plus delivery. They used to be listed on the Lamy USA website, but seem to have disappeared. Has anyone purchased a Lamy Gold nib recently and made this swap? Any leads on a better value source (new or used)?

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Thank you for the lead on these nibs at a good price. Shipping to the states was cost prohibitive.

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Edit: Works for me now as well. :lol:

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I know what you mean by cost-prohibitive. If I wanted to get a replacement section/feed for a Lamy Al-Star for 9.95 AUD, it would cost $25 AUD for airmail (no other shipping options), that is about $2 shy of just buying a new Al-Star.

 

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Which link? they both work for me.
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My version of the guide for the Pilot Varsity Nib transplantation to the Platinum Preppy

DIY Retractable Fountain Pen (Couldn't get it to work, now refilling Schmidt 888 M refills with FP inks in a Pilot G2 Limited, the ceramic roller tip is as smooth as a Firm FP steel nib, Poor Man's VP I guess)

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If you can not find a stand-alone nib, you might follow my Plan B: finding a used Studio Palladium, swapping out the gold nib, and then reselling it at a discount with steel installed.

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