Caligraphy Pen Recommendetions

[The Ghoul Caligrapher]

So have you guys got any recommendations of good caligraphy pens. I would prefer non dip ones as I write out and about. Any price range but not over £100

[Obyekt]

Have you considered a Pilot Parallel? They're cheap and work fine.

[cybaea]

Manuscript, (or the original Italix if you want something metal), Rotring Artpen, Lamy Joy calligraphy sets (or just buy the nibs for your existing Safari), Kaweco Sport Calligraphy set, and many more. This list is probably in my decreasing order of preference, except for the two first. The Pilot Parallel is somewhat different, but a great and enjoyable pen.

Edited December 13, 2013 by cybaea

[Joane]

A couple of months ago, in a thrift store, I found a boxed Sheaffer Calligraphy set with a red flat-top pen of the older type with screw-on cap and F, M and B italic nibs. I've been using the F nib mostly with MB Mystery Black ink and it writes like a dream. I have more expensive calligraohy pens but this one beats them all. Go figure. I remember reading an article years ago in Pen World magazine, an interview with the then president of Hermès and he carried a similar Sheaffer No Nonsense pen in his pocket. One of the most reasonable you can get and imho one of the best.

[Centopar]

The Rotring ArtPen is cheap and isn't much to look at, but it's a great little pen, and you can get a really good selection of nib widths for very little cost.

[WirsPlm]

Seconding the Sheaffer calligraphy sets (you can get them for $9 on Amazon for 1 pen, and $15 for 3), these are my favorite calligraphy pens. I've also found the Pilot Plumix and Pilot 78G to be good, they're not large nibs but writes nicely.

[Inkysloth]

I have a Rotring Artpen in 1.5mm and really like the way it writes. What I didn't like is the length of the barrel, so I chopped the rear couple of inches off, took the white tip from the chopped off section, reversed it and popped it into the hole left at the end of the barrel.

 

It's now a better length for portability & my little hands.

 

I'll be buying the 2.3mm version after Christmas, I think.

[The Ghoul Caligrapher]

Something with a large nib is what I need

[cybaea]

Something with a large nib is what I need

 

6mm Pilot Parallel After that you are probably into dip pens (e.g. Plakat).

[The Ghoul Caligrapher]

6 mm haha now that is a large nib

[Inkysloth]

Pilot Parallel pens are as big as fountain pen nibs go, to the best of my knowledge.

William Mitchell Automatic Pens have nibs with a large in-built reservoir, but they still have to be filled manually: http://www.scribblers.co.uk/acatalog/Automatic_Lettering_Pens.htm

 

They do give you an excellent selection of sizes, from 1.5mm all the way up to 25mm!