After showing a beautiful pink ivory fountain pen a lady now wants a calligraphy pen. I have looked for a pen kit but no luck, a little surprised. I have a calligraphy nib but it would be hard to thread it in a adapted fountain pen kit but might be my only choice. If I can't do it right I won't do it. I can thread wood threads with a metal thread but not plastic like I have. It seems they have fallen out of favor. There are a few pens like the sheaffer pen which I have but no kits I can find.Any help will be appreciated.

I have a fountain pen nib, I think it is Iridium coated and maybe I can carefully sand off the tip to make it chisel shape. I seems odd that after 2 days searching I can't find a calligraphy kit, many people still seem interested. The problem with trying a chisel tip is thread mismatch.
I will keep looking but does not seem very promising. I might have to do as you suggest.The person is willing to the costs.

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They show a #5 calligraphy nib for $9.99.  You'd have to buy one of their pen kits and appropriate bushings, but it's doable.    The pen kits range from 10:00 to 40:00, so make sure the lady wants to spend a hundred or better.

Larry, I noticed my old plastic Sheaffer has an italic nib. I remember using fountain and calligraphy pens when I was younger but don't know much about them, I do know nibs can be expensive but I don't know what makes a nib good or bad. I like calligraphy pens and started making my business card with one, I am not so much into selling yet but people have ask for a card. For some reason I find myself slowing down and writing better than I thought I could when using a calligraphy pen. I would like to know more about dipping ink and dipping pens. The nibs you mentioned are a little to expensive for me but I am glad people are still making and using them. I will try a few nibs that John suggested on a fountain pen kit and add them to my collection. Could you suggest a ink for dipping and also a little about what makes a good nib? I think there is a craft store that sells them and ask my neighbor to check when she went there. She says they sell them so I might go take a look today. I enjoy going back in time a little and finding out about what people used before todays modern but often disposable items.

Thanks John, you are always so helpful!!

I am glad someone is still making them,there seems to be a market for them even if it might not be a big one. I would not be surprised if they are  popular in other in countries, like maybe Japan. That's why I find it surprising there is not a pen kit for Calligraphy as they might only have to change the nib. I will try the nibs John pointed me to on a fountain pen kit. They (Woodturners) say that size nib will fit several different pens. There artisan looks quite similar to the PSI fountain pen kit I am making now, it might even be the same pen kit.
I think I might like the calligraphy pen even a little better than just a plain fountain pen. You can right nicely without even trying to hard.

Thanks for all your help, I am lost when it comes to such things but like to learn. All though I like to turn other things I guess pens will be my main interest. I lack art skills but maybe can learn to make a good pen.