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Fit a vintage 149 nib with the right amount of flex and spring and you've got a great pen , lovely colours

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Fit a vintage 149 nib with the right amount of flex and spring and you've got a great pen , lovely colours

 

I'm really enjoying the 14K Bock nib - which I've ground to 1.2 mm stub - as it is, no need for a vintage flex nib !

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I'm really enjoying the 14K Bock nib - which I've ground to 1.2 mm stub - as it is, no need for a vintage flex nib !

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Aargh! My favorite material and a perfect sized nib. Please put me on the list for when you are able to offer these pens for sale! Meanwhile, I'll have to be satisfied with my Visconti.

 

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Gorgeous. What nib is that? Unbranded #8 Bock..?

 

Yes, sketchstack, effectively an unbranded size 8-14K Bock nib.

Surprisingly the nib "wing width" is mostly 0.3- 0.4 mm larger compared to the branded Bock nibs.

Makes the nib look bigger, which I like ! Unfortunately these unbranded nibs are more expensive and have to be ordered at larger quantities…..

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Yes, sketchstack, effectively an unbranded size 8-14K Bock nib.

Surprisingly the nib "wing width" is mostly 0.3- 0.4 mm larger compared to the branded Bock nibs.

Makes the nib look bigger, which I like ! Unfortunately these unbranded nibs are more expensive and have to be ordered at larger quantities..

Francis

They're really attractive. Perhaps Conid could offer them as an option... Edited by mongrelnomad

Too many pens; too little writing.

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Yes, sketchstack, effectively an unbranded size 8-14K Bock nib.

Surprisingly the nib "wing width" is mostly 0.3- 0.4 mm larger compared to the branded Bock nibs.

Makes the nib look bigger, which I like ! Unfortunately these unbranded nibs are more expensive and have to be ordered at larger quantities…..

Francis

 

Thank you. I'm always interested in new nibs for my King Size. And I think I'd prefer slightly less soft than my 18k #8 that I originally received.

 

And for some reason I'm a fan of the pure aesthetic of very plain, shiny nibs sometimes ... like the one in your photo.

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Aargh! My favorite material and a perfect sized nib. Please put me on the list for when you are able to offer these pens for sale! Meanwhile, I'll have to be satisfied with my Visconti.

 

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That Voyager is killing me. One of the first pens I really lusted after, in both the blue and the coral.

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That Voyager is killing me. One of the first pens I really lusted after, in both the blue and the coral.

 

No disagreement here. But Fountainbel's Lapis Bulkfiller is in my head and won't leave me alone!

 

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You have made a very beautiful pen, Francis.

 

I used to have a Visconti in this material, from memory a 1999 special edition voyager, I bought it second-hand and it must have been poorly stored, because it crumbled to pieces within about a year of my getting it. It was a great pity, because the material is astonishingly beautiful.

 

Incidentally, I was sad to not see CONID at the London pen show.

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