Sheaffer prelude calligraphy nibs

I recently purchased a Sheaffer Snowpen from Martina in German for
quite a nice deal. According to information I have found on the web,
this pen is based on a Sheaffer Prelude.

I have a personal preference for italic nibs, and I am considering two

options. The first is getting a custom ground nib from Pendemonium,
and the second is getting a Sheaffer prelude italic nib from a web
shop called John Neal booksellers, who says he still has in stock
individual nibs from the origianl Sheaffer prelude calligraphy set.

My question... is it true that a prelude, is a prelude, is a
prelude??
Can is just order one of these Prelude "calligraphy nibs" and assume
it will fit my Snow Pen, or is there more than one model of preludes,
like there was with the Targas -- regular Targas and slim Targas??

hoping some will have some light to shine on these wonderings...
thanks a bunch..

Helen in Canada

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(Helen R. Martin) wrote:

My question... is it true that a prelude, is a prelude, is a
prelude??
Can is just order one of these Prelude "calligraphy nibs" and
assume it will fit my Snow Pen, or is there more than one model
of preludes, like there was with the Targas -- regular Targas
and slim Targas??

This answer comes a bit late, I realize, but at least I can give you
a definite "I don't know." The only Preludes I've seen all appear to
have the same dimensions. As to whether there are others with
different dimensions, I can't say.

If by nib you mean the entire unit that screws into the barrel, well,
I have a Sheaffer calligraphy pen, which looks like a Prelude, and a
normal Sheaffer Prelude, which also looks just like a ... Prelude.
In other words, they seem to be identical, and I can screw the nib-
section-converter unit out of the calligraphy pen and screw it into
the barrel of the normal Prelude without a problem.

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