Why the Platinum 3776 Broad nib is the ideal EDC / daily writer - new pen unboxing

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Let's take a look at what I find to be the best daily writer configuration from Platinum - the 3776 Broad nib
This Laurel Green with rhodium trim in Broad is an unusual configuration, or so I'm told from the retailer. Hope you enjoy the video!

[@middleclassmotoring]

I've been curious about the 3776 B nib for a long time - thanks for the video!

[@murkser4149]

If you didn't know it already, the model number for Platinum pens corresponds to the recommended retail price in Yen. That means PNB-18000 = ¥18000.

[@HyTeddyBear]

sadly the price went up

[@seattlepenclub]

Thanks - I didn't know that! Seems obvious in retrospect haha I thought it was some sort of model number since the retail price is now over 20k jpy

[@murkser4149]

Yea I know the price went up, which is probably a good reason to not use retail prices for your model numbers to avoid some embarrassment. Pilot does the same thing with their triple digit pen designations where the last digit means the price of the pen in ten thousand yen, e.g. Custom 743 = ¥30000. Historically the retail prices in Japan were actually very stable, but the recent economic turmoil has meant that many consumer goods in Japan went up in price when they had kept the same price for decades beforehand.

[@Inazarab]

@@murkser4149 There's actually a really interesting reason why it kind of makes sense (emphasis on kind of). It has to do with the Japanese economy and consumer expectations. Unlike the West, Japan hasn't experienced inflation in 30 years. Most countries aim for about 2% inflation annually, and In the West we've more or less done that. But Japan has been in a period of deflation (where the value of their currency increases) or stagnation (where the value of their currency stays the same) for the past 30 years. In Japan a company raising prices on existing products is unheard of. And when companies in Japan have tried it before there's been huge consumer backlash. For example, we see the Costco hot dog deal where you get a giant hot dog and soda for $1.50 as an amazing deal, and we can't believe Costco hasn't raised its price since it first offered it. But in Japan, that's perfectly normal for everything. Prices on existing products don't increase there. So a company naming a product after the price makes much more sense there than here.

[@ironmic9244]

@@Inazarab Just a quick correction. Deflation does not cause the value of the currency to increase. What happens is the purchasing power increases.

[@MrBahBZ]

My 3776 wouldn't start like yours from the beginning. I have the F nib, used the included blue ink cartridge from Platinum rather than filling with my own ink using the converter. I had to flush the nib with water until ink ran; I then dabbed it lightly with a paper towel like you, not getting any paper in the feed. It wrote for a short bit, then hard stopped. I'm trying to get it writing consistently now and it doesn't seem to want to feed properly.

[@PalashBackup]

I echo your feelings. I chose a broad nib for my Pilot 823, despite everyone suggesting Mediums and Fines. Never regretted that decision from the moment it put ink on the page.

[@ironmic9244]

I have the broad in the 3776 Celluloid Jade with a broad nib. I find it like a Western broad nib, and ever so smooth. I was hoping it would be more like a medium, but I can get with it. So say that Japanese nibs write finer up to mediums. I think in Japan broader nibs aren't as popular because of their script. Perhaps your query was geared towards Western audiences? Perhaps Western writers want to try out that finer writing experience, and therefore Japanese broader nibs don't get much love here. If you have the time, would it interest you to do a comparison between the broad and the coarse nib. I think that would be interesting.

[@asexualatheist3504]

Thanks for the info. Good luck on growing your channel.

[@fritsboer4315]

About the wobbly convertor ...try pushing down a bit further, and you may find that it goes down a bit further and becomes more stable and gives more confidence in not having an unwanted ink ballet occur.

[@seattlepenclub]

Thanks - I'll give it a shot!

[@malsbals]

I only have 2 3776s currently. A music nib and a broad. Love them both. They show off Manyo inks really well and so nice for journaling 😊. I’m sure I will get a medium and a soft fine soon enough.

[@tsherbs1309]

Beautiful pen. Nice score for the $, too.

[@ollieandchloe]

Thanks so much for the review, as I feel the same as you. I have a Platinum Celluloid in Medium; however, its a bit scratchier than I would like. I think I am going to give the broad nib a try. Your video was very helpful with my decision making. 😊

[@kauaiphotography]

Aloha! Awesome to see that you have a more favorable opinion of the Platinum Century #3776. I own a few, but for some odd reason, don't own a medium nib! I owned two broad nibs and both seem to be true to a broad, so broader than your writing sample. Actually the first one I owned wrote better in reverse, giving a stub like quality. The second one wrote better, but still had the Platinum feedback. As for the loose converter, I had the same issue. I believe I used the converter in a Platinum Preppy or one of my other #3776 and the converter seems to be a hard plastic and the various Platinum pens have very slight variations in the size of the nipple. A new converter would solve the problem and I make sure to keep the converter dedicated to that particular pen. Let me know if I was correct? Mahalo, Thomas

[@remyvegamedia]

Oh my gooooodness the 3776 is back in the running haha. I've been trying to decide on a gold nib pen and the Pilot 823 Medium seems a bit smaller than I like and the Broad seems a bit thicker. This one seems like it's in the sweet spot. Tough choice between the 823 and this 🤔

[@Sillybb9142]

I haven been looking for a review on a broad nib from Platinum, may it be 3776 or the president model. Thank you!

[@Volkmannx]

Interesting, thank you!

[@mariatriesart8389]

Are you still happy with the Platinum 3776 Broad in Laurel Green??

[@juliem.4060]

Hi! Thank you for the video. I probably missed it, but what is the brand of your notebook? Thanks for the info!

[@seattlepenclub]

I think that one is an "Endless Recorder" with the older Tomoe River paper

[@Calcprof]

Let's see, I have the M, B, C, and Music nibs. The B is nice.

[@thethinker3888]

For the same price, would you get this or would you get a Pilot Elabo SF? (Or...for $60 more, the Pilot Custom 823?)

[@joeldoxtator9804]

The section of the Platinum 3776 was way to small and plasticy for me. I love the 3776 Nibs, but the sections and bodies are just way too small and cheap. I solved this by putting the 3776 nib and feed into an Esterbrook Estie Raven. I can say for a fact that THIS is how Platinum should be making their pens.

[@perfectplume]

After you’ve inked the pen and prior to your writing with it you say that if you don’t like it “ it might be going back to Japan.” I didn’t think it was proper etiquette to ink a pen and then return it (?). Dipping, yes, but inking nope. After all, who’d want to buy a “new” pen that had already been inked, handled, then returned (?)

[@seattlepenclub]

Good thing I liked it haha. Kidding aside, I wasn't serious when I said that. I don't have any good way of returning this pen to Japan. In all my years of buying fountain pens, I returned only one pen after inking and that was a Parker IM. I was offended by the awful QA and build quality and returned that pen on principle. It was only a $25 pen at the time.

[@deysoure9]

Can you please name the reseller you bought this from?