Bock nibs: For whom do they supply nibs?

[wimg]

It's the same now in my lifelong sport of field-hockey...with literally one or two exceptions the hockey sticks are all churned-out buy just a few Far-Eastern factories.

It makes me smile when I hear young players say "My xxxxx is so much better than the yyyyyy" when the only real difference is the paint-job!!!

 

(My stick was handmade, to my spec, by a company in Holland run by one man who makes each item himself and knows just about everything worthwhile about the technology involved......... where can you get a FP like that?)

 

(Pity I am now too decrepit to play...I just let the youngsters try this 'tool', a brand they have never heard-of, and watch 'em fall in love with it!)

With nibs made by Bock it is slightly different. The characteristics of a nib are specified by the company who buys them from Bock, and as far as I am aware, not a single nib of a pen manufacturere has the same characteristics as those of another, at least not in the high end nibs made by Bock.

 

Warm regards, Wim

[georges zaslavsky]

You also have Ferrari Da Varese, Eli Bleu and Stipula who use Bock nibs but as wimg said it well, the nib feeling is different.

[eric.zamir]

They definitely make nibs for Delta (I've used a variety of Bock nibs in my Delta Moresi). They also supply Conway Stewart (this is from both textual and visual evidence, but I'd be hard-pressed to cite my sources). They supply Danitrio as well (I have read this many times and have seen Danitrio nibs on other Bock-supplied pens). I believe they also manufacture Nettuno's nibs, though that is conjecture based on pictures I've seen. To that list, you can add a number of small manufacturers, like Classic Pens (the LM series are fitted with Bock nibs) and David Oscarson.

More will come to mind. Best,

David

 

Since Delta makes Nettuno, I would imagine they also use Bock nibs. The 90's Tibaldi's also had Bock nibs. And they also supply Danitrio AND Montegrappa.

[eric.zamir]

You also have Ferrari Da Varese, Eli Bleu and Stipula who use Bock nibs but as wimg said it well, the nib feeling is different.

 

1. Who is Elie Bleu?

2. Bock makes the nibs according to the client's needs, so that the MG and Danitrio nibs might be more flexible, etc. They also make custom sizes, although most makers use the No. 6. The MG Extra and Limited Editions, and the huge Danitrios are a No. 9 (or number 8, I always forget).

[diplomat]

Since Delta makes Nettuno, I would imagine they also use Bock nibs. The 90's Tibaldi's also had Bock nibs. And they also supply Danitrio AND Montegrappa.

 

Nettuno is made by Firma, recently acquired by Aurora. No relationship with Delta.

 

Regards,

[Dillo]

Hi,

 

The nibs are often made to a specifiaction as in Omas and older Pelikans. The allow is chosen, the, shape is drawn, and the artwork is worked on.

 

Nettuno production has ceased for the moment. They will start producing soon hopefully.

 

Dillon

[theblackpen]

Being a Pelikan fan,I am happy to say that they produce their own nibs in "Pelikan Produktionsgesellschaft, Pelikanstr 11,Peine/Vöhrum"-their nib production company,near Hannover.

I received this information from Pelikan Consumer service.

Best regards,

Stiloul Negru

[Garageboy]

Elie Bleu is a cigar humidor manufacturer first and foremost, IIRC

[nikoskard]

Although to old topic, i will post the newest reference from Bock

 

Our References

Below please find a list of companies trusting in the quality of fountain pen nibs made by Peter Bock.

• Astoria Schreibkultur
• Bexley Pen Company
• Classic Pens
• Cleo Skribent
• Conway Stewart Manufacturing
• David Oscarson
• Delta
• Faber-Castell
• Karl Meisenbach
• Kaweco
• Norbert Zeplien
• Sheaffer Pen
• Starbond Europa
• Stefan Fink
• Visconti
• Waldmann

Finest high-quality nibs and block sections from our manufactory can also be found in a variety of fountain pens made by famous manufacturers.

 

 

[aloraptor]

A question pops into my head. How many nib makers are there, so do they have a lot of choice except making there own. :meow:

[terminal]

Great list -- manufacturer links even! It's tempting to think this means a Kaweco is as good as a Visconti in terms of writability but it's not true

[51ISH]

A question pops into my head. How many nib makers are there, so do they have a lot of choice except making there own. :meow:

 

Errr...from what I remember from a previous thread not many I don't think.....less than a handful I seem to remember...although I can't remember if this included Chinese pens....or was just Western nibs.....in fact that is just no good at all really come to think of it .....not many anyway

 

No one mentioned TWISBI I don't think....now made by Bock....well some of them at least....

 

 

"Great list -- manufacturer links even"

+1

Edited June 21, 2012 by 51ISH

[jslallar]

As a conclusion, the only way to make sure you don't buy a Bock nib is to buy FPs from Aurora, Pilot/Namiki, Sailor or Platinum.

 

EDIT: Sheaffer inlaid nibs aren't made by Bock also.

 

 

Add to that Montblanc, Pelikan, Parker / Waterman, & Cross.

Hero, Kaiglu and other chinese brands too manufacture their own I think, as does Dollar Pakistan.

 

Cleo Skribent uses Bock nibs.

 

Ref: http://www.peter-boc.../index_eng.html

Edited June 21, 2012 by jslallar

[PAKMAN]

My Newton pen has a Bock nib!

[humsin]

So does Pelikan use Bock or not??

[fountainbel]

The CONID/ Fountainbel bulkfillers are also equipped with BOCK nibs...

Edited August 16, 2012 by fountainbel

[AltecGreen]

So does Pelikan use Bock or not??

 

 

Not anymore. They did for a while but started to switch back to in-house nibs around 2008-2009 or so. The nib for the M1000 was the last to be switched back.

 

There is a period when the nibs were made by Bock.

[hari317]

So does Pelikan use Bock or not??

 

 

Not anymore. They did for a while but started to switch back to in-house nibs around 2008-2009 or so. The nib for the M1000 was the last to be switched back.

 

There is a period when the nibs were made by Bock.

 

Can you share the source of this information?

[georges zaslavsky]

So does Pelikan use Bock or not??

 

 

Not anymore. They did for a while but started to switch back to in-house nibs around 2008-2009 or so. The nib for the M1000 was the last to be switched back.

 

There is a period when the nibs were made by Bock.

The m1000 nib was never manufactured by bock but was manufactured inhouse. The m800 was manufactured by Bock.

[olivier78860]

S.T. Dupont make their own nibs, as far as I know.

 

Does anyone knows who makes the modern Onoto nibs ?