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I have a Pilot Vanishing Point with a fine gold nib and I just love it. I just love its bounce, its tipping geometry, its line width, and flow. In other words everything!  Its just wonderful to feel it on the paper and the ink looks perfect from it. I'm looking to try other style of pens and I'm curious if there are any other nibs out there that are similar to this in performance and feel. Thanks in advance!

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There's no bounce with the Vanishing Point, that's for sure. The nib is literally shaped like a nail(but pretty soft). 

 

Is that your only FP? 

 

For variation, you could try a Lamy 2000 or a Pilot Falcon... 

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Try a vintage Parker 51.

Top 5 (in no particular order) of 30 currently inked pens:

Parker Duofold Centennial IM, RO Rose Gold Antiqua

Parker Duofold Lady needlepoint, MB Cool Grey

Pelikan M800 needlepoint, Kuretake Shikon

Platinum PKB 2000, Platinum Cyclamen Pink

Waterman 52 EF, Herbin Bleu Pervenche

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5 hours ago, rochester21 said:

There's no bounce with the Vanishing Point, that's for sure. The nib is literally shaped like a nail(but pretty soft). 

 

Is that your only FP? 

 

For variation, you could try a Lamy 2000 or a Pilot Falcon... 

I beg to differ. Mine has wonderful bounce to it. It's what I like most about it. It is not my only fountain pen. 

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I also never thought of them as bouncy. I have found that "bouncy" is so subjective. For example BO BO Olsen swears by the Pelikan m200 steel to be bouncy when I don't. Yea they are not nails, but bouncy...

And I find the Lamy Dialog 3 and GvFC  gold nibs bouncy while he doesn't.

Maybe, just like water boils at different temperature depending on altitude, nibs also perform different. Who knows.

All I know is that I have 3 Capless pens for about 4-5 years and have not used them to write more than 5-6 pages in total. Not my favourite pens. Perhaps I should sell them....

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3 hours ago, Waltz For Zizi said:

Perhaps I should sell them....

 

Or send me one for Xmas.  My psychiatrist told me not to buy more pens.  I do like those soft nibs.

Add lightness and simplicate.

 

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Back in the days when real stores existed, I was allowed to dip-test a Pilot VP.  It was the most wonderful nib I ever tried to that point, and I was sorely tempted, but couldn't get past where the clip was.

 

So yes, the nibs will vary.

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My other pen is a Montblanc.

 

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