Pilot 78G Bb? Discontinued?

[Recoil Rob]

I was able to get some Double Broad Stub nib pens at the beginning of the year from a US dealer for about $20 but I forgot who that was. Can't seem to find them anywhere through a Google search, anyone have any leads?

 

thanks,

Rob

Edited May 25, 2015 by Recoil Rob

[NinthSphere]

PSP

 

http://www.peytonstreetpens.com/pen-makers-asia/pilot/pilot-78g-fountain-pen-converter-fill-gold-plated-nibs-new-old-stock.html

[ernestcow]

The BB stub nib on this looks really nice to write with.

[Recoil Rob]

PSP, that's it, thank you.

 

The B are extremely nice to write with out of the box, the BB's need a little smoothing but also put down a nice line.

[arcadeflow]

The 78G was often considered a "new old stock" pen. But it seems this pen is still made, or at least, was still made recently. The broad and double broad nibs can be tougher to find, so these might have been discontinued. This pen is made in Japan to be sold cheaply in some Asian countries with a weaker economy, and it shares the nib and feed styles of other Pilot pens, and most of them are still being sold in Japan. It was said that they were actually stub nibs and not true broad nibs. In Japan they have some Preras that share this same nib and feed style, with italic (calligraphy) nibs. And there is also the Plumix with these italic nibs. I personally would not pay $22 for these pens, but if you really like this nib it is your call. If you are not familiar with them, these pens feel nice in the hand but the plastic is pretty cheap, some people have experienced leaks, I suggest that you never remove the nib from the section to avoid this risk.

[Recoil Rob]

Granted I'm a noob but I have 3 and like them very much.

[brunico]

No wonder people get confused about these nibs and how they might differ from normal broads, when they find out about them from hopelessly written webpages like this one at Peyton Street Pens. First they're "italic stub nibs," then "stub-like italic," and finally "more like italic stub nibs than rounded broads."

 

No one looking at that first close-up photograph of the BB nib would ever call it the least bit rounded. It's just a Plumix nib that's a different colour, in other words a perfectly reliable and capable italic nib, full stop.

 

The Plumix, by the way, will give you five italic nibs from EF to BB, but apart from the M they can be hard to find.

[arcadeflow]

No wonder people get confused about these nibs and how they might differ from normal broads, when they find out about them from hopelessly written webpages like this one at Peyton Street Pens. First they're "italic stub nibs," then "stub-like italic," and finally "more like italic stub nibs than rounded broads."

 

No one looking at that first close-up photograph of the BB nib would ever call it the least bit rounded. It's just a Plumix nib that's a different colour, in other words a perfectly reliable and capable italic nib, full stop.

 

The Plumix, by the way, will give you five italic nibs from EF to BB, but apart from the M they can be hard to find.

 

I don't know about the BB, but a lot of people say the B is a stub, so that is why we might misunderstand the BB nib.

[Recoil Rob]

Having used both the B and the BB my impression is the B is more like what I understand to be a stub, not as position sensitive while giving nice line variation. The BB is more position sensitive but gives more variation.

 

I can use the B as an everyday writer, albeit a bit slower than a rounded B, but the BB is definitely more on the "careful, hand lettering" style.

[I like mango cheesecake]

A bb stub is easy to grind down from a b stub nib. I did that even from a m nib.

[spotted and speckled]

isellpens.com usually has them.

 

 

Edit--I just checked--they have the stubs. You can double check that these are the BBs. I'm pretty sure they are.

Edited May 29, 2015 by spotted and speckled

[Recoil Rob]

A bb stub is easy to grind down from a b stub nib. I did that even from a m nib.

Hmmm, mango cheesecake? Care to share a good recipe?

[terim]

No wonder people get confused about these nibs and how they might differ from normal broads, when they find out about them from hopelessly written webpages like this one at Peyton Street Pens. First they're "italic stub nibs," then "stub-like italic," and finally "more like italic stub nibs than rounded broads."

 

No one looking at that first close-up photograph of the BB nib would ever call it the least bit rounded. It's just a Plumix nib that's a different colour, in other words a perfectly reliable and capable italic nib, full stop.

 

The Plumix, by the way, will give you five italic nibs from EF to BB, but apart from the M they can be hard to find.

Ha ha! I actually thought I was doing a good job trying to describe these. The B and BB designations don't really tell the story.

 

Teri