Comments on: Levenger True Writer Fountain Pen Replacement Nib

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:02:22 +0000

@Kristina: I’ve been following Pendemonium for awhile and bought a FP with a custom ground nib from them last year (Lamy Safari). http://www.pendemonium.com/ It seems their custom grinding option runs about $20-30 depending on how fine you want the nib. It might be an alternative to purchasing a new fine point nib, and may give results more consistent with what you’re looking for. True Writer nibs run $24 from Levenger so the price isn’t too different. I’m sure there are others that can do the grinding, I am just a long-time customer, so this is what I am familiar with. I have been considering this option for my True Writers, I just haven’t gotten around to it yet.

By: OfficeSupplyGeek

OfficeSupplyGeek — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:43:58 +0000

@debraji – Yeah, I dont know what the deal is, it seems to me that there might be a consistency issue with their nibs, but I do agree, the are great looking pens. Sorry, not sure how I missed your comment and didnt get back to you until now.

@Kristina – Levenger did end up sending me a new nib, but it was really no different than the first. Here is a link to a follow up review that I did:
http://officesupplygeek.com/pen-review/fountain-pens/revisiting-the-levenger-fine-fountain-pen-nib/

Hope that helps.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:56:59 +0000

I’m curious what the resolution was with this. Did you get a replacement fine tip nib that actually wrote with a fine line? I just bought a Medium tipped Kyoto fountain pen for super cheap on ebay. I was thinking of buying a replacement but this post made me pause and wonder if I should . . . I absolutely love your blog!

By: debraji

debraji — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:10:34 +0000

It’s a shame, because I *really* like the True Writers. They are a pleasure to write with and are attractive-looking pens. I was hoping that Levenger just had a batch of M nibs that were mislabeled F.

By: OfficeSupplyGeek

OfficeSupplyGeek — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:47:31 +0000

@debraji – I’m glad to know it wasnt just me, but that is a little disappointing that the response was kind of “blah” from them. I’m unfortunately probably going to avoid the Levenger fountain pens for this reason as well, I just prefer writing with a much smaller nib than a Medium.

By: debraji

debraji — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:18:14 +0000

I had the same exact nib problem.I also have another True Writer with an F nib that does indeed write an F line, so I knew I was making a fair comparison.

Levenger replaced the F nib with another F nib that wrote an M line. After some back and forth, they told me that was just the way the nibs were, and maybe older nibs were thinner once, but too bad. (They were very polite, but that’s what it boiled down to.)

I’ve since purchased a stub nib for the pen which is great–but I’m reluctant to buy any more True Writers if I can’t get an F nib that’s really an F nib.

By: OfficeSupplyGeek

OfficeSupplyGeek — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:33:03 +0000

@Stephanie – Good to know that across brands they are a little wider.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:51:09 +0000

I have all fine points on my True Writers and I have not compared them against a medium of the same brand. I have compared them against fine points from other manufacturers and found the True Writer fine to produce the thickest line of them all.

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uberVU - social comments — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:26:23 +0000

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By: OfficeSupplyGeek

OfficeSupplyGeek — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:51:41 +0000

@Anna – I will be sure to update this post after I get a chance to call them. They always stand behind their stuff and have great customer service, so I know they will take care of whatever the issue might be here.

@Tom – Thanks for that bit of info, always good to have a known fountain pen expert from Goldspot weigh in on the issue so I know Im not crazy.

@Kelly – Thanks for the feedback, helpful to know that it looks like a medium to you as well, at least I know Im not off base here.

@Taylor – Thanks for stopping by and Im glad you have been enjoying the blog. Im looking forward to good stuff from yours as well, and please feel free to link, its much appreciated.