Delta Dolce Vita pen has an unpleasant smell - what to do?

May 7

I recently purchased one of the new versions of the Delta Dolce Vita Oversize pens from a US retailer. It’s quite nice and writes well, with a big nib. But I have noticed that it has a strong, unpleasant smell whenever I uncap it, noticeably from inside the cap, inside the barrel barrel and the threads near the converter. This pen is ostensibly made of “resin” or “acrylic” as far as I can tell. There is an ebonite feed, but it doesn’t really have the rubbery smell like the ebonite pens I’ve used and resin/acrylic should not smell. And the smell isn't really coming from the ebonite feed anyway.

I recently soaked all parts in soap water for a couple of hours and let them dry for several days, but I filled it again with an ink that hasn't been an issue in other pens and the smell is still there (albeit a little less strong maybe). Has anyone experienced an issue like this? I am admittedly baffled and frustrated by this.

Also, who would I contact about this issue? There was a note inside the pen box saying Delta pens are backed by a warranty blah blah, but it's not clear to me where I would go to ask about this. Maiorapen.com seems to be the place to go but it is not much of a website.

May 16

Last year I got a Maiora with a very strong smell. It was some sort of chemical/solvent smell, so I'm guessing that it was from glue used to join components. The smell was very persistent for a month or two, but faded eventually.

May 16

Not only for Delta, but in general the chemical/solvent smell is given from the resin or acrylic, call it as you want, and not so much from the glue at least for my experience.

Normally it disappear after some monthes.

The same smell comes again when a resin or acrilic rod is turned with the lathe or machined in any way, and then it disappear after several monthes.

Probably the manufacturing of your pen is very recent.

May 16

Weird. I have a Delta Spaccanapoli that is milled from a solid rod of resin. There is no smell except the ink. I think that is odd that the resin would be off gassing.