Review: Delta Scrigno

[TheGreatRoe]

Delta Scrigno - Overall: 8.6/10
Pictures at the end of the review (sorry for the bad quality. I'm moving this week, and my camera--and lamps--are in boxes).

 

 

I was lucky enough to snag this pen off the FPN classifieds last week. It’s my first Delta and well as my first pen that could be classified as oversized.

Appearance: 8/10
If I’d managed to get one of the colored barrels this probably would have been 9/10, although even the black looks nice. The pen is thinnest at the bottom, steadily widening to the end of the cap, which gives a vague Art Deco look. I’m sure there are those who won’t like the Spartan silhouette and plain features—and normally I probably wouldn’t, but for me this one works.

 

Extras: The Scrigno, has a hidden compartment, that’s opened by unscrewing the end of the cap. You can see this in the pictures below. I’ve tried to give you a sense of how big it is, by inserting the last section of the pen’s body, which almost fills it exactly. It’s kind of a silly feature, and without it, the cap would be much smaller and more easily postable. But, I’m not sure why, I like the compartment.

 

Construction: 8/10
Delta describes the pen as made of “special resins.” I don’t know what this means but it feels like the material of several comparable pens (Peilkan M215, for instance). It has a solid, weighty feel, and even without the cap the pen has some heft.

 

Filling: 8/10
It’s a cartridge converter, so nothing spectacular, but the converter has a nice capacity. I gave it a couple extra points because the nib end of the pen is kept basic, and unadorned, so it’s very easy to clean off the extra ink.

 

Nib: 9/10
This nib is this pen's best single feature. It’s a relatively large nib, and the nib puts down a wet solid line. I’m a fast writer, and sometimes that challenges pens, but no matter how quickly I wrote (even with quick, long lines) I never got a single skip. And as for my meager collection, this pen is my new standard for “smooth.” The only reason I’m not giving it 10/10 is because I’m leaving a little room for perfection.

 

Test Drive: 10/10
The writing experience of this pen, is greater than the sum of its parts. The components each have their flaws, but when you put them together they smooth out the ride into a memorable experience. Unposted, it’s short, thick and had a nice balance. Posted….just don’t do it. So far I’ve tried it with Noodler’s X-Feather and Iroshizuku Kon-Peki, and with both, I got a lovely writing experience.

 

Overall: 8.6/10
At 8.6/10 there’s not much not to like about this pen, but if you want a negative for this pen, I’ll give you a big one: It will make you want more Deltas.

 

 

Writing Sample:

http://www.dcroe.com/images/pens/rev_delta_01.jpg

 

Uncapped

http://www.dcroe.com/images/pens/rev_delta_022.jpg

 

Secret Compartment (Scrigno)

http://www.dcroe.com/images/pens/rev_delta_03.jpg

 

Size Comparison

L -> R: Pelikan M215, Nussbaum Jon Ross, Visconti Van Gogh, Delta Scrigno

http://www.dcroe.com/images/pens/sizes_01.jpg

 

 

Same Pens, different perspective

http://www.dcroe.com/images/pens/sizes_022.jpg

 

 

 

Edited July 24, 2013 by dcroe05

[da vinci]

Another nice review - thanks

[BloodyCactus]

I have the bluish scrigno in F, and i LOVE it. It is by far my fav pen. I find I want more ink on the page so I'm going to get a M in the whiteish design. I also love the shape of the pen, that solid wedge from top to bottom.

 

Kind of surprised at the thickness of your lines for your Medium, more than I expected from an M, as the Fine is very fine.

 

I have not yet figured out how to remove the nib steel from the section? for a full proper cleaning, not sure if its possible to remove the section components..

 

I also love that the section has a nice solid brass screw piece and its not an all 100% plastic pen.

[grahamtillotson]

Fantastic pen for the price. I ended up buying two and I totally agree that they are outstanding writers, with great nibs and ink flow. Oddly enough I like this pen posted -- it has that type of balance where you can choose to post or not and either way the writing experience is good. Currently using the secret compartment for some Advil!

 

Graham

[cucciasv]

First of all, the word "scrigno" in Italian means casket, coffee, box... In other words, a container or compartment.

 

I have the white flake barrel and this pen writes perfectly with a very slight feedback, which I really like.

 

Question: pen came with just cartridges. I can't find cartridge converter that fit. Looks like the universal kind does match well with the section, but in spite of the oversize aspect, it seems that any converter I install is a bit too long to allow the barrel to be screwed onto the section completely.

 

Anyone know if there is a specific cartridge converter I should use?

 

Thank you!

[jar]

First of all, the word "scrigno" in Italian means casket, coffee, box... In other words, a container or compartment.

 

I have the white flake barrel and this pen writes perfectly with a very slight feedback, which I really like.

 

Question: pen came with just cartridges. I can't find cartridge converter that fit. Looks like the universal kind does match well with the section, but in spite of the oversize aspect, it seems that any converter I install is a bit too long to allow the barrel to be screwed onto the section completely.

 

Anyone know if there is a specific cartridge converter I should use?

 

Thank you!

 

It should take the standard International converter. Try contacting your dealer since IIRC they even came with the converter included.