Clock-wise from the top, these are the pens:
At 12 o’clock: Pilot Super 200 made in 1962. Hose filling (quarter-switch) system. 14 K gold nib.
Pilot Super 250, E model, made in 1967. Hose filling (quarter switch) system. 14 K gold nib.
Pilot Custom Grandee made in 1982. Cartridge-converter. 14 K gold nib.
Pilot Custom 74 made in 2010. Cartridge-converter. 14 K gold nib.
Twsbi Diamond 530, red, with a Kubo Kohei’s nib in size 2. Piston filler. Steel nib. This is a “frankenpen”. Twsbi does not sell music nibs for its pens. The best we can get are italic nibs.
Platinum P-300 made in 1969. Cartridge-converter. 18 K gold nib.
Platinum pocket with wingflow nib, made in 1978. Cartridge. 14 K gold nib.
Platinum 3776 in celluloid (calico pattern) made in 2009. Cartridge-converter. 14 K gold nib.
Platinum 3776 Century, made in 2012. Cartridge-converter. 14 K gold nib.
For this list, I have purposely ignored the music nibs currently made by Sailor in 14 K gold and steel. Those have failed in attracting my attention and their writing was never very pleasant. But Sailor, nonetheless, had manufactured three-tined music nibs in the past. The current Cross-music nib, by nibmeister Nagahara, is a totally different animal.
All these nibs, save for those currently on production, are rare finds in the second hand market. Rare, however, only means that it takes longer to find. Collecting has a lot to do with being patient.
Parker 51, octanium nib – Pilot Blue
Bruno Taut
In flight over Europe, November 13th, 2013
etiquetas: Pilot, Platinum, nibmeister Kubo Kohei, plumín, plumín musical, Sailor, estilofilia, Twsbi
Bruno Taut
In flight over Europe, November 13th, 2013
etiquetas: Pilot, Platinum, nibmeister Kubo Kohei, plumín, plumín musical, Sailor, estilofilia, Twsbi
4 comments:
Ahhh! They look astonishing.
That wasn't narcissism, that was public service.
Hello! Would you happen to have a writing sample of the different nibs? It will be hard but I will be looking for a Platinum BelAge as well! I love Music nibs!
Thank you all for passing by and commenting.
Thanks for your suggestion, Beobeo. I will take it into consideration, but it might take a while. I am, on the other hand, quite skeptical about the value of those written samples, albeit in the case of italic/stub nibs I concede that you can see the line variation. But the writing experience is a lot more than how the line looks on the paper.
Cheers,
BT
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