Pelikan M1000 : Om/ob Nib Samples?

[alonenotalone]

Hello everyone,

 

This is my first post on this forum.

I've been reading you for some time, which helped me make my mind: I bought a TWSBI Mini (w/ EF and M nibs) and just ordered a Pelikan M1000 (w/ M nib).

 

Depending on how Pelikan's M nib feels, I may want to buy a second nib later.

I didn't find any good samples of OM and OB nibs.

 

Are these nibs easy to use? I really don't like scratchy nibs and I don't wanna do calligraphy… Just taking notes at work and writing letters.

 

Thanks

Edited March 17, 2013 by alonenotalone

[Frank C]

I have M800/M805s with some of the O3B and OBB nibs. They are fairly easy to use and give nice line variation. I would expect the M1000s to be similar, but with more flex, because of the larger nib. By the way, you don't really need flex with oblique nibs; the tip provides the line variation.

 

I would recommend that you try the pens at a retailer. If you can't find a Pelikan dealer, most Mont Blanc stores have demonstrator pens with all their various nib sizes, including obliques, to try.

 

I am a big guy with big hands, but for longer writing sessions, I prefer using an M800 over an M1000.

Edited March 17, 2013 by Frank C

[penmanila]

the pelikan M1000 nib is one of the most beautiful nibs out there--both to write with, and to look at. here's mine, originally an OB nib:

 

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3047/2626398909_b1b397cef2_z.jpg

 

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3262/2660357262_9b0d41db01_z.jpg

 

i later decided to turn the OB into a broad stub, and (for me) it wrote even better. here it is, using diamine oxblood:

 

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8018/7459309596_b399893621_z.jpg

 

it's a wonderfully springy, practically flexy, nib. no other pelikan nib is like it (and i have pelikans and nibs in almost all the other sizes as well).

[Bo Bo Olson]

I've heard a modern 800 is a nail (I had a vintage '80's-800 go through my hand a real nice springy nib), so is talking about leopard, where the 1000 is a semi-flex or soft nib, with more flex, so is like talking about a cheetah.

Completely different spotted cats.

 

Before buying a 1000 look at vintage 400NN pens. They have a real nice nib with some flex. I have a 'flexi' OF that is grand. I have an 140 with a great semi-flex OB. These are 14 C nibs a different alloy than 14 K.

 

Some folks think the nib of the 1000 is too thin.

I don't know...I do know it is 18 K, so is not as safe a nib as a vintage 18 C or a good 14 C or K nib. Safe in it can bend easier and stay bent.

 

400NN is a medium large pen, the same size as a 600 but narrower. Holds a ton of ink, more than it looks.

[fabrimedeiros]

the pelikan M1000 nib is one of the most beautiful nibs out there--both to write with, and to look at. here's mine, originally an ....

 

i later decided to turn the OB into a broad stub, and (for me) it wrote even better. here it is, using diamine oxblood:

 

 

 

it's a wonderfully springy, practically flexy, nib. no other pelikan nib is like it (and i have pelikans and nibs in almost all the other sizes as well).

Awesome! Your B looks stubish! M1000 nib is one of my favorite, very juicy and soft!

[alonenotalone]

Thanks for the advice and the samples !

I'll try these nibs in a shop… Of course I'm gonna spend some time with the M nib first.

[georges zaslavsky]

You will like the OM/OB