I won an auction for a Sailor Special Gift Professional Gear with a medium 2 tone 21k nib. After I won it I didn't realize that there was another variety of nib for this pen, the N-T nib (abbreviated in order to avoid misspellings), which has in turn piqued my interest. My experience with pens is not that great and I don't have any experience with this brand or nib but thankfully many of you have some experience with both of these nibs and am curious to hear your opinions on both.
How great is the difference between Sailor nibs?
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What is the designation of the nib you've purchased? Not sure what we are comparing .... and welcome to the Nib!
http://www.nibs.com/SailorNibPage.htm
Here is a link to a page that describes some of the nibs.
http://www.nibs.com/SailorSpecialtyNibs.htm
Here is a link to a page the reviews their speciality nibs.
Here is a link to a page that describes some of the nibs.
http://www.nibs.com/SailorSpecialtyNibs.htm
Here is a link to a page the reviews their speciality nibs.
You should know a lot of the specialty nibs from sailor cost more them the entire pen you just bought
But they all lay down interesting lines and a lot require you to change your writing angles to get the variations out of them
The NT nib is almost a reverse stub in that it writes a thicker line on cross strokes and thinner lines on vertical ones
But there regular nibs are fantastic for everyday pens... and the two tone nibs on the Pro gear are unique to that line... the specialty nibs I don't believe have thar
But they all lay down interesting lines and a lot require you to change your writing angles to get the variations out of them
The NT nib is almost a reverse stub in that it writes a thicker line on cross strokes and thinner lines on vertical ones
But there regular nibs are fantastic for everyday pens... and the two tone nibs on the Pro gear are unique to that line... the specialty nibs I don't believe have thar
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For an everyday writer a sailor medium nib should be fantastic for you
Those are excellent smooth nibs. You won't regret it!
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I'm sure you'll be very pleased with that Sailor 21K medium nib. It has rather long tines, so it should be sort of bouncy. My 21K fine Sailor nib was, anyway, but I sold it because it was too fine and scratchy for my liking. I probably would have kept it if it were a medium nib. The specialty nibs are very different from the standard 21K nibs. The Naginata-togi (N-t) nibs run very broad, and they're probably not a great choice if you're new to fountain pens or just looking for a daily use nib.
Don't get me wrong. I love my M-F N-t nib, and the Professional Gear it's in is a great pen. It's wonderful for writing letters and playing around with. Like James mentioned above, it writes a broad horizontal stroke and a fine to medium-fine vertical stroke. It's an interesting nib.
-Andy
Oscar, congratulations on the new pen and enjoy it! Also, welcome to the NIB!
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Sailor makes a nib for it's larger and more prestigious pens called the "Naginata". The Naginata was/is originally a samurai weapon: sort of a sword/spear combo, with a long blade.
Sailor used the name to describe a longer nib on its more prestigious pens. These are "regular" nibs, but with a more dramatic look.
Sailor also long employed a master nib crafter named Nagahara-san. He developed a series of specialty nibs with different shapes, that accommodate all sorts of different writing styles ... sometimes several styles in the same nib! His original and "basic" specialty nib is callee the "naginata togi", and provides a broad cross-stroke and a thinner down-stroke. The naginata-togi can be had relatively inexpensively (for a gold nib on a high-end pen) starting around $200 if one is patient on e-bay auctions from reliable Japanese sellers.
Beyond that, there are a whole range of other, more specialised specialty nibs, which can be far more expensive. More info here. The original nib master, Nagahara Nobuyoshi, is now retired; he is succeeded by his son, Nagahara Yukio.
IF you like fine nibs, the specialty line is not for you (... except maybe the saibi-togi super ultra extra fine.) If you like thick lines of ink, and line variation, then there is lots to explore. Remember, Japanese writing is ultimately based on brush pens, not nibbed pens like in Europe, so the more exotic Japanese nibs will seek to recreate the sort of variation that was obtainable from brush pen writing for Japanese characters ... but it still provides a lot of enjoyment for writing the Roman alphabet too.
I'd suggest a medium-fine naginata-togi to start ... it will be far broader than a regular m/f nib, BTW, so be prepared for that ... and let that be your entry into this world ... and it may be all you ever need since it's such a great nib.
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