I would like to hear from people who have used some "upgrade" nibs from Lou, Brian Gray (Edison, Nibmeister) and any other source for better nibs. I've heard alot about Lou's nibs here, but not Brians. How do they write? Compared to Lou's, how do they write? Are there others out there that I should consider? I would like to keep my busines here with IAP members, but I'm still fairly new to the forum and not sure who else offers nibs around here. Just PM me if you don't want to state your opinions "outloud". Thanks.
Although I am known for my bashfulness on the forum, but I will come out of my shell and share my thoughts on this subject. :wink:
First, I don't think this is a good way to determine which nibs are the "best". I think this could easily turn into a popularity contest which would serve no purpose whatsoever.
Brian has not been offereing his Meister nibs that long so I doubt there would be many who have had a chance to try them and compare them to the Heritance® nibs Lou offers and I cannot find where Anthony offers steel nibs as I can only see 14k nibs on his site.
If you are really interested in finding a nib to use in your pens, why not just do what I did and order a few from Lou and a few from Brian and compare them yourself? I didn't get Brians nibs in time for my recent show to have customers determine which they preferred so can't say.
The only way to learn which are "best" is to offer each nib to a customer to test drive then decide on which one he or she wants to purchase.... THAT is the real test as it is the customer in the end who decides which nib gets the nod, not fellow forum members... unless they of course are buying your pens!
BUT... I have a feeling that even if you offer a customer each nib to try, you might be prepared to have several of each on hand since neither will be chosen over the other 100% of the time!
Just my thoughts, not "taking sides" in an issue than could be taken personally. With all the above said, actually I do have a "favorite" nib, it has been in the pen I use every day for going on two years now and I LOVE the way it writes, here is a shot of it with a close up so you can see the nib markings.....