Lamy Cursive Writing Spare Nib
This spare nib is compatible with most current Lamy pens that uses a Lamy steel nib. This nib is not compatible with the Lamy 2000.
Note: Pen is not included.
To to find out more about the Lamy Cursive Writing Nib, please check out our blog post.
When installing it, it shaved off a chunk of my Safari's nib, and one side sits further away and not flush with the nib. They are not going to be separated because I don't think I can get the nib off.
It writes smoothly and pleasantly. The lines that come out look closer to a Lamy medium than a Lamy fine. I was planning on doing writing drills for Chinese characters, but it looks like if I'm using this nib and pen, I'll have to practice in large font.
This is a beautifully easy writing nib. I was expecting something similar to a flex nib, but actually it writes almost like a rollerball, in that it can draw lines in any direction and change in angle without catching, going scratchy, or significant line width variation. It loses some of the charm of a fountain pen in that regard, but makes up for it in ease of use. Line variation is pretty minimal, but I was getting beautiful 意連 and 連綿 (connections between lines/words). It is also butter smooth for English cursive as well.
It would be easy for someone to pick this up and use it immediately without any experience with fountain pens. I hesitate to call it an ideal beginner pen, since it doesn't react the same as a standard nib. If someone wanted the concept of a fountain pen without the learning curve, this might be an ideal middle ground.
This is definitely my new favourite nib in the Lamy collection by far. It was a very tight squeeze on my old Lamy Safari (10+ years old) and a bit of the plastic slivered off, so I suspect my old fine nib might be a bit loose in the future. I don't expect to be switching back any time soon, so I don't mind.
