Pilot Vp W/ .8Mm "dailyitalic" Grind From Indypendance

August 7, 2015

Terrific review! I was wondering what this grind looked like. Thank you. I may have to contact Ms. Kennedy to see what she might be able to do for some of my existing pens.

August 11, 2015

Did your nib start off as a "B" or something else?

Sorry for the delay in responding, but it was ground from a B nib.

September 7, 2015

I like the daily italic idea. Is anyone else doing this grind? I would send my pen to Linda but it's hard to have a pen out for more than a few months for me.

Also I'm curious, is it considered bad manners for a nib grinder to copy another's grind? I would think that there are so few nib grinds that this question doesn't come up often.

September 9, 2015

I like the daily italic idea. Is anyone else doing this grind? I would send my pen to Linda but it's hard to have a pen out for more than a few months for me.

Also I'm curious, is it considered bad manners for a nib grinder to copy another's grind? I would think that there are so few nib grinds that this question doesn't come up often.

I wouldn't think so as there's a limited variation of FP grinds like architect. You could specify crisper/smoother for CI and stubs too. Each grind is slightly different due to the finishing methods of a nibmeister too.

September 12, 2015

Hi thanks for this review and the comments ... All very useful. This definitely will be kept in mind as I'm waiting to receive my VP...

March 3, 2016

Will be seeing Linda this weekend at the Baltimore Pen Show! I like line variation, so I'll ask her which has more the Stub, Cursive Italic or the DailyItalic™.

March 6, 2016

Will be seeing Linda this weekend at the Baltimore Pen Show! I like line variation, so I'll ask her which has more the Stub, Cursive Italic or the DailyItalic™.

Visited Linda at the Baltimore Pen Show on Friday. Tried her test pens with her different grinds and liked the cursive italic the best. Montblanc 146 with a medium nib (wrote more like a broad) before and after. She said it ended up being about .56mm. Perfect for my writing style!

Edited March 6, 2016 by Tasmith