An electronic pen with a pressure sensitive tip mechanism, the pen comprising: a nib collet that includes a primary electrode (50; 60) holding a nib and arranged to elastically pivot inside a space formed by multiple secondary electrodes (52, 53, 54, 55; 65; 62); the secondary electrodes (52, 53, 54, 55; 65; 62) arranged at different locations around the primary electrode such that gaps are formed respectively between each secondary electrode of the secondary electrodes and the primary electrode; a first drive/receive circuit electrically connected to the primary electrode and configured simultaneously to drive a primary analog electrode signal onto the primary electrode and to sense change of the primary analog electrode signal via the primary electrode; and second drive/receive circuits respectively connected to the secondary electrodes, a drive/receive circuit of the second drive/receive circuits configured simultaneously to transmit a secondary analog electrode signal onto a secondary electrode of the secondary electrodes, to sense change of the secondary analog electrode signal via the secondary electrode of the secondary electrodes, and also to sense the primary analog electrode signal coupled across a gap of the gaps via the secondary electrode of the secondary electrodes, wherein: the second drive/receive circuits are configured to transmit secondary analog electrode signals on the secondary electrodes such that a different secondary analog electrode signal is transmitted on each of the secondary electrodes; and each of the secondary analog electrode signals comprises a different frequency from other of the secondary analog electrode signals. a nib collet that includes a primary electrode (50; 60) holding a nib and arranged to elastically pivot inside a space formed by multiple secondary electrodes (52, 53, 54, 55; 65; 62); the secondary electrodes (52, 53, 54, 55; 65; 62) arranged at different locations around the primary electrode such that gaps are formed respectively between each secondary electrode of the secondary electrodes and the primary electrode; a first drive/receive circuit electrically connected to the primary electrode and configured simultaneously to drive a primary analog electrode signal onto the primary electrode and to sense change of the primary analog electrode signal via the primary electrode; and second drive/receive circuits respectively connected to the secondary electrodes, a drive/receive circuit of the second drive/receive circuits configured simultaneously to transmit a secondary analog electrode signal onto a secondary electrode of the secondary electrodes, to sense change of the secondary analog electrode signal via the secondary electrode of the secondary electrodes, and also to sense the primary analog electrode signal coupled across a gap of the gaps via the secondary electrode of the secondary electrodes, wherein: the second drive/receive circuits are configured to transmit secondary analog electrode signals on the secondary electrodes such that a different secondary analog electrode signal is transmitted on each of the secondary electrodes; and each of the secondary analog electrode signals comprises a different frequency from other of the secondary analog electrode signals. the second drive/receive circuits are configured to transmit secondary analog electrode signals on the secondary electrodes such that a different secondary analog electrode signal is transmitted on each of the secondary electrodes; and each of the secondary analog electrode signals comprises a different frequency from other of the secondary analog electrode signals.