Visconti Rembrandt Or Pelikan M400

[Bo Bo Olson]

I would really suggest a cheaper Japanese or Chinese pen for BSB.

You can get B, M, F and EF for the cost of one Pelikan steel nib.

 

Because of the ease of nib change and the many nibs; a Pelikan is is capable of using many inks on many papers. The staining of BSB more than likely will stain the window or stirations.

 

An extra Pelikan nib costs @$25.00 or less. You could start at narrow and work your way up, and now though the steel oblique has been stopped but there should still be some in various on-line shops.

Gold oblique is still being made.

I'd take the modern steel one over a modern gold one in there is more chance of line variation.

 

I do not recommed a modern gold oblique nib...not at all.

I like the pre-'66 ones a hell of a lot.

[vondauster]

Another, perhaps minor consideration, is metal versus resin grip section. I prefer resin, though the sections on my Rembrandts aren't particularly slippery. Cleaning a C/C filler is arguably easier as well. Having said that, Pelikan would be my choice, from Richard Binder, in my case, as well.

 

Will

[dduran]

You should be able to find a brand new M400 for about ~$209.. $300 really skews the comparison

[macaddict]

Thanks all for the feedback. I'll be getting my first Pelikan from Richard Binder's store

http://www.richardspens.com/

 

I'll return after the holidays with my thoughts on the pen... And probably a few months later with my Visconti review... as pakmanpony said... if I'm like you guys, I'll eventually end up with both :-)

[Moshe ben David]

I picked up a brand new Pelikan M400 in the black/blue striated color last month for about $195 shipped from Overstock.com (it was marked down on sale for around $217, and then I found an online coupon for an additional 10% off). Wrote awesome right out if the box. Shop around and you may be able to easily beat your $300 mark on the Pelikan (which easily gets my vote in this head to head).

 

http://www.overstock.com/search?keywords=Pelikan+fountain&rangeminprice=150&rangemaxprice=300&sortOption=Relevance&searchtype=Header

 

Glad that I'm browsing tonight -- I did not know Overstock had fountain pens! I've bought good watches from them, so this isn't a surprise; just didn't think of this! Thanks for posting it.

[ebearius]

I have both. For me, no question. Pelikan wins across the board. The Rembrandt is too smooth for me. It has a slippery, less controllable feel. The nib is so stiff that it makes your writing look more like it was written with a rollerball. The Pelikan has more "road feel". It lays down ink with considerably more character.

 

My opinion only. YMMV