Visconti Van Gogh Fountain Pen Conversion

[Waltz For Zizi]

Does anyone own a Visconti Rembrandt rollerball and fountain pen, and kindly tell me if the sections are interchangeable between them. I read somewhere that the fountain pen section is longer and it wont fit in a rollerball to close the cap.

 

..I have a rembrandt fp, a boring dark blue and I found a van gogh rollerball for sale in a nice color and I'm thinking of doing the conversion. I know the sections in those models are the same, but I don't know if the rollerballs have different cap lining.

Edited June 1, 2018 by Waltz For Zizi

[Mulrich]

I want to do this with an ST Dupont but cant find a clear answer. Best of luck on your attempt.

[gistar]

I have done it on a Van Gogh with no problem but the Rembrandt section is I think somewhat different. If I remember correctly there is a spring that needs to be removed also from the body.

[womble21]

Yes, the sections are perfectly interchangeable, but that's not actually what you should be concerned about. The rollerball version's barrel has a spring towards the back, which prevents the top of the converter from being pushed all the way in. You can only use cartridges with a rollerball Rembrandt converted to a fountain pen, or you will damage the converter's knob. You also cannot use a rollerball refill with a fountain pen barrel, because the missing spring means that the refill will be loose within the barrel, making it completely unwritable.