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The 3xxx nibs have been for me the smoothest renew points I have tried, the sunburst engraving also is a big plus. Wish they were a little more affordable, but really they are on par with the price of modern interchangeable nibs, i.e.Pelikan and TWSBI.

 

9550, 9450, and 9668 are pretty commonly found in my Esties too!

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I'll take either the 2668 or 9668 for general writing, but I'm particularly fond of the 2313 or 9314 Medium Stub nibs. One (or two) more of those and I'm set for life.

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9460 and 9668 for me-

Both medium, and I actually believe that the 9460 is the better of the two!

 

 

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1551 student nib. I used it in the 50's and 60's and still like it.

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I'll take either the 2668 or 9668 for general writing, but I'm particularly fond of the 2313 or 9314 Medium Stub nibs. One (or two) more of those and I'm set for life.

 

Interesting! That's good news... as I just picked up a 2668 moments ago... :mellow:

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My favorite is the 9550. I like an extra fine line and the Esterbrook 9550 fills the bill very smoothly.

 

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Love my 9668!

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Hands down my Pendleton Point CI 9668's. Writing sample below.

 

Same 9668 for a stock nib too.

 

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Man, 9668 is a clear winner.

 

I'm certainly going to be on the lookout for one! I love it when things are so clear cut!

 

Thanks all!!!

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So, here is the weird one: I have 3 2886s, and 2 9886. Wouldn't you know it - the 2886 nibs are pure winners, much smoother and less skippy than the 9886 nibs. Not that the 9s are bad, just not as good. And all five were NOS.

 

I realize with the tipping on a 9xxx nib you have some freedom to do a little more work, but unless you are going to write with only one or two pens, with Esterbrook nibs for the rest of your life, I'm not going to be worrying over "well, the 9xxx series will last longer than the 2xxx series..."

 

Well, all I can say is that the last year of me getting interested in Esterbrooks has been a lot more about the nibs than the pens. It has been pretty fun!

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My current favorite is the 2442, but I've also got a 1550 (touched up by R. Binder), 9450, 9556, and 2284, and now that I adjusted the flow on the 9556 they will all rotate through.

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Does most everyone swap their nibs, or do you usually have an Estie for each? Right now I do an Estie for each just because they are really cheap...

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9550 has become my benchmark from which all other nibs are, albeit frustratingly, judged.

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Does most everyone swap their nibs, or do you usually have an Estie for each? Right now I do an Estie for each just because they are really cheap...

 

Though I have enough Esties to have one nib for each, I tend to switch the nib around depending on what pen I feel like using that week or month. It nice to have the option of saying "I want to write with my SM Deluxe but with a medium nib", and a second later be doing so. I find that I do get bored with a nib after awhile, and enjoy trying a different one, perhaps this is enhanced in knowing I can very well do so! With Esties I go with variety versus having many of one model, so getting a feel for each nib within each model is helpful in figuring out what nib I want to write with in a given pen

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2048 Flexible Falcon. But I'm the only one that nib will ever be any good for, so don't even try to buy one or bid against me for any of them.

 

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For a bit of artistic flourish I like writing with a 9788; I feel some flex with this nib and I can achieve some line width variation when using it. I will use the 9788 in personal correspondence but the majority of the time, at work, for general writing I prefer the 9668. I have a heavy hand, most likely cultivated from too many years of using crayons, pencils and ballpoints. When I use a finer nib, such as the 9550, it feels scratchy until I remind myself to lessen the downward pressure.

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