Sailor and Pilot - why buy anything else?

[guyy]

Why write with anything else?

Well because lots of other makers made nibs with more character. My favorite nibs are on old Wahls and Montblancs. The KoP has some of the softness of my 1960s MB 24, but lacks the line variation of the Montblanc. To my knowledge, neither Sailor nor Pilot make an oblique, much less one with the crisp line variation that my 1950s Pelikans & MBs yield. I also enjoy a flex nib from time to time and again, neither Sailor nor Pilot make a nib that approaches my old Wahls in terms of flexibility.

I do like Sailors and i regularly use two of mine. One is strictly business, the other is a stubbed KoP. It’s a great pen, but i don’t think it would keep my interest without the aftermarket nib work.