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I just came into possession of a Visconti Homo Sapiens with a M nib. The M nib likely has some baby bottom because it doesn't start sometimes. I was thinking of sending it to a nibmeister to fix the baby bottom and also grind the nib to something more interesting, like a fine stub (0.4 - 0.6 mm). Has anyone done this? Please share your thoughts. Thanks!

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I asked John Mottishaw at the SF Pen show about making my Pilot 845 M nib into a formal italic and he said it could certainly be done but it would have a narrow sweet spot. I would imagine a stub would be much more forgiving. Visconti has really fat M nibs so I would do it if its going to need work anyway.

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I have several western M nibs that were made into subs. I enjoy them a lot. Two of them are made by Bock which I am pretty sure make Visconti nibs too.

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I have a VHS that I turned from am M to a stub, and I couldn't be happier with it. I liked it just fine as an M, but as it was the pinnacle of my collection I thought a stub seemed more appropriate than a plain M. Personally I think the Palladium nib takes very well to a stub.

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I recently asked Mr. Masuyama about stubbing a Visconti Pd nib (as on the HS) and was told that 0.6mm would be possible with a medium nib.

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Thanks all for the replies! I sent my Homo Sapiens to Deb Kinney for grinding to a stub nib. Will report back when I receive it back!

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Thanks all for the replies! I sent my Homo Sapiens to Deb Kinney for grinding to a stub nib. Will report back when I receive it back!

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Visconti makes a 1.3 Stub anyways don't they? Wouldn't it be easier to source one of those?

They do, and it is notorious for baby bottom issues. Though that matters less if it's going to be worked on anyway.
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Visconti makes a 1.3 Stub anyways don't they? Wouldn't it be easier to source one of those?

 

  1. Considering the OP already has the pen with a Medium nib, it would be quite pricey to get another Palladium nib. Probably about 5x as much as having a nibmeister work on it.
  2. The factory stub is a 1.3, while the altered medium would be more in line with what the OP is looking for.
  3. A custom ground nib, would, in my experience, be of higher quality than the factory stub.

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  1. Considering the OP already has the pen with a Medium nib, it would be quite pricey to get another Palladium nib. Probably about 5x as much as having a nibmeister work on it.
  2. The factory stub is a 1.3, while the altered medium would be more in line with what the OP is looking for.
  3. A custom ground nib, would, in my experience, be of higher quality than the factory stub.

 

Nice to know. I've never had any dealings with the 1.3, but I know that when I bought my Visconti Opera, they gave me the option of a 1.3 stub. I went with the Broad anyways. I've never had a custom ground nib, but it would be nice to try one out sometime :)

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