Parker 100 nib size

[Guest JohanO]

I consider buying a Parker 100. I have read on this site that the nibs tend too run rather wide. I prefer the size of a Snorkel fine or Waterman Phileas fine. Should I choose Fine or XF?

 

Thanks,

 

Johan

[Yuri]

I can not speak for Parker 100, do not have one.

I have other modern Parkes, Sonnet, Frontier and 45. I exchanged all them for XF and they write not thinner than my Phileas, Snorkels and Preludes. I would approximate that 100 will not be different, but owners of 100 could correct me.

[FLZapped]

See this thread:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...wtopic=5617&hl=

 

Bruce

[Larry T]

I have a Parker 100 with a medium nib. It is a great pen, excellent flow and perfectly smooth, but it writes more like a broad than a medium. I bought the pen with an extra fine nib, but I had problems so I sent it back to Parker for a nib exchange. The XF I had was scratchy, and had too much flow. I like the medium a lot better. To be fair, I bought mine when they first came out, I hear the new F and XF nibs are much better.

 

Larry

[FrankB]

Johan, I have a 100 with a M nib. The pen itself is large, warm and comfortable in my hand. I really like it, and I think it is a good quality heir to the Parker 51 legacy. The nib is a very nice smooth nib, but it gushes ink like a water hose. Since I do not like narrower nibs, I am going to send my 100 for a nib exchange to a B, then have it customized to a M italic. That choise is just my personal preference.

 

Good luck in your quest.

[RyanL27]

Hey All,

 

I've also been thinking about one of these considering Pam's awesome price and the Parker rebate. What is the convertor situation like? Piston/Slide/Pump? Is it of good quality. I don't really have any experience with Parker pens.

 

Thanks!

Ryan

Edited December 14, 2005 by RyanL27

[amin]

Johan, the Phileas fine runs wide as well; if that suits you, I'm guessing you'll like the Parker 100 fine nib as well.

[Guest JohanO]

Thanks, all!

 

Ryan; it is a cartridge and converter pen. The Parker De Luxe converter is quite good! But as an heir to the 51, it could have been equiped with a modern aero-converter!

[FLZapped]

Hey All,

 

I've also been thinking about one of these considering Pam's awesome price and the Parker rebate. What is the convertor situation like? Piston/Slide/Pump? Is it of good quality. I don't really have any experience with Parker pens.

 

Thanks!

Ryan

The converter is a screw type piston. Works nice, however, you must be careful flushing the pen so that it doesn't pee on you......it squirts out 90 degrees to the pen if you are too fast.

 

The fine nib is closer to that of a medium. Flows like a firehose, but it is a really nice writer.

 

It is a big heavy pen, however, a lot of weight is in the cap. It's bigger than a 51.

 

-Bruce

[John Cullen]

HI

 

Based on what I read here, I just bought a Parker 100. Nice looking pen. I got a fine nib and the line it produces is clearly a fine. Good flow. and SMOOTH. I was very pleasantly surprised by how smooth the nib was. It ranks up there with my carene and Edson for smoothness. LIke the carene and Edson nibs, the 100 nib is very stiff, so do not expect springyness.

 

thanks everyone who responded to my earlier questions. I am very happy. JC