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Nyoko, I'm in love with that nib!!!

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I was very lucky to get it!

 

Boy I'll say! Congrats on landing such a scarce, great nib!

How small of all that human hearts endure,
That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
— Samuel Johnson

 

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Aurora Oliva, 18 karat stub nib.

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Iñaki this is an absolutely gorgeous pen!

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That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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Oh, I love this thread.

 

:puddle:

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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My,... this fine thread just keeps on giving & giving. :D

*Sailor 1911S, Black/gold, 14k. 0.8 mm. stub(JM) *1911S blue "Colours", 14k. H-B "M" BLS (PB)

*2 Sailor 1911S Burgundy/gold: 14k. 0.6 mm. "round-nosed" CI (MM) & 14k. 1.1 mm. CI (JM)

*Sailor Pro-Gear Slim Spec. Ed. "Fire",14k. (factory) "H-B"

*Kaweco SPECIAL FP: 14k. "B",-0.6 mm BLS & 14k."M" 0.4 mm. BLS (PB)

*Kaweco Stainless Steel Lilliput, 14k. "M" -0.7 mm.BLS, (PB)

 

 

 

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This is Herbin rouge hematite in a Jinhao 992 with a 1.5 italic stub.

 

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Montblanc St. Exupery in a Penbbs 308 with an italicized Jinhao nib.

 

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Here is my vintage Sheaffer's Snorkel pen with a music nib. The nib is very soft and responsive.

 

The ink is vintage Sheaffer's Washable Blue.

 

Just gorgeous. I've got a couple of Sheaffer music nibs, but nothing in a snorkel! What a beautiful line.

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Just gorgeous. I've got a couple of Sheaffer music nibs, but nothing in a snorkel! What a beautiful line.

 

Thank you! What type of Sheaffer nibs are those music nibs? I'd love to see photos. I have only seen the Sheaffer music nib in this Snorkel and in a Triumph style nib.

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A Smug Dill Museum Piece

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It's a shame we don't see more stub nibs that are 0.5mm or narrower at the leading edge. I think they're a great way to 'carve' shapes out of one's pen strokes and give one's handwriting output distinct character. It'd also be testament to competent – or even masterful – and precise handiwork from nibsmiths.

 

A good ink that has something to show off – such as sheen – will show it off all the same along a series of wet (which is a matter of ink flow, not line width) strokes. I know Diamine Jalur Gemilang and Cult Pens Iridescink Robert will sheen even when I write with an EF nib. Looking closely is something I expect to do.

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I'm pretty happy with my new Monteverde Rodeo Drive pen with a steel Stub nib. The horizontal strokes are quite narrow, and that's great. For a 55% off the list price, which works out to about $60 once apportioned shipping charges have been taken into account, it isn't bad at all even if it's most likely manufactured in China. (I don't see anything on the pen or the retail package.)

 

I could try to make the nib wetter so that it would write more readily and smoothly when held in upside-down orientation, but the risk of making it too wet for writing in normal orientation is the greater concern. I'd probably have preferred to ink it with Monteverde Smoke Noir, but for some reason the lines are broader when I tried the nib with Smoke Noir and Coal Noir.

 

Now, if only I can find myself a nib that will allow me to reliably produce the same 'stubbish' shapes with my pen strokes but reduced in scale, to say 60%–75% of what is shown in the writing sample:

 

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Edit: Ah, that's better...

 

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