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    Default Are the new Lamy 200 nibs, post 2004, different?

    Hi Everyone,

    I bought my first fountain pen, a Lamy 2000, maybe 8-9 years ago. It was a medium nib and had a good uniform line width no matter how I wrote with it... up-down-strokes and left-right-stroke.

    The nib was damaged and repaired by Lamy. Now the left-right-stroke is thinner than the up-down-stroke.

    Has anyone else seen this?

    Thanks,
    Dave

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    That is typical of a stub, cursive italic or italic nib. See the nib grinding thread in the repair forum for further info.
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    Hi Ivan:
    Yes, I would agree that is the standard fair for a Stub.

    It seems as though the nib design has changed "around" 2009-2010. I had a friends Lamy 2000 (pre-2010 nib) and my Lamy 2000 (with a Lamy replaced post-2010 nib). Pics below.

    Side by side: pre-2010 nib (left), post-2010 nib (right)


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    The design seems to go from a "flat cut" nib design at about a 30-45 degree angle, to a "ballpoint" rounded type of design. There is a difference. I don't like the new styled nib. Writes weird to me.

    I loved my Lamy 2000 (old styled nib). It made me a FPGeek. Sad to say I may have to part ways.
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    You could always send it off to a nibmeister to get ground the way you like. Show them your old sample and have them match it.
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    I've decided to night to retire the 2000. It was a good pen. Now I'll use my Lamy Brilliant Accent pen that I have grew fonder of over the 2000.

    Ivan,
    Thanks for the input.

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