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RocketDog
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May 24, 2016
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This will be my first fountain pen, request an order "review" by more experienced users please. I am a right handed writer with a rather Fred Flintstone style of print. I believe i want to order a Left-Handed Italic Oblique, Broad, or Extra Broad. Did I get the left/right handed correct (right hand writer), and is the nib choice appropriate for a first time user? Thanks.
May 24, 2016
Nightharper
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May 24, 2016
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RocketDogWell if you like a high learning curve, you could go with a oblique nib. The thing is you don't know the angle the nib will be cut, at least I don't know if there's a standard angle at which oblique nib are cut. I'd stick with standard italics or stubs for line variations.
From what I've understand, oblique nib are for people who tend to turn slightly their pens while writing, so the nib is cut in a shape that fits their holding and writing style.
As for this pen, it's a large and heavy one so I think you'll be comfortable enough. I find it a bit tiring to write with after two hours straight.
Hope this helps! :)
May 24, 2016
BarryB
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May 27, 2016
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RocketDogHi RocketDog. Stellar choice of first pen. Welcome to fountain pen world. :-) My CP writes better than some others multiple times its price. No to the Left-handed Oblique. Right handed will normally use an oblique that slants to the left. I am right-handed, too, and use an oblique on the Italix Captain's Commission, while my Churchman's Prescriptor is a broad italic. For your first fountain pen, I would recommend a medium or broad cursive stub. That would give you nice line variation and allow you to explore your own tastes more easily and will be fun. Obliques may be demanding for extensive block print writing, especially at first go.
May 27, 2016
Rosebud41
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May 27, 2016
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RocketDogThe Mr. Pen nib grinds are a bit bigger than most other nibs. I suggest a medium italic for your needs. The Obliques are only useful if you already know with certainty that you rotate the barrel as you write, and if you have never used an Fpen before, you probably do not know whether or not this is your tendency. I have my CP with a broad italic and it is a very large writer and needs careful care on my part to make sure my loops are not filled in when I write cursively. It's a great nib, but i wouldn't want to use it as a daily writer.
If you are accustomed to using something like a Pilot G2 "fine" that pen is a 0.7 mm. The extra broad italic is close to a full millimeter larger, while a medium italic is only about 50% bigger than the standard gel or ball point one can buy in Staples.That is why I think medium italic may be a better fit, especially for a newcomer.
You can also exchange nibs using Mr. Pen's website, even after you ink them. The free nib swap applies for 30 days after receipt of the pen, and you have to pay only for shipping the old nib assembly to the UK (about $13 in my case). Mr. Pen sends the selected replacement nib back to you at their expense. So I suggest starting with med italic and if you cannot write smoothly with, try the med stub. And if you absolutely need a broad or extra broad, you can swap for one of those.
May 27, 2016
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