Differences Between Italian Brands Fp's Nibs

[Kolektor]

I'd like to learn more about Italian pens. It will help me decide which pens should I try first. It is taking me a lot of time because I buy the pen, try it a few days and sell it just to buy and try another. Most of us know selling sometimes takes time so any help will be great. Right know I'm on my quest to explore Italian pens and wet, springy, smooth nibs. I tried only Visconti 23k Pd and 14k gold nibs. They both are wet, springy and smooth. What do you think about Visconti, Montegrappa, Omas, Stipula, Aurora, Delta. How do they compare in terms of wettness, springiness and smoothness? Which one of them delivers the best writing experience for you.

I know consistency and quality control are problems, but I'm asking about general rule and I'm not conducting any scientific research.

 

To sum up - Italian brands, how do you judge theirs wetness, springiness and smoothness?

[europen]

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[Feanaaro]

QC is known to be a problem for Visconti, not for other brands as far as I know.

Aurora nibs are known to be a little "toothier" than usual for other brands, they may also be a smidge on the narrow side compared to other Western manufacturer.

All the others use Bock or Jowo nibs, I think, so they are pretty standard.

[praxim]

Santini make their own nibs, and for Ancora. I can probably call them light and springy, not too wet. Auroras differ between pens and decades, rather than there being a single experience.

 

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Edited March 29, 2018 by praxim

[katanankes]

Very difficult to make generalizations. According to my experience on Omas, Visconti and Omas:

- wetness: this is also function of the feed and can vary a great deal in the same pen model. I would say that Visconti and Omas pens are the one that are usually wetter.

- springiness: Visconti PD a bit springy, I would not call springy modern Omas and Delta nibs.

- smoothness: all good (among the three quoted).

But again, a bit difficult to generalize.