Delta Dolce Vita Oversize Nib Sizes

[therecorder]

I have several Delta pens. Seven of them are 14K, #6 nibs, and three are Fusion nibs I have found that with all these nibs, their sizing runs closer to Japanese sizes than to, for example, Pelikan M800 nibs (of which I have six). Now, I am planning to purchase a Delta Dolce Vita, Oversize, with a #8 nib. Have people who own this pen found their nib sizes to also run closer to Japanese sizing? If you have a writing sample, posting it would also assist me in my decision on which nib size to order.

Thanks

[jar]

I only have one Delta and it is the OS with a stub nib and would not have compared it to Japanese widths. It is really wet as well.

 

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[therecorder]

jar... Thanks for the reply and photos. Not sure if stubs are a good indicator for comparisons. Stubs and Italics, unlike other size nibs, are ground to a more specific down-stroke size (e.g. 1.1, 1.3, 1.5). I have a Delta #6, 14K stub nib - It is a 1.1 mm. A Stub from any manufacturer, claiming to be a 1.1 mm Stub, will be very similar in down-stroke size.

[pp763]

I have several Delta pens. Seven of them are 14K, #6 nibs, and three are Fusion nibs I have found that with all these nibs, their sizing runs closer to Japanese sizes than to, for example, Pelikan M800 nibs (of which I have six). Now, I am planning to purchase a Delta Dolce Vita, Oversize, with a #8 nib. Have people who own this pen found their nib sizes to also run closer to Japanese sizing? If you have a writing sample, posting it would also assist me in my decision on which nib size to order

 

Thanks

Firstly if anyone could suggest a photo compression app for the iphone i could post photos all day long as im now without my imac

 

I would say absolutely not in my experience. I have a dolcevita os and stantuffo both with B nibs. Infact alot of my pens are B nibs. I have sailor kop and pilot custom 74 with B nibs and they are way thinner than the western pens. The kop has no line variation and is the equivalent to id say a montblanc 149 M nib but more wet ish.

 

My dolcevita oversize is slightly less pleasurable to use than the stantuffo as i like the slight tooth that the stantuffo provides. Id say the oversize osnt too far off an omas paragon B nib but not as soft but still it is very bouncy if that makes sense

[SteveE]

I have a DV OS, and the #8 nib feels a lot like that of my Pelikan M1000. My pen's nib is springy and is a very wet writer. The line shows no variation and is a "thick" medium, almost to broad, although it is marked Medium. In the case of my pen, however, this could be because the nib has been repaired (damaged when I purchased it) and Binderized (tuned by a disciple of Richard Binder, nibmeister extraordinaire), which usually results in line width being broader than marked size.