Please help ID this Pilot pen

[PithyProlix]

Hello,

 

I received this pen with a few others, I don't know much about Pilot pens, and I'm having trouble finding it in my online searches.. The nib is 14k "SF" which I understand means Soft Fine. It is quite springy but because the tines don't separate during the 'flex' there's not the fairly good line width variation that some of the Pilots with SF nibs have that I've seen online. The cap fits loosely but stays on and the squeeze converter from my Pilot 78G fits it. It writes smooth and dry (which I like a lot because my other pens tend to be quite wet).

 

Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[liubrian]

It's a Pilot グランダム, which works out to perhaps "Grandam" though I'm not aware of any official English name.

 

https://www.pilot.co.jp/100th/en/gallery/ Scroll down to 1978 and 1979 and you'll see two posters for it.  In my limited online auction experience it seems like they come with interesting nibs (music, oblique, or soft like you have) more often than their contemporary the Custom Grandee.  Perhaps the Grandam (5000 yen in 1979) was the budget choice for people who were just after a particular nib, while Custom Grandee shoppers were willing to pay more (7000 yen in 1979) for fancier styling?  Just a wild guess.

[PithyProlix]

1 hour ago, liubrian said:

It's a Pilot グランダム, which works out to perhaps "Grandam" though I'm not aware of any official English name.

Ah, great - thank you very much!

 

I am really enjoying it - this nib is a very different feel from any other that I have tried. It would be nice to fine one with an oblique and/or music nib.