Pilot 78G with BB nib?

[coldman]

One day a few weeks ago I was looking at Pilot 78G's on eBay, I noticed that they were offered in B and BB nibs. Now I can't find any trace of the BB nib anymore. What happened? Aren't they being made any longer? Did sumgai buy them all while I blinked?

[jlepens]

I have one. They are very nice. Check with Norm Hasse at hisnibs.com. Also Speerbob has carried then and Todd at isellpens.com.

[karmakoda]

I have one, puchased on eBay from SpeerBob, and, for the price, it's excellent. It gets used all the time for writing in cards, or if I am doing instructional cue cards. Took me a while to get it to work properly. I'm difficult to train.

[Sandy1]

I have one. They are very nice. Check with Norm Hasse at hisnibs.com. Also Speerbob has carried then and Todd at isellpens.com.

+1 I got mine from hisnibs. Be aware that these are not rounded BBs - they are 'Italic-ish, stub-like' nibs that vary the line width depending on nib orientation. i.e. Down stroke is wider than side stroke. IIRC the BB has a max line width just over 1mm. -- BR S1

[Stylo]

Moved to the Japanese forum from WI.

[donwinn]

I have found eBay seller pokydaddy (not affiliated) easy to work with, and responsive to questions about availability of specific Pilot pens. I did not query him/her prior to ordering my most recent batch, because I once got some BB nibs, and some people requested refunds, because they wanted B vs BB, and I did not notice until they returned the pens.

 

Donnie

[returnofpenguy]

 

+1 I got mine from hisnibs. Be aware that these are not rounded BBs - they are 'Italic-ish, stub-like' nibs that vary the line width depending on nib orientation. i.e. Down stroke is wider than side stroke. IIRC the BB has a max line width just over 1mm. -- BR S1

+1 I got mine from isellpens.com and it is a stub. It was at first little dry nib, but after working with the nib, now it puts a wet line. As Sandy1 said, down stroke is wider than the side stroke.

A good inexpensive pen to have. I wonder how medium and fine point would write.

[lynxcat]

+1 I got mine from isellpens.com and it is a stub. It was at first little dry nib, but after working with the nib, now it puts a wet line. As Sandy1 said, down stroke is wider than the side stroke.

A good inexpensive pen to have. I wonder how medium and fine point would write.

 

i have a fine-pointed 78G, and overall i'm happy with how it writes. it's not an italic nib though, only the B and BB are that in this model apparently; the M and F are ball nibs.

 

it could be a bit wetter, in my opinion, but it puts down a nice thin line and only seldom skips or hiccups. there's a very little scratchiness against the paper, but that may be because it writes on the dry side. then again it's still a very new pen, and i'm hoping it might smooth out with use.

[Ondina]

Coldman, I've just stumbled into this: http://cgi.ebay.com/Pilot-78G-Blue-Gold-FP-w-Double-Broad-Stub-Nib-NEW_W0QQitemZ370169438855QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item562fd16287

[returnofpenguy]

Coldman, I've just stumbled into this: http://cgi.ebay.com/Pilot-78G-Blue-Gold-FP-w-Double-Broad-Stub-Nib-NEW_W0QQitemZ370169438855QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item562fd16287

 

That is expensive. Try this place. It is less than half the cost of the asking price on eBay.

 

I came across this place after I purchased mine from other place where I had paid $15.

[coldman]

Coldman, I've just stumbled into this: http://cgi.ebay.com/Pilot-78G-Blue-Gold-FP-w-Double-Broad-Stub-Nib-NEW_W0QQitemZ370169438855QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item562fd16287

 

That is expensive. Try this place. It is less than half the cost of the asking price on eBay.

 

I came across this place after I purchased mine from other place where I had paid $15.

 

The price is good, but I don't see the BB nib in their lineup.

[returnofpenguy]

 

That is expensive. Try this place. It is less than half the cost of the asking price on eBay.

 

I came across this place after I purchased mine from other place where I had paid $15.

 

The price is good, but I don't see the BB nib in their lineup.

If you are looking for a stub then 78G B is the one you are looking for. Checkout the nib pictures of the B nib pen on the site above.