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I am fairly new to the hobby compared to most of you. Over the last year I have really come to enjoy writing and the hobby overall. 
 

I love a lot of pens but my favorite is the Namiki Emperor. I get a lot of joy writing with it. When I was researching which one to get, I was curious to get a comparison of the various nibs. Earlier today I put together my own comparison of the Medium Fine, Medium, and Broad nibs. Attaching the photo here in case it is useful. 
 

Apologies for my poor script. It is one of my New Year’s resolutions to improve it. 
 

 

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13 hours ago, Ali Hobbies said:

 

I love a lot of pens but my favorite is the Namiki Emperor. I get a lot of joy writing with it. When I was researching which one to get, I was curious to get a comparison of the various nibs. Earlier today I put together my own comparison of the Medium Fine, Medium, and Broad nibs. Attaching the photo here in case it is useful. 

 

Thanks for this, @Ali Hobbies!   When my ship comes in, I think I'll go for the Medium nib. :-)

Currently most used pen: Parker 51 Aerometric <F> -- filled with Waterman Mysterious Blue ink.

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13 hours ago, K Singh said:

Thank you for sharing the comparison 👍  I think Namiki Emperor is one such pen which many of us hope to get some day. 

Thanks! It sure is fun to write with. 

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When I bought my vermilion No. 50, the medium-fine nib was not available, so I settled for a medium. Unless I'm mistaken, there seems to be no way to get the nib exchanged. Thanks for this posting that confirms that I'd be happier with the medium-fine.

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1 hour ago, jmccarty3 said:

When I bought my vermilion No. 50, the medium-fine nib was not available, so I settled for a medium. Unless I'm mistaken, there seems to be no way to get the nib exchanged. Thanks for this posting that confirms that I'd be happier with the medium-fine.

 

It would be fairly easy to get the Medium ground a bit finer if that is what you want.  That may be simpler and even less expensive than trying to get a nib exchange.

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3 hours ago, jmccarty3 said:

When I bought my vermilion No. 50, the medium-fine nib was not available, so I settled for a medium. Unless I'm mistaken, there seems to be no way to get the nib exchanged. Thanks for this posting that confirms that I'd be happier with the medium-fine.

I’m glad it was useful @jmccarty3 . I am not sure if it would be possible to swap the nibs but, as @whichwatch suggests, grinding is an option. I have a friend who had his medium #50 ground to an extra fine and he is very pleased with it. 
 

May I ask, what is your preferred ink with the Emperor?

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On 1/1/2025 at 12:26 PM, Ali Hobbies said:

I’m glad it was useful @jmccarty3 . I am not sure if it would be possible to swap the nibs but, as @whichwatch suggests, grinding is an option. I have a friend who had his medium #50 ground to an extra fine and he is very pleased with it. 
 

May I ask, what is your preferred ink with the Emperor?

My favorite ink for this pen is Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuyu-kusa. Unfortunately, it has been discontinued, but I have a couple of spare bottles.

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20 minutes ago, jmccarty3 said:

My favorite ink for this pen is Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuyu-kusa. Unfortunately, it has been discontinued, but I have a couple of spare bottles.

Thank you. I do love Iroshizuku. My favorite is Asa Gao. 

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On 12/31/2024 at 4:57 AM, Ali Hobbies said:

I am fairly new to the hobby compared to most of you. Over the last year I have really come to enjoy writing and the hobby overall. 
 

I love a lot of pens but my favorite is the Namiki Emperor. I get a lot of joy writing with it. When I was researching which one to get, I was curious to get a comparison of the various nibs. Earlier today I put together my own comparison of the Medium Fine, Medium, and Broad nibs. Attaching the photo here in case it is useful. 
 

Apologies for my poor script. It is one of my New Year’s resolutions to improve it. 
 

 

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Thank you very much for this post. 

 

I just would like to know whether the fine nib is scratchy or not. I don't want to buy a pen with a so wide nib as the Sailor KOP's M.

 

Thanks in advance!

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17 hours ago, ThomasReger said:

Thank you very much for this post. 

 

I just would like to know whether the fine nib is scratchy or not. I don't want to buy a pen with a so wide nib as the Sailor KOP's M.

 

Thanks in advance!

You are most welcome.
 

Finest one I have is the medium-fine and, in my experience, it is not scratchy at all. I don’t have the fine. 

 

I hope this helps. 

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You are most welcome.
 

Finest one I have is the medium-fine and, in my experience, it is not scratchy at all. I don’t have the fine. 

 

I hope this helps. 

Yes, it does! Thank you very much!

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