Should I Invest In A Nib?

[matrixknight88]

So I'm looking into getting a new nib for my Pilot Custom 742. John Mottishaw has number 10 pilot nibs which will work, and they come in rhodium plating, but I wanted to ask what people thought. My pen currently has a music nib, and I got it as a birthday gift last year. I've only written with it a few times, but I'd like to actually be able to make use of it on a regular basis, and I thought I'd get the fine nib or something since that is my preferred nib size.

 

Is this an investment I should make? Are there any other recommendations you guys might have?

[PabloAU]

It would be cheaper to buy a whole new Custom 742 from Japan. Personally, I would also be irked by the discordance of a rhodium nib on a gold-trimmed pen.

 

Be aware that a Pilot fine will be very fine, possibly finer than an EF in other brands. Pilot's FM is a nice mid-point between F and M, and is available on the 742.

[alexander_k]

Investing in nibs is a wise move but as Pablo points out, it is often cheaper to get a pen to accompany the nib you want (yet another excuse for having too many pens ;-). Another option is to exchange the nibs you don't use and stick to a as few pens as possible - also a wise move. I've just made two trades with fellow FPN members and in both cases both parties were very satisfied with the solution.

[Algester]

just get the pen you want really and Pilot doesnt do nib sales so that makes the entire point moot in buying just a nib

or in the end just buy 15 742s sure it will be expensive buy hey you can at least showcase to other people the nibs that Pilot offers and are actually less expensive than collecting Sailor's Nagahara nib offerings

Edited January 17, 2016 by Algester

[proton007]

Sell your pen. Buy new.