While I have not reviewed a 3776 before (I do own a limited edition Kumpō model and previously had a regular in bourgogne with a SF nib from back in the day when it was an ‘in’ model) this article is just about the nib, the hard to find C or Coarse grind.

For those who do not know, the Platinium 3776 nib is made from 14k gold, though in a form that provides a stiff, pencil like feedback. The common versions are ultra extra fine, extra fine, fine, soft fine, medium, and broad. Less common are the soft medium, double broad and the music nibs. Here we have the some what rarer coarse nib which size wise sits between the latter two.

First off, I was leant this pen by Scribbles from United Inkdom, who reviewed it back in February this year. It may appear in a group meta review further down the line.

Now I thought I knew what to expect, after all I’ve tried multiple versions of the 3776, owned one with a SF nib, have a Kumpō with its SM (the only nib that limited edition came with) and have a couple of Nakaya (though one of those has a Nakaya tuned broad and the other a John Mottishaw cursive italic grind). Platinum nibs are stiff, really stiff (aside from the two soft variants), and also have a slight amount of pencil like feedback. My Nakaya broad is not like that, but then their nibmeisters tune the nibs to be smoother and more neutral. Here there is the stiffness but unless off centre, this nib is buttery smooth. At first you may think this is down to ink flow, after all a lot is being put down, but actually I found this nib to be on the dry side, which is another common trait for Platinum nibs.

So all is good? Well being so wide it is a stub nib and that means move slightly off from the sweet spot and you start to get the originally expected pencil like feel, but it does not take much more rotation until the pen stops writing. Actually if you are careful and draw with fountain pens then by adjusting the angle of rotation and the angle of the nib to the paper you can control the line width.

As this is a nib review (of sorts) I know someone will ask about reverse writing. I would suggest the nib wrote like a crisp fine to medium italic while being a little on the scratchy side.

Over all a pleasant nib to use if you have larger writing, or like to put a lot of ink down.