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Hello there,

 

Having recently by bitten hard by the FP bug I've not only bought a few pens but also spent a lot of time on this website which is fantastic !

 

I wanted to share some odd experience with a Platinum 3776 soft fine I bought earlier this week.

The pen I received had nib marked SF, but I immediately noticed that not only it was extremely smooth ( unexpected given the reputation for feedbacky nibs on this pen ), it wrote rather broad and rather stub-like...

 

Upon close inspection the nib indeed looked like it had been ground to a stub. I have returned it to the seller for an exchange, but I'm a bit puzzled about how this happened.

I wonder if it was a return from a cheeky customer who took it upon himself to grind it and decided he didn't like it after all, or a factory error.

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Nice photos! Very clear. Kudos to you.

This is the rhodinated 14K gold SF nib on my Platinum #3776 Century pen, and you can see there is tipping:

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Thanks for the comparison photos ! That's what I would have expected it to look like.

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Where did you purchase it from? Was it sold as new?

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CultPens in the UK. Yes was sold as new, and it still had a sticker and looked brand new so a factory error is more likely, but this is still quite surprising.

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Interesting - it probably is a factory anomaly. I almost would have kept it just for the novelty of it.

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it's hard to tell from the pictures but the tip was pretty smooth and it wrote smoothly, had it broken off I would have expected it to have sharp edges.

Maybe it broke off at the factory and someone went ahead and polished it anyway.

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Agree that the tipping didn't broke off, the smoothness OP was describing can only lead to the conclusion that the nib was adjusted that way.

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Im afraid the pen is gone and I should be getting a replacement tomorrow :)

Heres a very short sample.

Though it felt nice to use I didnt really like the line it put down - not sharp enough for decent italic, and the stubbiness made the line variations from applying pressure hard to see.

Not a mod I would recommend all in all 😁

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Apologies for the rotated picture I’m not sure why the website does that.

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I received the replacement on Monday ( kudos to CultPens for the quick turnaround ), and the nib on this one is normal.

After two days of writing with it I’m a bit on the fence though, it’s nice, but it does not blow me away.

It’s rather on the dry side I find.

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After two days of writing with it I’m a bit on the fence though, it’s nice, but it does not blow me away.

It’s rather on the dry side I find.

Most users — including both fans and detractors — have reported that the Platinum #3776 SF nibs are dry, which isn't inherently a bad thing (and 'wet' isn't automatically 'better' or expected), but it depends on what the individual really wants his/her pen to do.

 

I have now also got a Platinum #3776 SM nib, and I find it too wet and broad for my liking.

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Most users including both fans and detractors have reported that the Platinum #3776 SF nibs are dry, which isn't inherently a bad thing (and 'wet' isn't automatically 'better' or expected), but it depends on what the individual really wants his/her pen to do.

 

I have now also got a Platinum #3776 SM nib, and I find it too wet and broad for my liking.

Where did you get the sm nib? Why is it not more broadly available?

Link to a post about ergonomics I made: http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/343593-which-indian-fountain-pen-would-you-write-a-novel-with/?p=4179072

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Where did you get the sm nib?

From La Couronne du Comte. As part of a whole pen as a SKU, and not a 'spare' or 'replacement' nib. What exactly did you mean by that question?

 

Why is it not more broadly available?

How should I know? Platinum alone decides what it'll offer in the market.

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I received the replacement on Monday ( kudos to CultPens for the quick turnaround ), and the nib on this one is normal.

After two days of writing with it I’m a bit on the fence though, it’s nice, but it does not blow me away.

It’s rather on the dry side I find.

Relatively dry is pretty typical for Platinum 3776 pens, and it’s either a good thing or not, depending one one’s preference and factors like paper quality.

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Relatively dry is pretty typical for Platinum 3776 pens,

In my experience, the SF nibs are 'drier' than the F nibs, though.

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I probably would have kept that odd soft stub, and the writing sample looks good to me. Although without the hard tipping material, it's unclear how easily the nib end would wear out and change shape. If you want a "soft" nib, one of the common recommendations is a Pilot with FA nib.

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