Leonardt

Leonardt Principal EF Nib

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SKU:
N120
UPC:
5366774624642
MPN:
DPPRINCEBR

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N120. Leonardt Principal EF Nib. You can now purchase a modern nib that is equal to the best of the vintage nibs. Brian Walker, a respected pointed pen enthusiast, has worked with a pen manufacturer t…

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N120. Leonardt Principal EF Nib.

You can now purchase a modern nib that is equal to the best of the vintage nibs. Brian Walker, a respected pointed pen enthusiast, has worked with a pen manufacturer to duplicate the quality and performance of the legendary Gillott No 1 Principality. The new nib has received rave reviews for both Copperplate and Spencerian. It's flexible and responsive and gives fine hairlines, but is smooth-writing and catches the paper less.

- Very flexible
- Excellent nib for pointed pen scripts
- Sharp point, but still smooth writing
- Thich/thin contrast is very good
- Recommended by Michael Sull for heavily-shanded Spencerian and for very delicate work (for intermediate and advanced scribes)
- In JNB Pointed Nib Sampler (N154)
- Made in England
- Bronze-finish steel
- Stamped on nib: D. Leonardt & Co. / EF / Principal / England

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15 Reviews

  • 5

    The perfect nib

    Posted by Cora on Feb 26th 2024

    This is the perfect nib for when the need is for something not quite as sharp as as a Hunt, but finer than a Nikko G. It keeps its point for about 5 hours of lettering and flourishing but then degrades quickly.

  • 5

    Great Nib !

    Posted by Eduardo Pantaleon on Apr 11th 2023

    First time with Leonardt EF Principal. And a great time. Both hairlines and downstrokes performed easily. Maybe better with Sumi Ink than with fountain pen ink (Lamy). Happy with it.

  • 5

    The Store I trust.

    Posted by Brian McMullan on Dec 31st 2022

    When I need the best nibs, I order from John Neal Books. They are awesome.

  • 5

    Excellent!

    Posted by Ernest W Young on Dec 8th 2022

    I am really liking the Leonardt Principal EF Nibs. They require a delicate touch, and a lower angle on the upstrokes or they catch, but the line size variance is really excellent!

  • 5

    Wow!! Yeah!!

    Posted by K W on Nov 9th 2022

    I never used anything but Nikko G's, and every time I'd write, my hairlines were way to big. I love the very fine dainty lines, and small writing, and these nibs are awesome!! I'm using them with the Blackwell holder, McCaffery's gloss black, and Rhodia paper. It has been a huge step up to what I've been after for years. What percentage is the nib? I don't know but this set up is awesome. I can't wait to sit down and enjoy it, that's for sure! I'm really enjoying them!

  • 5

    Great nib

    Posted by Vanessa on Feb 1st 2022

    I'm a newbie with calligraphy nibs, but this one created a nice line. I'm satisfied with my purchase.

  • 5

    Leonardt Principal EF

    Posted by Scott McCray on Jan 27th 2022

    This is my favorite nib.

  • 5

    Leonardt Principal EF

    Posted by Matthew M on Dec 1st 2021

    This is my nib for spencerian script. I rarely use anything else these days.

  • 5

    Superb!

    Posted by Gayle on Nov 11th 2021

    I love the sharpness of the tip, it creates the most beautiful hairlines.

  • 5

    Very Serviceable

    Posted by john on Nov 5th 2021

    Joe Vitolo in his book Learn to Write Script in the Copperplate Style recommends this nib as very serviceable for Copperplate Script. He writes: The nib must have a sufficiently flexible point to allow for the formation of shaded down strokes by applying downward pressure to the pen. It should also be sharp enough to allow for fine hairlines to contrast the shades. An example of such a nib is the Leonardt Principal. Other modern nibs he recommends for Copperplate-style scripts are the Gillott 303, Gillott 1068A, Hunt 22b, and Hunt 56.

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