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Fountain Pen Perverts: Question about 'Feel' between two Lamy F nibs

So here's the deal.

I have a Lamy Safari and a Lamy Studio, both with a F nib.

The Safari writes smoothly and beautifully.

The Studio feels "sharp". Like it isn't getting enough ink. It also gets more ink on the top of the nib than the Safari. I don't know if something is wrong with it or what!

They both have the same converters and both use Lamy washable blue ink.

Any ideas?

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well it just felt like...

well it just felt like it wasn't having enough flow.

i took it to My Local Pen Guy who whipped out a monacle, stuck on a new nib and it seems perfect now.

i also picked up some Blue-Grey ink to supplement my washable blue ink. still not gutsy enough to move to non-washable but i figure that day may be coming soon.

thanks for the tips!

 
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