Ci For Wing Sung 601?

[BrassRatt]

I'm liking my Wing Sung 601 (2018, P51 style nib not 601a Triumph style).

But I'd like it even more with a cursive italic of 0.6~0.8mm.

Is this possible? Is there a broad-enough nib available for these pens?

 

Thanks.

 

[Mech-for-i]

I suppose if you ever try to ( properly ) write Chinese text on a regular ( say 6mm ) ruled notebook you'll understand why Chinese fountain pen Mfr tend not to care about anything of that sort ... and why Fine is standard over there .. in any case the nature of a italic nib is counter to writing the language and that's why even Calligraphy nib are of the Fude or Architect grind variants ..

 

 

Here is a promo shoot from OASO showing their version of the typical 5 variant of the hooded nib , no.2 to no.5 is the typical calligraphy where specialist Calligraphy nib had some even more extreme variants .. all of them taken the tuned / curved upward mechanism ... if not having the technique to employ them they write basically from B to BBB ... but then ..............................................

 

Wing Sung 601 and many of the new C/C hooded nib use a standard sized 18.5x3.3mm tubular nib , and to mod for a Cursive Italic , one can take a Hero 616 nib ( vintage / classic variant , not the Hero 616+ ) which is of same diameter but 19.5mm length wise and ground it to one , that's about the easiest to ge one for the need , if only needing the wider line , choose a no.2 or no.3 from the photo above

[OCArt]

As a lover of broad nibs I'd sure bite if you found one. Until then I've installed a mild fude nib on mine stated to be 0.5 to 0.8.

[BrassRatt]

Thanks.

 

Are there actually Hero 616 nibs wider than Fine?

[Mech-for-i]

Thanks.

 

Are there actually Hero 616 nibs wider than Fine?

 

Not in current production unless you care for the Fude / Calligrapy nib

[BrassRatt]

 

Not in current production unless you care for the Fude / Calligrapy nib

 

 

Nobody suggested current production. You said earlier "Hero 616 nib ( vintage / classic variant , not the Hero 616+ )". So I'll try again for clarity in the followup question:

 

Are there actually Hero 616 vintage / classic nibs wider than Fine?

 

Thanks.

 

And I'm fully aware of fude/architect nibs, and I am not asking about those.

 

Thanks again.

[Mech-for-i]

Ok then yes there were indeed vintage 616 produced with M and B nib but it's impossible to get any as they were vintage 60's and very early 70's and even then those are really only produced for export market and scarce.

 

The current calligraphy nib namely the petite variant aka no.2 on the photo actually is just a M and no.3 write B .. typically they could be furthered grounded to an architect or blade.

 

These days for regular nib it's F or EF