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A little while ago I read - I think here on FPN - that Visconti were temporarily moving to steel nibs and a new design of steel nib, while at the same time trying to get on top of their nib qc issues. It seems that with the new Vertigo model they are taking a leaf out of Delta's now defunct 'Book of Fails' and have designed a stupid 'fusion' type nib. I find this frustrating. When Delta did it. admittedly they did it with a whole plethora of garbage about how it made the ink flow better and some such nonsense, whereas Visconti haven't been quite so stupid on that front, but the whole 'steel nib with an incy wincy bit of gold glued onto it' nib thing, really gets my goat for some reason. I hope they reconsider.

 

If you haven't seen the nib in question (it can be seen on Goulet's website pictures) it is supposed to look like a gold 'V' I guess, but quite honestly, it looks like a nib wearing a jock-strap.

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Quote from Goulet Pens' website:

 

"The Vertigo features a brand new nib which combines a classic steel nib with solid 14kt gold elements, thus joining the preciousness and flexibility of use of gold to the perfection of steel."

 

It does appear as though Visconti has followed Delta's lead on this. As a person who owns Delta steel nibs, fusion nibs and gold nibs, I must say that the fusion nib behaves more like the gold nibs than the steel nibs. But, that does not mean that I agree with their original claim. I believe that Delta was trying to "bridge" the steel nib and gold nib gap so they could charge more but not as much as a gold nib. Obviously it backfire on them.

 

Visconti's new Vertigo model seems way overpriced for the tiny bit of gold filigree on the nib. At that price, it should have a solid gold nib.

 

I will go with the Pineider.

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That's the problem here (as it was with Delta) - literally glue a tiny bit of gold on and charge the same as a solid gold nib. Delta's steel nibs were perfectly good writers, ruined by a stupid gold bit falling off repeatedly onto your page. Eventually I found a glue that seems to have stuck it on hard and fast. I've never tried Visconti's steel nibs, but I'm certainly not going to try them now.

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QUOTE: "If you haven't seen the nib in question (it can be seen on Goulet's website pictures) it is supposed to look like a gold 'V' I guess, but quite honestly, it looks like a nib wearing a jock-strap."

 

 

 

Hmmm, seems like a very appropriate image if you're planning to stick it to your customers.

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Hey, let’s follow the business plan of a company that just went under.

 

Yeah. About as smart as that nib. Pass.

 

Where do they find the idiots who sign off on these things?

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Hey, let’s follow the business plan of a company that just went under.

 

Yeah. About as smart as that nib. Pass.

 

Where do they find the idiots who sign off on these things?

 

Maybe in the Edsel Design Office at Ford?

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It seems as though Dante made a smart move at just the right time.

 

Personally, I do not own a Visconti. My daughter does and even though it is a troublesome pen, she loves it. I just can not justify shelling out hundreds of dollars for a steel nib, when I can purchase as good or better functioning fountain pen that is even more attractive and has a gold nib.

 

Visconti, you need someone to help you with your strategic planning! Call me.

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Maybe in the Edsel Design Office at Ford?

 

Edsel turning out to be ahead of their time, just poorly marketed. Like Betamax.

 

No, this is stupidity on the level of bureaucrazies. You don't suppose some deposed government official bought their way in? (Having been a government worker, I reserve the right to malign the subspecies known as "retiredus on dutyus" and their cousin, the always colorful "politica appointius" :D :lticaptd:

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$475 retail for a steel nib pen with some gold glued onto it as decoration?

 

Really?

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I really liked the silver dust model until I found out it came with those steel tubular nibs. Too much money for steel nibs. I don't mind a decent steel nib, but let's not pretend steel is valuable.

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Apparently, Visconti's marketing dept has convinced management that indeed there still is one born every minute.

 

I have many Deltas and very much like the feel of their 14k nibs and girth of their stantuffo body, but that fusion nib and the voodoo science they used to promote it was embarrassingly laughable IMO.

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Visconti has their new nibs on their web page too.

 

Yeah, the "Royal Steel" nib looks like it's wearing a chastity belt. Perhaps a precursor to it's performance?

 

Pennino-placchetta.jpg

 

However, in my opinion, the skeletal nib looks kind of cool.

 

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Hey, I liked my Delta Fusion nibs. They were quite nice writers. Well, I liked them right up until the little gold plates started falling off and the nibs couldn't be replaced because Delta went out of business.

 

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So far Gorilla Glue is working for me, but if Delta were still in business I'd be sending naughty emails.

 

If the Visconti nibs have a bit of bounce to them (as they usually do) and judging by the form of that gold chastity belt there's no way that thing is going to stay on for very long at all.

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We played around with these pens, and were pleasantly surprised. No hard starts, and it never skipped - it actually wrote pretty precisely. Also a fan of the magnetic lock/recall system in the new models so there's none of the annoying rattling sounds when the pen is capped.

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