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Nibs: Creating a Unique Writing Experience
 

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Your Hand Is Unique! Although a “stock” nib generally works very well for most people, a nib that is customized to your hand's unique requirements will often perform better. The tip can be shaped to compensate for the difference between being held at a steep angle or at a shallow angle to the paper, for example. Or, if you like great line variation but like modern pens with firmer nibs, your nib can be shaped as an italic or oblique italic. And so on.

To ensure that the nib I tune for you is adjusted in the best possible way, please be honest in your answers. Don’t tell me how you wish you handled a pen, tell me how you actually do handle a pen.

This Form Is Not a Repair Order or an Informational Query Form

The purpose of this form is to provide information that will assist me in customizing a nib to your specific requirements. It is not applicable when you are purchasing a stock nib or one of our preground specialty nibs. Stock nibs and preground specialty nibs are adjusted as described below.

I’m not able to answer queries sent through this form; for that, please use email.

Adjustment of Stock Nibs and Preground Specialty Nibs

Unless otherwise requested at the time of sale, I tune each new pen or nib at no extra charge before shipment. I fill the pen with Waterman Blue-Black ink and write with it on paper from the same fountain pen friendly pads we sell, adjusting as necessary to bring it up to the RichardsPens.com “factory” standard for smoothness and flow. The result is an adjusted nib, not a customized one.

Different inks or different papers can produce different results. Any special adjustment to accommodate your flow preference or a specific ink or paper comes under the heading of customization, and there will be an additional charge for that work.

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1.   Choose the illustration that most closely resembles the way you arrange your pen and paper.
Right-handed, paper vertical Right-handed, paper at an angle Right-handed, paper horizontal
  Right-handed, paper vertical   Right-handed, paper at an angle   Right-handed, paper horizontal
Left-handed overwriter, paper vertical Left-handed overwriter, paper at an angle Left-handed overwriter, paper horizontal
  Left-handed overwriter, paper vertical   Left-handed overwriter, paper at an angle   Left-handed overwriter, paper horizontal
Left-handed underwriter, paper at an angle Left-handed underwriter, paper horizontal If your writing style is very different, please describe it in the space for additional information (question 9). Be as specific as you can. If I need to ask further questions, I’ll send email.
  Left-handed underwriter, paper at an angle   Left-handed underwriter, paper horizontal   Other
 
 
2.   Choose the illustration that most closely resembles the angle at which you hold your pen.
Pen at a high angle Pen at an average angle Pen at a low angle
  Pen at a high angle   Pen at an average angle   Pen at a low angle
 
 
3.   Choose the illustration that most closely indicates how firmly you press down on your pen.
Light pressure Moderate pressure Heavy pressure
  Light pressure   Moderate pressure   Heavy pressure
 
 
4.   Choose the illustration that most closely resembles the height at which you grip your pen.
Grip high Grip midway Grip low
  Grip high   Grip midway   Grip low
 
 
5.   Choose the illustration that most closely resembles the way your pen’s nib is rotated. (These illustrations are exaggerated for clarity.)
Nib rotated counterclockwise (right handed) Nib straight (right handed) Nib rotated clockwise (right handed)
  Nib rotated counterclockwise, faces toward writer (right handed)   Nib straight (right handed)   Nib rotated clockwise, faces away from writer (right handed)
Nib rotated counterclockwise (left handed) Nib straight (left handed) Nib rotated clockwise (left handed)
  Nib rotated counterclockwise, faces away from writer (left handed)   Nib straight (left handed)   Nib rotated clockwise, faces toward writer (left handed)
 
 
6.   Click the button that reflects how wet you like your pens to write. The range is from 1 to 10, where 1 is Death Valley (very dry and possibly a little skippy) and 10 is the Amazon River (very wet).
 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10
 
 
7.   Enter your name and email address so that I can connect the information on this form to your order.
Your name:
Your email address:
 
 
8.   Enter the make and model of the pen to be modified.
Pen make and model:
 
 
9.   Enter additional information, such as the size and style of the pen’s current nib, that will help me to evaluate the work.
Additional information:
 
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