best music pen?

[jillmus]

I've been looking at Sailor 1911 with a music nib. Any more suggestions for good pens to write music with?

 

Thanks in advance

 

Jill

[Strang]

I'm pretty sure Platinum makes a music nib for their 3776 model. But...I may be deluded.

[jillmus]

ooops see below!

Edited September 24, 2008 by jillmus

[jillmus]

I'm pretty sure Platinum makes a music nib for their 3776 model. But...I may be deluded.

 

Just had a look and they do...nice pens! Also just read a review here and they have a good reputation. Just need to find one for a good price now!

 

Thanks for the feedback

Jill

[RevAaron]

I was going to ask this very same question- I was mostly thinking of either tha Platinum 3776 w/ Music nib or a Pilot Custom 74 with a music nib. Held off asking because I'm not planning on buying this for a while, but I'm still curious.

 

Reading reviews of what other folks have said, the general vibe I got was that the Platinum is better for actually writing music because of the more dramatic line variation, and the Pilot is better for writing, because it's smoother. No mention of the Sailor the thread I'm thinking of, but perhaps someone who has used all three might be willing to comment?

 

Aaron

[DrPJM1]

I have all three: Platinum's has a great nib, Pilot's is not as sharp bt it's still great, and Sailor's has rounded shoulders like a stub. The 1st two are better for writing music and italics, Sailor's can be used as a stub nib as it does not cut into paper when incorrectly held.

 

IMHO: get the 3776 Platinum on a beautiful celluloid body, or get the Platinum 3776 or Pilot Custom 74 in black for a lot less money, or get the Sailor on the larger 1911 body if you like a larger more substantial size pen.

[simonrob]

I was going to ask this very same question- I was mostly thinking of either tha Platinum 3776 w/ Music nib or a Pilot Custom 74 with a music nib. Held off asking because I'm not planning on buying this for a while, but I'm still curious.

 

Reading reviews of what other folks have said, the general vibe I got was that the Platinum is better for actually writing music because of the more dramatic line variation, and the Pilot is better for writing, because it's smoother. No mention of the Sailor the thread I'm thinking of, but perhaps someone who has used all three might be willing to comment?

 

Aaron

 

Even if a Pilot music nib is smoother (I have no idea), it can't be by much - my Platinum 3776 is very smooth (and wet and just plain wonderful, if you like broad stubs cut fairly thin). Unsurprisingly, it writes much the same as a Nakaya music nib (the only one I've compared it to).

 

An ebay auction for a c. 15 year-old small Omas with a music nib ended last night; I was rather tempted - but, as the starting price was c. $300, not *that* tempted.... Anyone know what those are like?

 

Simon

[DrPJM1]

That's because Platinum supplies Nakaya with their nibs.

[Jimothy]

Please excuse my ignorance, but what, exactly, is a music nib.

 

I have been writing music with an ordinary pen for most of my life. What have I been missing out on?

[zenshrink]

I have a platinum, nakaya,sailor, Pilot and Omas with music nibs. If you want a good basic music pen the Platinum would work. The pilot doesn't have as much line variation. I would sell you the Pilot or Platinum at a good price. Or both if you want them. The other's are probably better for writing. Nakayas are very expensive.

[Wolverine1]

I have a friend who is a graduate student in music Composition at the Univ of Michigan. He is a newbie to fountain pens, but I have seen him use a newer Sailor 1911 with the factory Music Nib, and he says he loves it.

I was watching a documentary about the composer Elliott Carter, and it showed him using either a pencil or a dip pen on oversized manuscript paper.