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As it turns out, I was literally half right with my choices of nibs...after a couple of days' testing, I've come up with the following results:

 

The good:

Brause Steno - this one was bought on a whim, and it's fantastic, smooth, decently narrow hairlines, easily controllable flex; this one will be great for Spencerian script (once I get a hang of it)!

Leonardt Steno (aka Blue Pumpkin/Hiro 40) - this one is a keeper! Fantastic flex, smooth, and huge ink capacity (i can write about 3 lines with flex without re-dipping)...great for Copperplate/Engrosser's script

 

The bad:

Leonardt Principal EF - too finicky for me right now...extremely flexible, hard to control, catches a lot on upstrokes...when I'll master my hairlines I'll come back to this one.

 

The ugly:

Gillott 404 - sort of a disappointment...I was rather expecting a decent beginner's nib...mine skips a lot if not flexing...When flexed it's sort of decent, but it gets tiring after a short while.

 

Next stop...my first G nib; I'll go for the Nikko since I want to start learning Spencerian, and I've read that this one is easier to control than the Zebra (and smoother too).

 

I will try to post some writing samples in the near future.

 

Hi Murky,

 

Even though it is an old post, I found it a useful to read post. I'm fairly new to the pointed pen caligraphy, and am trying not to use all the different nibs I bought every day.

 

What struck me was that you are able to write three lines with a Blue Pumpkin nib. I'm allready happy to finish my whole first name (13 letters) without a redip.

Could this be due to the fact that I use Winsor & Newton Calligraphy ink, or my angle of the pen to paper? I use an appr. 30 degree angle of nib to paper.

A collector of inks, currently doing my own ink challenge.

 

IG: mcvanwijk1

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I've yet another question; today I ordered my first quality oblique holder (an Hourglass Adjustable), and until it gets here I would like to know if my currently favorite nibs (the Leonardt Steno aka Hiro 40 Blue-Pumpkin, and the Brause 361 Steno) will fit properly in this holder. What I mean by that is, of course, will the tip of these nibs align properly with the axis of the holder's shaft, since they are quite a bit longer than 'ordinary' dip nibs (like the Gillott 404)? Or will I have to start searching for other types/sizes of nibs? Thanks

I have the hourglass. It has three different curves for various size nibs. Not sure about particular nibs, but I don't think you'll have an issue. I did notice the Leonardt Principle was a little loose, but I think I can adjust it or maybe put a little piece of tape on it to take up a bit of space.

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