Sailor Pro Gear Or Music Nib Pen For A Lefty

[Matt88]

Hi Everyone

 

I'm at the moment trying to decide on an upgrade to my current fountain pen - Lamy Vista medium steel nib with take-sumi ink - and thought there to be no better place for getting genuinely good feedback.

 

While on the whole it's a pleasure to write with the vista, perhaps because I'm a left-handed under writer, I sometimes experience skipping, inhibited ink flow and a somewhat scratchy feel from the nib.

 

To address the above issues, I'm considering to purchase either the Sailor Pro Gear with the 21k gold nib, or a pen with a music nib, such as the the Platinum 3776 Century.

 

Does anyone have any advice on the above? I do like the Pro Gear more in general, but if a pen that has the option of a music nib would address skipping issues more effectively, that then might be the better option for me.

 

Thanks a lot for reading.

 

Best wishes,

 

Matt

[sidthecat]

I wonder if you might want to try a Naginata Togi nib. They handle a lot like stubs but you can get some interesting marks out of one.

A nice, wet Fine is also fun to write with. I like flexible nibs, and I have an established habit of forming letters backwards. It might be useful to write slowly, conscious of how the pen is making contact with the paper.

[Drawing61]

I am a crypto lefty, right-handed but my handwriting is very upright with a slight bend to the left. I love Sailor nibs and own many of them. For me music nibs are a dream.

[Matt88]

Hello

 

Thanks so much for the input.

 

I have seen the Naginata Togi nib option available on the writing desk website and if I were to opt for the Pro Gear would go for that option. Thanks also for commenting on your writing technique!

 

I wonder if you might want to try a Naginata Togi nib. They handle a lot like stubs but you can get some interesting marks out of one.
A nice, wet Fine is also fun to write with. I like flexible nibs, and I have an established habit of forming letters backwards. It might be useful to write slowly, conscious of how the pen is making contact with the paper.

 

 

From your post, Drawing61, a music nib might be more forgiving on the pushing strokes of a lefty.

 

I suppose the only way to know for sure which option to go for would be to try for myself, but London doesn't have any decent pen shops.

 

Might there be any lefties that have used either the Naginata Togi or a music nib who could comment on their experience?

 

Thanks,

 

Matt

[sidthecat]

I have a Platinum 3776 with a music nib and it wasn't any fun to use. I should get it out and try it again. The Naginata Togi (a Medium fine) may be just the thing for an underhanded writer. I'm a sidewriter and I can pull nice smooth lines from it.

 

I did put some ink in the 3776 and I still don't like it. It's without flex or spring and it doesn't really have a sweet spot. If I did Blackletter it might be useful, but I prefer the couple of old flexible stubs that have found their way into my hands (an Edward Todd ringtop comes to mind).

Edited May 21, 2017 by sidthecat

[Matt88]

I have a Platinum 3776 with a music nib and it wasn't any fun to use. I should get it out and try it again. The Naginata Togi (a Medium fine) may be just the thing for an underhanded writer. I'm a sidewriter and I can pull nice smooth lines from it.

 

I did put some ink in the 3776 and I still don't like it. It's without flex or spring and it doesn't really have a sweet spot. If I did Blackletter it might be useful, but I prefer the couple of old flexible stubs that have found their way into my hands (an Edward Todd ringtop comes to mind).

 

 

Thanks a lot, sidthecat, for doing that.

 

Going by what you say, I will order a Pro Gear with a Naginata Togi nib and hope for the best.

 

I'll post my thoughts in a review once I've spent some time writing with it.

 

Thanks again, sid.

Edited May 21, 2017 by Matt88

[atomic_doug]

Good choice. The Naginata-togi has the added benefit of being good for lefties who hold their pens at a high angle. (If you're an overhooker, you most likely do.) Sailor nibs tend to be polished with a foot so there's one ideal angle, but the N.T. nib can operate at all angles.

 

Let us know how it works out.

[Matt88]

Good choice. The Naginata-togi has the added benefit of being good for lefties who hold their pens at a high angle. (If you're an overhooker, you most likely do.) Sailor nibs tend to be polished with a foot so there's one ideal angle, but the N.T. nib can operate at all angles.

 

Let us know how it works out.

 

Thanks for the input, atomic_doug.

 

I look forward to giving it a try, especially as it'll be the first (at least what I consider to be) premium fountain pen that I've ever used.