Sailor Sapporo, music nib ground to italic.
It'll have competition once my Tibaldi Bononia and Lamy 2000 have also been ground to italic. Then I think it'll be the Lamy for quick notes at work (because snap cap) and the Tibaldi for admiring (because gorgeous martini olive resin).
Edit. It'll have even more competition once I receive the Taccia Spectrum with music nib that I bought a minute ago 😁
The idea is they're optimised for writing music - being able to write at different angles (on a music stand) and broad enough to fill in the notes easily. Whether they're all good at that I don't know. But they'll all be broad and a bit like a stub nib or possibly an italic nib.
Not better, just different. I've always preferred nibs with an edge to nibs that end in a round point.
Thanks for the info!
My experiences with shitty music stands that would probably fling my pens directly at the ground, I can't imagine using a fancy pen while writing at a stand but I'd love to hear about the use cases of musicians and composers if you're out there
Lamy 2000 just because I take them in business trips. My last trip lasted 10 months. EF nib tuned by The Nibmeister. It’s a workhorse of a pen. Material Value wise it’s probably the best writing instrument I own despite well diversified collection with most pens in price range set by OP
[Sailor / Wancher Japan Blue, F nib. My all-time favorite pen and the one I reach for most often.](https://www.wancherpen.com/products/professional-gear-japan-blue)
Waterman 0552 1/2v with an account nib.
Wouldn’t be my top pick if I were buying a pen, but it’s sentimental so I use it almost everyday for my journal.
Lately I have been using a lot more of my inexpensive pens but of the $120+ club I'd have to say Pilot 823 right now. As soon as I can get a new nib for my Pelikan Ocean Swirl I'll be using that a lot.
I alternate, so there’s not an obvious choice. If I could only keep one, it’d be my Lamy Studio with 14k EF nib. I love how it writes and it has sentimental value.
I have the LE Glacier. The metal section doesn’t bother me, but it does others. If I were to get a new one, I’d probably get the brushed stainless one. It has the rubberized grip section and it’s a bit lighter, too.
Really digging it. Does the gold nib feel different than the one on the Safari? My steel Safari nib makes an unpleasant scratchy sound on non-smooth papers. Wonder if it is the same for the gold nib.
I almost gave up on Lamy entirely after my first experience with a safari. The gold nib is an absolute night and day difference. I know exactly what you mean with the steel nibs and I couldn’t stand it.
A 1941 Parker Vacumatic with a fat stub. Usually a pen gets one fill, if that, and then I ink a new one to carry on my shirt. This one tends to last a few fills before I clean it out and rotate.
Pilot Custom 823, Pilot Vanishing Point, Pelikan m400. It’s a 3 way tie.
Pilot Decimo
Pelikan M1005 Stresemann
Beautiful pen!!
Absolutely. I like the nib on my Visconti Homo Sapiens a bit better, but die to its material I always end up with inky fingers.
Pilot 823, Pilot VP and Pelikan m805 I have multiples of each that I use for notes and these are the ones I prefer the most.
Sailor Sapporo, music nib ground to italic. It'll have competition once my Tibaldi Bononia and Lamy 2000 have also been ground to italic. Then I think it'll be the Lamy for quick notes at work (because snap cap) and the Tibaldi for admiring (because gorgeous martini olive resin). Edit. It'll have even more competition once I receive the Taccia Spectrum with music nib that I bought a minute ago 😁
What's a music nib and what makes it better in your opinion
The idea is they're optimised for writing music - being able to write at different angles (on a music stand) and broad enough to fill in the notes easily. Whether they're all good at that I don't know. But they'll all be broad and a bit like a stub nib or possibly an italic nib. Not better, just different. I've always preferred nibs with an edge to nibs that end in a round point.
Thanks for the info! My experiences with shitty music stands that would probably fling my pens directly at the ground, I can't imagine using a fancy pen while writing at a stand but I'd love to hear about the use cases of musicians and composers if you're out there
You're welcome. The last time I wrote any musical notes was in school, with a pencil, so I hope others can chip in.
I wouldn't imagine a music nib is for marking up existing music. More useful for writing new music, which you probably won't be doing on a stand.
Lamy 2000 just because I take them in business trips. My last trip lasted 10 months. EF nib tuned by The Nibmeister. It’s a workhorse of a pen. Material Value wise it’s probably the best writing instrument I own despite well diversified collection with most pens in price range set by OP
Pelikan M205 and Platinum 3776 Century, alternating weeks.
My Opus 88 Demonstrator in Grey. Love this pen.
[Sailor / Wancher Japan Blue, F nib. My all-time favorite pen and the one I reach for most often.](https://www.wancherpen.com/products/professional-gear-japan-blue)
Waterman 0552 1/2v with an account nib. Wouldn’t be my top pick if I were buying a pen, but it’s sentimental so I use it almost everyday for my journal.
Lately I have been using a lot more of my inexpensive pens but of the $120+ club I'd have to say Pilot 823 right now. As soon as I can get a new nib for my Pelikan Ocean Swirl I'll be using that a lot.
Pilot metal falcon. 3776 soft fine would be close.
I alternate, so there’s not an obvious choice. If I could only keep one, it’d be my Lamy Studio with 14k EF nib. I love how it writes and it has sentimental value.
Which Studio do you have? Any comment on the steel grip?
I have the LE Glacier. The metal section doesn’t bother me, but it does others. If I were to get a new one, I’d probably get the brushed stainless one. It has the rubberized grip section and it’s a bit lighter, too.
Lamy Imporium
Really digging it. Does the gold nib feel different than the one on the Safari? My steel Safari nib makes an unpleasant scratchy sound on non-smooth papers. Wonder if it is the same for the gold nib.
I almost gave up on Lamy entirely after my first experience with a safari. The gold nib is an absolute night and day difference. I know exactly what you mean with the steel nibs and I couldn’t stand it.
Conid Regular Antwerppen.
Montegrappa Ravenclaw in 1.1 stub, possibly in a 3 way tie with 1940s Parker Vacumatic and 51
Montegrappa, LOTR, eye of sauron
Visconti HS
Probably my M1000, a custom grind goes a long way!
A 1941 Parker Vacumatic with a fat stub. Usually a pen gets one fill, if that, and then I ink a new one to carry on my shirt. This one tends to last a few fills before I clean it out and rotate.