Pelikan Oblique Medium nibs?

[Pfhorrest]

Does anyone own a Pelikan in the M2xx, M4xx, or M6xx line with an OM (Oblique Medium) nib and could tell me a bit about it?

 

Specifically, I would like to know:

 

At about what degree is the edge cut to?

 

Is the oblique round, italic, or semi-italic?

 

Has the writing feel changed after a period of time?

 

Has the nib required a long break-in period for any reason?

 

How smooth is the nib and is there only a small "sweet spot"?

 

Thank you very much.

[ajk13a]

One of the best discussions of this topic can be found at Richard Binder's site http://www.richardsp...man_profile.htm . Follow the links. There is a lot of information there.

Edited November 28, 2009 by ajk13a

[Pfhorrest]

Well, every single link I try to click on in Richard Binder's website gives me the error message "Cannot view due to unsupported form of compression, etc."

 

And besides, I'd really like some user feedback instead of another referral to a website.

 

[piembi]

I have OM and OB nibs with M400s and M200s. They are more or less round oblique. Especially the recent nibs.

If you are looking for a stubbish oblique, you have to look out for a vintage oblique Pelikan nib. I have several vintage OMs and OBs and they are completely different! The modern nibs write pretty much like an ordinary M or B, the vintage nibs don't.

If you are rotating your pen anticlockwise, you will be a happy camnper with a vintage oblique.

[Pfhorrest]

Okay. I have no problems with rotating the pen, holding angle, etc. What I do have a problem is that I put a bit too much stress on the right tine, causing alignment problems. Do you think the modern Pelikan Oblique Medium nib will solve this?

[jmw19]

I've got an M150 with a steel OM nib, and it's definitely a round oblique, a touch wider than the standard M nib. I don't have it with me today, so I can't judge the angle of the tip, but I remember it being fairly mild. I'd say less than 10 degrees. The sweet spot is fairly broad, in terms of vertical angle to the paper, but it's a little pickier about the rotation.

 

I've written with this nib for around 6 months, on and off, through at least 4 fills, and the feel hasn't changed to me. It's a firm nib, and may solve your pressure issue. The best part is, the steel nibs are fairly inexpensive and interchangeable, so it's easy to try them out. I believe the M150 nibs were $15 at Swisher Pens, but the M200 nibs are a bit more.

[Richard]

Well, every single link I try to click on in Richard Binder's website gives me the error message "Cannot view due to unsupported form of compression, etc."

Every page on our site has been validated by both BBEdit, the tool I use to build the site, and the W3C markup validator.

 

The problem you're seeing is local to your system. If you're using Firefox, the source of the problem may be the Greasemonkey add-on, which is known to cause this error. If this isn't it, rebooting might cure the problem. If it doesn't, you might want to consider changing browsers. I use, and recommend, Safari.

[Stikbob]

I know this is an old post, but the link doesn't work

[cedargirl]

Well it was a long time ago, but it might have been this page that was referenced - http://www.richardspens.com/?page=ref/00_refp.htm -under Nibs and Feeds

Edited November 4, 2013 by cedargirl