Jump to content

Frankensteining A Visconti

premedj

By premedj
in Italy - Europe

 Share

Recommended Posts

premedj NOS (New Old Stock)

premedj

Posted
Posted

Without the rhetorical responses that are bound to follow this question, is it possible to change the Tubular nib of a Opera Crystal with a standard 23k Pal. nib (or any other standard Visconti)? If so, would it be capable of fitting a size 6 nib??? or would the length be constrained by the cap, requiring a size 4? I have a Homosapien fitted with the tubular nib... which got me thinking that it might go the other way; on the Opera Crystal. Thanks in advance.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 5
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • premedj

    3

  • RMN

    1

  • Calamus plasticus

    1

  • Yehuwdiy

    1

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Calamus plasticus Rare

Calamus plasticus

Posted
Posted

Hey, I really like the HS with the tubular nib :)

 

Concerning your question, I have checked my Opera Crystal and I would say that a nr. 6 open nib would fit... but I am afraid you won't be sure until you try it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
RMN Museum Piece

RMN

Posted
Posted

Nice pic. No doubt you could fit another nib on the section, either gold or Palladium.

 

But does it fit the cap? Looking in to mine it seems very narrow, just wide enough for the tubular nib. Looking at the shoulders on this one....

 

 

BTW I like that tubular nib on your HS. Personally I am not fond of my Pd nib. There is nothing wrong with it, but it somehow does not "click" with me. (same as I dislike the nib on a Parker Duofold Lucky 8 and on a Cartier..... both turned into italics now that do connect with me...)

 

D.ick

~

KEEP SAFE, WEAR A MASK, KEEP A DISTANCE.

Freedom exists by virtue of self limitation.

~

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33553
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26724
    5. jar
      jar
      26101

  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      Links to web pages or articles about Chinese typesetting, signwriting, etc.

      By Shanghai Knife Dude · Posted

      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o

  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More

  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...