Gold. Only gold nibs can be retipped for decent stub nibs. Gold plated steel can't be so I have NO use for them unless they stub or italic already. Al Besser ---- Aaron Taubman <taubman.aaron@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This is a contraversial issue. What kind of nibs do you prefer? Gold, > steel or other? > > I happen to prefer Gold, 18 Kt is perfect and 14 is very nice. I am not one > for stiff nibs but there are some steel nibs that write like their > counterparts. So when I order a pen or buy one, I normally buy one with a > gold nib, I like the flex and smooth feel. Of course looks are also nice > too. IMHO I think Lamy has some of the best steel nibs out there on the > market. > > I am just making topic for conversation. I know with the proper nibmeister, > they can make just about any nib feel like gold or whatever you choose. I > also noticed the price of gold nibs have gone up significantly in the past 2 > years due to the market. I guess thats why I have not bought anything in a > long time!!! LoL!! > > Aaron > > TNS ========================================================= To Unsubscribe: Send email to fptalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. The email that you then receive MUST be replied to per instructions to complete the process.