Any L2k OB or OBB users out there?

[Tom Pike]

I'm considering (gulp) actually buying a modern pen. Yes, I know... what AM I thinking?

 

While I do own a small variety of modern pens, it's unusual for me to be interested anything made later than the early-1950's. Well, after having the pleasure of driving rroosinck's Lamy 2000 (F) around the block for a week or so (thanks, Ryan!), I'm considering giving Pam a little post-holiday business. I'm fond of edged nibs and am wondering how Lamy 2000 obliques perform.

 

I snagged a vintage 27n with an OB nib on eBay a few weeks ago and I love the nib (buttery smooth with great flow), but it doesn't produce noticeable line variation, like a vintage MB or Pelikan nib.

 

(Side note: a couple of days after I restored this this old treasure and filled it with vintage Quink Green for the holidays, my beloved promptly swiped it! I love it when she does this (really). It's tough to get her to even look at one more fountain pen, let alone to fall in love with it. :clap1: )

 

Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone here who is a regular user of an OB or OBB Lamy 2000 would be kind enough to take me under their wing. Writing samples would be most appreciated, but a simple line width ratio approximation would be fine. I know that Lamy nibs run a bit on the wide side of things and I'm not against just getting a fat nib and grinding it to be what I want it to be; just wondering if I'll need to do so.

 

 

Cheers,

Tom

[gylyf]

Hi, Tom. Keep in mind (as Richard's pointed out) that the purpose of obliques is not to produce line variation, but to accommodate those who write with a different wrist position. For that reason, there's no necessary connection between obliquity and line variation; some obliques just happen to be stubby as well. If you want line variation, you might want to have a nibmeister grind your L2K into a stub, or even an oblique stub if you're looking for obliquity. That way, you'll be sure to get what you're looking for. Best,

David

[Garageboy]

Obliques do offer variation on the diagonal stroke

[gylyf]

Obliques do offer variation on the diagonal stroke

 

Perhaps, but that's not a function of their obliquity. You can take a round nib and make it an oblique, and it will produce no line variation whatsoever. Best,

David

[gregamckinney]

I'm considering (gulp) actually buying a modern pen. Yes, I know... what AM I thinking?

 

While I do own a small variety of modern pens, it's unusual for me to be interested anything made later than the early-1950's. Well, after having the pleasure of driving rroosinck's Lamy 2000 (F) around the block for a week or so (thanks, Ryan!), I'm considering giving Pam a little post-holiday business. I'm fond of edged nibs and am wondering how Lamy 2000 obliques perform.

 

I snagged a vintage 27n with an OB nib on eBay a few weeks ago and I love the nib (buttery smooth with great flow), but it doesn't produce noticeable line variation, like a vintage MB or Pelikan nib.

 

(Side note: a couple of days after I restored this this old treasure and filled it with vintage Quink Green for the holidays, my beloved promptly swiped it! I love it when she does this (really). It's tough to get her to even look at one more fountain pen, let alone to fall in love with it. :clap1: )

 

Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone here who is a regular user of an OB or OBB Lamy 2000 would be kind enough to take me under their wing. Writing samples would be most appreciated, but a simple line width ratio approximation would be fine. I know that Lamy nibs run a bit on the wide side of things and I'm not against just getting a fat nib and grinding it to be what I want it to be; just wondering if I'll need to do so.

 

 

Cheers,

Tom

 

I enjoy oblique nibs when I can find them as my natural writing position is rotated quite a bit.

 

Earlier this year, I was able to get my hands on a Lamy 2000 SE (the all-steel model) that came with an OBB nib. I found the nib to be very bulbous/ blobby at the end and did not produce much line variation. This is, IMO, the same with Pelikan OBB and O3B nibs. The Lamy's "default" line variation was no more than 1.5:1, so I sent it off to Greg Minuskin to be "de-blobbed" to a cursive italic. A writing sample that Greg did with the completed nib is below.

 

http://gergyor.com/images/lamy2000se_oblique_italic.jpg

 

Best regards, greg

[rroossinck]

You're welcome, Tom. Glad you enjoyed it. It's a wonderful pen, isn't it?

[alexanderino]

I bought a Lamy 2000 left-footed OB nib last week. To write properly, the nib has to be angled at around 80–85° with my right hand, but closer to 0° with my left. Since I'm right-handed, my horizontal strokes are very thick, but my verticals are razor-thin. I like it.

 

It's a lovely writer, made in the 1970s and smoother than my brand-new Lamy 2000 medium nib.

[I am not a number]

...obliquity.

That is my new favourite word and I am going to work it into at least one conversation or written piece of work per day until further notice!

 

[gylyf]

...obliquity.

That is my new favourite word and I am going to work it into at least one conversation or written piece of work per day until further notice!

 

PM me with what you come up with, IANAN Best,

David

 

[tcheuchter]

...obliquity.

That is my new favourite word and I am going to work it into at least one conversation or written piece of work per day until further notice!

How'd you do on this mate? Did it turn out to be a soliloquy?

[Tom Pike]

Thanks, everyone for your insights. Your help is greatly apprecitated!

 

I think I'll end up with either a B or an OBB Lamy 2000, and will regrind it into a semi-crisp cursive italic to get the line variation I like. The OBB might be the better choice, because I'll have more tipping material to work with. Maybe I'll give Pam a call later this week...

 

 

Cheers,

Tom