A Worthy Successor To Omas?

February 16, 2019

Had an hour to spend and started looking at that stub, which was sitting idle since I'd replaced it with an F. On the one hand, that F is totally amazing. On the other hand, there's an equally amazing F in my Momento Zero. So that makes two amazing F's. And an idle stub. The thing is, I love narrow stubs, not wide stubs. Given that it's an inexpensive steel stub which can easily be replaced, I narrowed it and tuned it to my liking. Here's a comparison with a Kaweco 1.1 (which really writes a 1.1 mm downstroke). Apologies for poor writing - I hurt my ring finger and can hardly write at all (not that my penmanship is good, even at the best of times).

Now it's a stubbish pen that I can use for long sessions, which will give me some nice line width variation, without the "massiveness" of a real 1.1 or 1.5 mm stub. It writes smoothly and pleasantly and is wet enough for fast writing and signatures. Just how I like it. I'm quite proud of it, because I'm not very good at tuning stubs. Narrowing this slab of steel from a 1.5 to appr. 0.8 and making something nice out of it is demanding. It's very easy to turn it into a flat-foot or into an overly sharp italic and that just won't do.

This pen is going to see a lot of use.

Ink: Pelikan 4001 Turquoise.

Edited February 16, 2019 by TheDutchGuy

February 16, 2019

Nicely done!

February 17, 2019

Thanks! I'm quite happy with it. It has a nice, pencil-like feel to it, which was a happy accident because I can't do that on purpose (yet). When I use a light touch, like I normally do, it writes a M vertical line with nice variation, I'd say an EF horizontal line. With slightly more pressure, it writes the full 0.8 mm vertical line. It's hardly been out of my hands today.

May 6, 2019

Quick update. Since buying my Furore with the stub, I also acquired spare F and EF nibs. The EF arrived a couple of days ago and it blew my mind. I even prefer it to the amazing F nib in my Momento Zero. As a matter of fact, as a model I've come to prefer to Furore over the Momento Zero because the Furore's shape suits my hand even better and the nib is less prone to dry out when the pen is not in use. The Furore is now my main writer.

May 15, 2019

Maybe I got unlucky, but I would say no. They are not the worthy successor. At least not until they get their ducks in a row.

The pen I received was lacking in the QC department. To me it seems like the demand for their product has surpassed their capabilities and they are just scrambling to get pens out the door. My Furore with stub nib had misaligned tines, visible micro-scratches in the nib and body finish, bits of machined acrylic still stuck to the feed, and the color pattern did not line up / match between the blind cap and the rest of the body.

I really wanted to love this pen, but came away very disappointed. There's no excuse to let QC issues like those slip through the cracks when the pens are hand made. That defeats the entire purpose of purchasing something that didn't come from an assembly line. The human touch is what gives it it's appeal...

I want to return it but I purchased from over-seas and the return shipping is going to be close to $30. Not worth being out that much money to send it back...

Edited May 15, 2019 by BetterLateThanNever

May 15, 2019

Maybe I got unlucky, but I would say no. They are not the worthy successor. At least not until they get their ducks in a row.

The pen I received was lacking in the QC department. To me it seems like the demand for their product has surpassed their capabilities and they are just scrambling to get pens out the door. My Furore with stub nib had misaligned tines, visible micro-scratches in the nib and body finish, bits of machined acrylic still stuck to the feed, and the color pattern did not line up / match between the blind cap and the rest of the body.

I really wanted to love this pen, but came away very disappointed. There's no excuse to let QC issues like those slip through the cracks when the pens are hand made. That defeats the entire purpose of purchasing something that didn't come from an assembly line. The human touch is what gives it it's appeal...

I want to return it but I purchased from over-seas and the return shipping is going to be close to $30. Not worth being out that much money to send it back...

I am not sure who you bought your pen from, but I would strongly suggest contacting them and explain the problems you are having. They may either send you replacement nibs and feeds or other replacement parts. And in some case, the retailer may "spring" for the return shipping. I had issues with my two stub nibs on my Momento Zeros, and I contacted the retailer - Novelli - and they were extremely helpful.

June 1, 2019

I am not sure who you bought your pen from, but I would strongly suggest contacting them and explain the problems you are having. They may either send you replacement nibs and feeds or other replacement parts. And in some case, the retailer may "spring" for the return shipping. I had issues with my two stub nibs on my Momento Zeros, and I contacted the retailer - Novelli - and they were extremely helpful.

I did contact the vendor. They had no problem with me returning the pen for an exchange, but did not offer to pay for return shipping.

I decided to ink the pen and try to ignore the visual issues. I'm having hard starting problems with the stub nib. Tried Kon-Peki and Waterman Mysterious Blue inks. Both had the same problem.

Very frustrating...

Did a new nib solve your problem with your stubs?

June 1, 2019

I have a Momento Zero (the Hawaii variation) with an "F" nib. Great pen! It is clearly very well built and looks great. Nice, sold writer.

I've since bought a green one and have a Bacio del Diavolo on order. Really like the pens.

I don't think you can ever replace Delta, which had those marvelous orange pens - what a great name, Dolce Vita! - but it is good that there are more options with the quality of Delta (rather than Martemodena).

Erick

June 1, 2019

I did contact the vendor. They had no problem with me returning the pen for an exchange, but did not offer to pay for return shipping.

I decided to ink the pen and try to ignore the visual issues. I'm having hard starting problems with the stub nib. Tried Kon-Peki and Waterman Mysterious Blue inks. Both had the same problem.

Very frustrating...

Did a new nib solve your problem with your stubs?

After I received my new nibs, I sent the pens off to Danny Fudge (thewritepen.net) to have him check them out for me, work on the stub nibs and change out to the fine nibs. He was also working on a couple of other pens for me. I had tried to take the stub nibs and feeds out, but I just didn't have the "muscle" and I was afraid of cracking the section. Since I had other pens that needed repair and tuning, I decided to send them off to Danny.

I just got them back today. I have promptly inked them and tried them out. I am generally prefer wider nibs, but I must say that I absolutely love the fine nib. It is smooth as silk! I don't think Danny did much to the nibs except put them in the pens for me. But so far they are wonderful! I will update you after I have had a chance to write with them for awhile.