Platinum #3776 Gathered - Replacing Nib

[fugel]

Hi guys,

I have got a Platinum #3776 Gathered with a Medium nib for some years now and I wonder if would be possible to replace the original nib for a Fine Platinum nib. I am not very happy with this medium original nib, the line is too wide for my needs and it writes with a lot of feedback which is not much pleasant for me. Thanks.

[Bluey]

What you could do is buy a cheap Platinum 3776 from ebay or Amazon for around $70 and replace the nib that way. The nibs are interchangeable.

[fugel]

thank you Bluey.

is it too difficult? The nib seems to be firmly placed, do I need some special tool for it?

[jde]

If your nib is current style #3776, it usually is easy to pull the nib and feed from the section. If your nib is old style, it will be very difficult to pull out, even though its friction fit.

 

If your nib is the current style, Bluey's advice works. If it's old style, it's much, much harder to find and replace.

 

Note that in my photo the old style nib has a round breather hole, not a heart shape. I can't remember if any of the old style nibs had heart shaped breather holes, so you may want to dig in to the Japan forum to read more about the nibs.

 

 

Edited July 30, 2017 by jde

[fugel]

thank you.

My nib is a current style #3776 nib, not an old style one. I just did it, very easy, simply pulling it out. I will do that, to replace it with a new #3776 nib. I see Platinum makes Soft Fine nibs too so maybe this is the option for me.

[jde]

thank you.

 

My nib is a current style #3776 nib, not an old style one. I just did it, very easy, simply pulling it out. I will do that, to replace it with a new #3776 nib. I see Platinum makes Soft Fine nibs too so maybe this is the option for me.

 

 

whew! Much easier option for you!

Edited July 30, 2017 by jde

[Bluey]

thank you.

 

My nib is a current style #3776 nib, not an old style one. I just did it, very easy, simply pulling it out. I will do that, to replace it with a new #3776 nib. I see Platinum makes Soft Fine nibs too so maybe this is the option for me.

Be aware that some SF nibs can be very very dry as there are many reports of this. It may simply need flushing out with dish soap and water for a few hours before finally rinsing with clean water.

[Algester]

I'm pretty sure the 3776 Gathered was discontinued before the 3776 Century series became the staple hardware across most Nakaya-Platinum pens

if thats the case you are going to look for an old style Nakaya Nib and feed sometime pre-2008 Nakaya nibs and feeds should work

[Driften]

I'm pretty sure the 3776 Gathered was discontinued before the 3776 Century series became the staple hardware across most Nakaya-Platinum pens

if thats the case you are going to look for an old style Nakaya Nib and feed sometime pre-2008 Nakaya nibs and feeds should work

 

It was and then it was re-introduced and is a current model again with the newer style nib.

[fugel]

Be aware that some SF nibs can be very very dry as there are many reports of this. It may simply need flushing out with dish soap and water for a few hours before finally rinsing with clean water.

 

Thanks Bluey. I always flush out with dish soap a new fountain pen. My experience with Platinum 3776 nibs is not great. Yes, dry nibs and some feedback when writing, anyway I only tried two so my experience is pretty limited with this Japanese manufacturer. I like Pilot the most. Simply the best for me so far (Custom 74, 98, Elite, etc, so the entrance gold nibs). I didn't try yet Sailor gold nibs.

 

@Bluey: would you recommend me maybe a Fine instead a Soft Fine?. I think Platinum Medium nibs as slightly wider than Pilot and Sailor Medium Nibs, more close to a European Medium than to a Japanese. For me Euro medium nibs are too wide, I tend to use Euro extra-fine and Japanese Fine, Fine-Medium and sometimes Medium too (only Pilot).

Edited August 1, 2017 by ubezahn

[fugel]

I'm pretty sure the 3776 Gathered was discontinued before the 3776 Century series became the staple hardware across most Nakaya-Platinum pens

if thats the case you are going to look for an old style Nakaya Nib and feed sometime pre-2008 Nakaya nibs and feeds should work

 

Yes, it was re-introduced I think, because I bought it new in early 2014 and it is currently available in Japan. Mine it is new style nib, totally.

Edited August 1, 2017 by ubezahn

[Bluey]

 

Thanks Bluey. I always flush out with dish soap a new fountain pen. My experience with Platinum 3776 nibs is not great. Yes, dry nibs and some feedback when writing, anyway I only tried two so my experience is pretty limited with this Japanese manufacturer. I like Pilot the most. Simply the best for me so far (Custom 74, 98, Elite, etc, so the entrance gold nibs). I didn't try yet Sailor gold nibs.

 

@Bluey: would you recommend me maybe a Fine instead a Soft Fine?. I think Platinum Medium nibs as slightly wider than Pilot and Sailor Medium Nibs, more close to a European Medium than to a Japanese. For me Euro medium nibs are too wide, I tend to use Euro extra-fine and Japanese Fine, Fine-Medium and sometimes Medium too (only Pilot).

I would probably opt for the medium. The medium on the Platinum is not wider than Pilots. If anything I would say the Platinum medium is a hair finer than Sailors and a lot finer than Pilots. I find Pilot mediums to be very broad, easily equivalent to any Western medium, and sometimes even wider. Platinum nibs generally have the most feedback by far out of the Japanese brands.

I find Sailor to be the best of the 3 - most consistent(in terms of nib size expectation as well as flow as it's always just right, neither too wet nor too dry), most unique writing experience, and most enjoyable.

Edited August 1, 2017 by Bluey

[Algester]

Yes, it was re-introduced I think, because I bought it new in early 2014 and it is currently available in Japan. Mine it is new style nib, totally.

then it's easier then you just have to find someone who has the nib you like and do the swap

[fugel]

I would probably opt for the medium. The medium on the Platinum is not wider than Pilots. If anything I would say the Platinum medium is a hair finer than Sailors and a lot finer than Pilots. I find Pilot mediums to be very broad, easily equivalent to any Western medium, and sometimes even wider. Platinum nibs generally have the most feedback by far out of the Japanese brands.

I find Sailor to be the best of the 3 - most consistent(in terms of nib size expectation as well as flow as it's always just right, neither too wet nor too dry), most unique writing experience, and most enjoyable.

 

Thanks Bluey, then I will try a Medium. I really like the Gathered and I want it working. And I think I must try a Sailor with gold nib, some recommendation to start with?

Edited August 1, 2017 by ubezahn

[Bluey]

 

Thanks Bluey, then I will try a Medium. I really like the Gathered and I want it working. And I think I must try a Sailor with gold nib, some recommendation to start with?

I think a Sailor 1911 with a MF will suit you. It's quite fine.

Edited August 1, 2017 by Bluey

[fugel]

I think a Sailor 1911 with a MF will suit you. It's quite fine.

Thank you Bluey, I will try this, yes. ;-)

[MarcoA63]

Good morning, after three years I resume this old post. I have been given a Platinum #3776 Century Chartres Blue as a present for Christmas. The nib has an M imprinted on it but it is still extremely fine for me.

Is it possible to find ONLY replacement nibs for this pen in England ? I've searched but they only come with new pens :-(

Thank you

[Karmachanic]

38 minutes ago, MarcoA63 said:

 I've searched but they only come with new pens 😞

 

 

Yup, that's the way it works with Japanese pens. Perhaps you could get the kind person who purchased this for you to return it for exchange.

[MarcoA63]

I'm reluctant to do this. It is the first time that my son and daughter have had such a thought. They live in Italy and I in UK. Plus the shop that sold it to them is a bit 'weird'. The pen came not in the Platinum box, with European cartridges. Fortunately I had a Japanese cartridge in a box I could use. So am a bit in a conundrum about this whole thing.

[MarcoA63]

I've been using the pen for the last couple of days and I like it with the nib it has. It is NOT a real medium to me but who cares. I will have to buy a converter or keep refilling the cartridge with a siringe.