christof (January 15th, 2021)
The reason I was asking about gold is what they say:
"German high quality nib made of Gold. Gold material gives flexibility to the nib allowing the user high control of the stroke. Also the Gold makes the nib smoother on paper."
I really doubt that these gold nibs deserve the designation "flexibel" (but may be I am wrong). Also should be mentioned that the Gold never touches the paper, since there is writing tip made of another, much harder metal than gold.
Do not get me wrong, I love gold nibs, but I am unsure if the writing experience of these modern gold nibs is really different to the steel nibs. But to be honest, in this case I finally opted for a steel spring for cost reasons.
Z.
Last edited by christof; January 15th, 2021 at 08:33 AM.
Let me say this as a flex nib nut
While it is true that the tipping material is the one that touches the paper, it is the *body* of the nib that determines whether the nib has good or bad or no flexibility. This nib "body" can be made with steel or gold alloy, or Palladium or Silver-Palladium, or titanium, etc. with steel and gold being the mainstream choices.
Both gold and steel nibs can be made flexible. I am referring to the vintage ones, not modern ones.
How do I know? Because I've seen both steel and gold vintage nibs that have excellent flexibility. Mostly gold, but there are some *vintage* steel nibs from Japan and Germany that are flexible.
Sorry for digressing from the topic. Hopefully this is somewhat useful.
Yazeh (January 15th, 2021)
just to name an example:
Montblanc
Montblanc Meisterstück 136 Stahlfeder by C.M.Z, auf Flickr
but there are a lot more like Pelikan, Osmia, Kaweco and so on...
C.
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