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Visconti Opera Master Nib Size Advice


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Hi there - I am trying to decide between an opera master f or medium. Ive never owned a Visconti before so wondering if I could collect opinions. My perfect nib size is a Faber Castell medium or Pilot custom 823 medium. I also like the line from my Pelikan M1000 Fine. In goulets nib nook, it looks like the Visconti opera master medium is closest to all of these. However, reading comments, it seems like peoples experience is that Visconti fines are wet and wider - maybe suggesting that I should treat it like the Pelikan M1000. Thoughts?

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Depends if it's the gold vs Pd nibs. In my experience, the Pd nibs are wetter. The gold nibs tend to be more true to size

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Yes the Pd nibs do write wider and wetter, so that is what's in the Opera Master (huge pen by the way) I would go with the fine.

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I appreciate the replies. Yes, it's a Pd nib. I actually went ahead and got a medium after some additional reflection. I figured that my preferences are leaning bolder, so I'd still enjoy a slightly wider pen but probably would be less happy with a pen that's narrower than I want. It's always fun learning new nibs.

 

I also have this thing with size of pen versus weight of the line it puts down. If I have a huge pen (like the Opera Master) that has a fine line, then it drives me crazy. Once I get it I'll do a quick line comparison with some other pens that I have for other people struggling with this question.

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