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I have been going through and reading the good and bad reviews of the Visconti Opera Crystal/Typhoon. The flow is one of the issues, and the nib being stiff. Those were all issues for me the first time I went to use/fill the pen. I tried the mosquito filler initially and didn't care for it… Ink shot all over the place when depressing the plunger and the reservoir was barely filling.

 

First issue… The nib wasn't fully screwed into the grip.

Remedy… Screwed nib in tightly, discarded the mosquito filler (just because it doesn't seem to be that awesome)

 

Next was the flow and stiff nib. I would write, and find that after a bit the small reservoir was empty, had to twist the top and let the large fill into the smaller reservoir. But the wetness wasn't what I had seen online in some of the youtube videos. So i heavy handedly worked the nib till it gave a wetter line… probably not the best way to tune the nib, but loosened it up nicely.

 

As far as the issue of reservoir transfer, haven't had too much of a problem with it. I'm using Pelikan Edelstein ink and seems to be flowing smoothly enough.

 

I guess since the issues I encountered were remedied somewhat effortlessly (unlike others) and by me, the pen has bit more character.

 

I picked this pen up from Iguanasell, found the link here on FPN and am happy with the price and customer service. I will be looking to pick up the Typhoon here shortly.
Overall, i like the pen, and have always been hesitant to pull the dollar figure trigger on picking one up, but happy I went through with it.
This pen replaces my Fabre Castell E-Motion (Croc & Redwood) pens as my daily writer
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Thanks for the review.

I have 2 questions:

When I see images about the Opera, there is a needle in them. What is that for?

The second point that I would like to ask is about the 1.3 mm nib. Is it too hard to use?. I see from your pictures that your hand writing is not that big (and very nice by the way). I do have some 1,1 mm nibs, and I love them, and a single 1,5 mm (Lamy), which I hardly use because it does not allow me to write even in mid size calligraphy (when it is necessary to write in a delimitated area for example). Have you had any problem with that?

Thanks in advance for the answer

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So much problems with it...it's why my local dealer don't like Visconti i think...Having so much problems with a pen of this value is absolutely incredible

A people can be great withouth a great pen but a people who love great pens is surely a great people too...

Pens owned actually: MB 146 EF;Pelikan M200 SE Clear Demonstrator 2012 B;Parker 17 EF;Parker 51 EF;Waterman Expert II M,Waterman Hemisphere M;Waterman Carene F and Stub;Pilot Justus 95 F.

 

Nearly owned: MB 149 B(Circa 2002);Conway Stewart Belliver LE bracket Brown IB.

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Thanks for the review.

I have 2 questions:

When I see images about the Opera, there is a needle in them. What is that for?

The second point that I would like to ask is about the 1.3 mm nib. Is it too hard to use?. I see from your pictures that your hand writing is not that big (and very nice by the way). I do have some 1,1 mm nibs, and I love them, and a single 1,5 mm (Lamy), which I hardly use because it does not allow me to write even in mid size calligraphy (when it is necessary to write in a delimitated area for example). Have you had any problem with that?

Thanks in advance for the answer

I can only answer you first question since I do not own an Opera, but the needle is practically a funnel. You just slip it on over the nib/feed unit and then you insert that into the inkwell to fill up. It basically makes it easier to grab ink when it's running low and it sort of keeps the pen a little bit cleaner.

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I owned one for about 4 hours today. What an absolute disater. The mosquito does one thing very well - get ink everywhere except inside the barrel. It also discolors the engraving on the nib terribly. The nib is so stiff. This is a pen I've wanted for a while. I love - absolutely love the look. That being said - I use my pens vs. let them sit in the box. I returned it this afternoon. Pretty bummed about it.

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I owned one for about 4 hours today. What an absolute disater. The mosquito does one thing very well - get ink everywhere except inside the barrel. It also discolors the engraving on the nib terribly. The nib is so stiff. This is a pen I've wanted for a while. I love - absolutely love the look. That being said - I use my pens vs. let them sit in the box. I returned it this afternoon. Pretty bummed about it.

I hate reading this. It depresses me because I think the Opera crystal is absolutely gorgeous.

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I dunno I too want to own one its apparently in my Grail Pens list 1 of 2 the other being a Faber-Castell Classic Anello in Black/Ebony but the price.... mmm

 

anyway I do know that the Mosquito Filler should fit securely according to Stephen Brown's videos it does fit securely but he thinks it's still gimmicky as you can still fill the pen without it basically the system is similar to Sheaffer's Snorkel fillers.

 

and then checking the nib its BLOODY CHROMIUM who here says its meant to be springy is kind of stupid 18K no less this nib is tough this nib when combined with more carbon cuts steel like butter yo and aint no softy like a gold nib but that would be interesting imagine a chromium carbide nib.... LOL ok maye the cutting part is tungsten carbide but chromium carbide is still used to make the circular saws used in steel mills that uses friction most likely

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I enjoy the stub nib, but anyone wanting flex won't find it in these nibs. The mosquito filler is mostly a gimmick. I prefer to use a Travelling Inkwell to maximize the fill in this gorgeous demonstrator pen :)

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