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Lamy 2000 Nibs?


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Hi Chris, sorry about not responding to your question in the other thread - things got a bit hectic yesterday.

 

I hope if you are able to find a BB you will show us some pics and maybe even give some input on the process of changing nibs.

 

The 2000 I have, with the BB nib that was stubbed by Pendleton Brown, seems to be a fair bit wider and with more line variation than the unmodified but stubbish BB shown above; it is also a "soft" nib, with a little spring due to it being 18k. A wonderful nib, and one worth looking for.

 

David

 

Changing the nib is easy. Unscrew the section, push on the nib until the feed comes out, slip off the nib from the feed and replace it with the new one, put it all back together and there you go.

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Ridiculous prices here... I bought my ballpoint/pencil/fountain pen L2K set for $130AUD, only slightly more than a nib on its own! The Malaysian price isn't too bad though.

 

Agreed. The last two places I listed are both Australian - and Lamy prices are high here in Australia. Malaysian prices are quite cheap. Infact you could buy a FP from Malaysian for a couple of dollars more than the price of just the nib in Australia!!

 

I know, see the little Australian flag under my name? :roflmho: :P

 

I tend to source my (vast collection of) lamys from international sellers. Works out so much cheaper.

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Well, when I bought it the pen was around 40 years old, so the nib has been worn down slightly. It doesn't react well to changes in the angle (horizontal angle), but the sweet spot is ever so glassy smooth! If you have a controlled grip, it's a wonderfully fat nib :)

 

As for a writing sample, I'll ink it up and post it here in just a sec.

 

ETA: just to clarify, by changes in the angle, I mean if you tilt the nib like an oblique it doesn't write super well.

 

Also, after doing this writing sample, I decided to tinker with the nib a little, and opening the flow ever so slightly really helped with the jagged lines ;) Really enjoy this nib!

 

Here we go:

 

 

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Thank you for these images--especially the two quoted above. That does look like a lovely stub, and I really like to see what a 40-year-old nib looks like: lots of character.

 

This pushes me closer to the 2000 BB!

 

Chris

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Hi Chris, sorry about not responding to your question in the other thread - things got a bit hectic yesterday.

 

I hope if you are able to find a BB you will show us some pics and maybe even give some input on the process of changing nibs.

 

The 2000 I have, with the BB nib that was stubbed by Pendleton Brown, seems to be a fair bit wider and with more line variation than the unmodified but stubbish BB shown above; it is also a "soft" nib, with a little spring due to it being 18k. A wonderful nib, and one worth looking for.

 

David

 

Hi David--thanks for the reply!

 

Maybe I will try getting a modern 2000 BB, and then having Pendleton Brown make it a bit stubbier. I didn't know that 18k gold makes for a softer nib, though that makes sense once it's pointed out. I wonder where you could find an 18k nib--or an older 2000 with such a nib?

 

Thanks again!

 

Chris

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