Broad nib for Wing Sung 699

[maxgroebel]

Hi,

I accidentally got a Wing Sung 699, blue, piston version with nib marked M. It writes out of box, no problem. But the nib is way too fine for me. Maybe it isn't an M nib, after all. Anyway, is there a way to get a European style broad nib, or at least a substantial European M nib, into the Wing Sung 699?

Max

[DrScholl]

Hi, you can try to look for Kaigelu nibs on Aliexpress.
The "normal" ones only go up to M and are usually good and wet, though it also depends on your pen's feed.
Then for a broader line you have the Kaigelu long knife nibs : I could successfully fit one on a 699. It is a sort of Architect grind.
The listing usually mentions which pens these nibs fit, and note that the Wing Sung is often referred as Yong Sheng on Ali...
Here's a picture of what the writing looks like with this nib on the 699 (sorry for the French gobbledygook 😅)

[maxgroebel]

Hi Dr Scholl,

Thanks a lot for the tip. I shall investigate it further.

But, if I understood you correctly, you were not enturely happy with the Kaigelu either, initially. (Il y a quelques points dans ton manuscrit que je n'ai pas déchiffrés.)

About the name: Wing Sung can't be Mandarine. The syllable Wing does not exist. It is probably Cantonese. On the other hand,  the Chinese character fits perfectly with the Mandarine proncunciation Yong Sheng. Meaning "immortal" or "eternal life". 

Thanks a lot

Max 

[DrScholl]

1 hour ago, maxgroebel said:

Hi Dr Scholl,

Thanks a lot for the tip. I shall investigate it further.

But, if I understood you correctly, you were not enturely happy with the Kaigelu either, initially. (Il y a quelques points dans ton manuscrit que je n'ai pas déchiffrés.)

Hi Max
I tend to write long sentences 😉
In short I wrote that the Kaigelu M nib had a nice glide, but was too wet for me (incontinent = peeing yourself) to the point of feeling like a BB nib. And that the Architect transformed the pen, both of them actually. You write a good French 👍