* Breaking News * Dante Del Vecchio Is Leaving Visconti...

[Bluey]

Wonder if this will have an effect on their quality control. It surely cannot get worse than it is already. Visconti for me is a perplexingly expensive pen with a beautiful outer casing and a very ordinary Bock nib that almost always needs tuning and rarely writes out of the box. Better QC can be obtained from buying a knockoff Hero for £0.50

Edited December 24, 2016 by Bluey

[jar]

Meanwhile, back on topic, I'd love to see a return to usable, affordable beauty like the original Van Gogh Maxis that had nibs competitive with an MB 149 instead of all the low quality steel-nibbled bling. Or unusable bling with uncomfortable in the hand sections or body shapes.

 

I love the gorgeous usability of the Divinas with the silver insets in the Maxi lengths, instead of the chopped off Midis of late that are too short for me to write with.

And while we are dreaming, maybe a clip that is actually functional and not butt fugly.

[dapprman]

And while we are dreaming, maybe a clip that is actually functional and not butt fugly.

I actually rather like their clips, though I also don't tend you use one any more.

 

On a previous mentioned comment - QC on nibs would be rather nice. I've been tempted by a Dark Ages Bronze, but keep getting scared off by the stories on the nibs.

[Russ]

And I'm still lamenting the demise of Visconti's Rebecca Moss LE's. *sigh* Will anyone *ever* make pens like that again?

Edited December 24, 2016 by Russ

[ItwasLuck]

=( Are we not going to see any more new Visconti pens? Mr. Del Vecchio has always been a very nice person, I believe he has always had a very big influence on the design team. I hope with him gone, they keep making great works of art =/

I really wonder what direction Visconti will take now. Looking at the recent Opera Metal series, it seems as if they are trying to hit the 'lower end' of the market with their stupid chromium nibs. If this will be their focus from now on, I hope they don't stop making great looking expensive pens either. *Sigh, I should get myself some extra Pd nibs just in case some crazy (bleep) goes down Considering the price of a nib is like 250 bucks each, I might as well just buy a bunch of HS Bronzes with broad nibs for future custom grinds argh.

What to do, what to do.

[Tancred]

Dante Del Vecchio is leaving Visconti.

Incredible, but true.

He sent a note yesterday, announcing that he’s leaving the direction and chairmanship of Visconti by the end of the year, due to internal conflicts with his business partner.

 

From Giardino Italiano Blog

(Susanna Buffo)

 

http://blog.giardino.it/2016/12/dante-del-vecchio-leaves-visconti/

 

 

 

 

I'm not suprised. Visconti has made some real dogs in the last few years and replacing gold nibs with palladium didn't seem right to me.

 

I think back at the old models like the Titanic limited edition and wish they produced this kind of pen instead of the gaudy numbers they have come out with recently.

[Tancred]

Meanwhile, back on topic, I'd love to see a return to usable, affordable beauty like the original Van Gogh Maxis that had nibs competitive with an MB 149 instead of all the low quality steel-nibbled bling. Or unusable bling with uncomfortable in the hand sections or body shapes.

 

I love the gorgeous usability of the Divinas with the silver insets in the Maxi lengths, instead of the chopped off Midis of late that are too short for me to write with.

 

The original Van Gogh Maxis were great pens - and could have been further refined to become even better. An even bigger, oversized Van Gogh 'Super Maxi' would have been a dream pen!

[Ghost Plane]

The original Van Gogh Maxis were great pens - and could have been further refined to become even better. An even bigger, oversized Van Gogh 'Super Maxi' would have been a dream pen!

Be still my heart!

[Lonewolfseven]

It appears that he never left the company but his partner did. Read it on several locations, here is one:

 

http://www.marcuslink.com/pens/companies/visconti-visit.html

[mulrich]

It appears that he never left the company but his partner did. Read it on several locations, here is one:

 

http://www.marcuslink.com/pens/companies/visconti-visit.html

Not saying what you said isn't true but I think that article was written in 2008.

[rafapa]

Recently he joined Pineider as writing expert. The source is his Facebook page.

[FOUR X FOUR]

I've never had any issues with their nibs. I also like the palladium nib just fine. I've heard a few people mention that they don't like Visconti clips. I think they look awesome. I just bought the Opera Crystal Dark Age. It's a limited edition offering with only 38 made. This is an awesome pen and as far as I can tell. Visconti hasn't missed a beat

[sketchstack]

A silver lining to this kind of split is that often the exiting party simply starts a new company to further their vision. Should that happen then we, the fountain pen community, will have even more choices.