I am about to buy a Platinum Plaisir, Lamy Al-Star, or a TWISBI Eco (or possibly all of them) but I can’t decide which nibs. Even physical shops around here don’t have inked pens to try. Problem is different makers and countries describe nibs differently, eg with Japanese F often being like European EF apparently.
Any tips? I hate scratchiness and like some stroke variation, but I generally prefer finer nibs usually on cheap paper. If that means anything, my Muji pen is about right but a liitle too scratchy. My old Pilot F is excellent.
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That helps – thanks. I apply almost no pressure, with pens basically resting on my hand, so F may be more appropriate for an Eco for me.
Not applying pressure also means very light pens don’t work great for me but I prefer the metal look more than resin.
So weird you can’t try them out. The shops over here don’t have pens inked up either, but when asked they will dip the pen in ink so you can try them. How else are you able to decide which one to buy?
I was planning to suggest dipping tomorrow. Fingers crossed but the general attitude here is like going to a supermarket.
Man that sucks. It’s not like they have customers lining up around the corner so a little a bit of customerservice wouldn’t hurt them.
Lamy AL star nibs can be changed super easy, if that helps.
