Most Intelligent Answer To The Criticisms Of The Visconti Line Of Homo Sapiens Fountain Pens

[noddle]

I sold my Visconti HS partly due to the nibs (first one scratchy, replacement a gusher), but mainly because of the section - the notches / threads were uncomfortable and I was forced to hold the pen too close to the nib. This negatively affected my writing style. The section concaves to a narrower-than-ideal width, and I had to grip it tighter, making my fingers ache.

 

However, I still love the lava composite - extremely comfortable, non-slippery and non-greasy.

[welcmhm]

I don't know. If I buy a Ferrari, I would expect it to run rather than just send it to a garage straight from the dealer. Nobody buys a car to send it for fixing up before driving it.

Same with pens.

 

My father owned a Ferrari and after seeing what he went through, I would NEVER purchase one. It always drove a little wonky, like there was something wrong with the transmission. It couldn't creep and would just jerk (not ideal when you live in the Los Angeles area and frequently have to deal with traffic). At its first service, he mentioned all these issues and they said everything was fine. It continued to drive in a disappointing manner for about a year. It needed another service and went to a different service station where they told him that it needed a completely new transmission. I have a feeling they charged him for it as well. After that, the car drove WAY better. How you would expect a Ferrari to drive. However, that experience turned me off to the brand forever.

[Namo]

I sold my Visconti HS partly due to the nibs (first one scratchy, replacement a gusher), but mainly because of the section - the notches / threads were uncomfortable and I was forced to hold the pen too close to the nib. This negatively affected my writing style. The section concaves to a narrower-than-ideal width, and I had to grip it tighter, making my fingers ache.

 

However, I still love the lava composite - extremely comfortable, non-slippery and non-greasy.

I am totally with you on this one. I was so exited when the pen came out and so much more disappointed when. I had a chance to hold and try it! Today, my HS pencil never leaves my pencase!

[888007888]

888007888 related about his HS:

"Then one day it blobbed a huge spot of black ink onto a letter just as I was finishing the page. It completely ruined the entire letter and I had to rewrite the note with a new sheet of paper and a different pen."

Actually this is a little-appreciated feature of the HS model line. A small optical scanner concealed in the feed continuously monitors the surface of the paper as you prepare a document. If it detects a poor choice of paper, or errors in spelling, grammar, or calligraphy, it drops a blob of ink at the end of the document to remind you to make a fair copy. Thus the pen automatically stands in for the elementary-school teacher who is no longer able to strike you on the back of the hand and tell you to write it over. A remarkable feat of engineering, really.

ron

Hilarious, Ron. HAHAHAHA. Had to show this to some friends. Classic.

[lurcho]

That was the best comparison of ebonite and plastic feeds I've ever read.

 

Thanks,