Stipula Etruria Photo Thread

[como]

8 minutes ago, wimg said:

 

I've actually made quite a few into EFs, and even finer ;).

I've also made a few flex from about 0.2 to 1.7 mm, with the ink flow holding up no problem  ....

I actually demonstrated this to Luca Viti around the time we did the Stipula FPN LE pens :).

 

You just need a good nib master /nib enhancer, or nibmeister if you insist, to do that for you :).

 

Warm regards, Wim

 

@wimgThat’s good to know, Wim. I didn’t think that it was possible. I guess with the cost of engaging a nibmeister for grinding a titanium, I would probably just go for a gold nib. Do you prefer a Ti EF over a gold EF, regardless of the cost?

[wimg]

12 minutes ago, como said:

@wimgThat’s good to know, Wim. I didn’t think that it was possible. I guess with the cost of engaging a nibmeister for grinding a titanium, I would probably just go for a gold nib. Do you prefer a Ti EF over a gold EF, regardless of the cost?

I prefer gold, como, but it entirely depends on what you want to achieve, and what you like best.

 

A normal Stipula titanium nib fxes from about 0.4-0.5 to 1.1 mm, bit it can be made into a XXXF anyway, With some extar tweaks it can then even go ot about 1.7 mm, but that i sprobably not what all nib enahancers are capable of doing, to be very honest.

 

The gold Stipula F (and EF) nibs, apart from the great celluloids, is what really made me fall in love with Stips. These are rather springy nibs (not flexible), with incredible and very pleasant feedback. In the beginning I could not take my eyes of my Amber with F nib, because it was such a pleasure to write with :..

 

Warm regards, Wim

[fpupulin]

Thank you, Wim, for the interesting information.

 

Would you have a chance, could you post a few pics of your modified titanium nibs, together with a few strokes to see how they write and flex?

 

This would be immensely useful.

 

Interestingly, my Etruria Ambra has a very impersonal and fairly stiff F nib, which I do not use so much in spite of my bold appreciation for the beautiful pen...

[wimg]

24 minutes ago, fpupulin said:

Thank you, Wim, for the interesting information.

 

Would you have a chance, could you post a few pics of your modified titanium nibs, together with a few strokes to see how they write and flex?

 

This would be immensely useful.

 

Interestingly, my Etruria Ambra has a very impersonal and fairly stiff F nib, which I do not use so much in spite of my bold appreciation for the beautiful pen...

Unfortunately, no.

 

I left it with Stipula in Italy, while they were still in the old building in the outskirts of Florence somewehere.Since then they actually moved at least twice.

I'd have to creat ea new one, just that I do not have the time right now.

 

Is your F nib an 18K or 14K version? The 18K versions are actually a lot stiffer, if I remember correctly.

 

Warm regards, Wim

[TheFairyCircle]

If anyone has the 14k Sti-flex nib in .9 mm and/or 1.1 mm, I would love to hear your thoughts on them and see a writing sample.

[como]

On 3/25/2021 at 6:06 PM, TheFairyCircle said:

If anyone has the 14k Sti-flex nib in .9 mm and/or 1.1 mm, I would love to hear your thoughts on them and see a writing sample.

@TheFairyCircleI have had 14k Sti-Flex 0.9mm Stub, 14k Sti-Flex B, 18k M, and T-Flex. Among the 14k Sti-Flex, 18k regular and T-Flex, Sti-Flex is my favorite. It feels softer and has a little flex. I thought about getting a 14k 1.1mm Stub, but for me the 0.9mm would probably be more suitable for normal writing. I agree with @fpupulinAnd @wimgthat the 18k feels stiffer. Below is a writing sample from 14k 0.9mm Stub.
 

Btw, did you see my reply to your previous question?

[como]

@sansenriI finally opened the bottle that came with my Delta Segovia lever-filler. You were right: It’s just a regular blue. See above sample written in this Delta blue. Good thing is that for being over 20 years old it didn’t go bad, or evaporated. I will use it in my vintage pens and wetter writers. Thanks for the heads-up from another thread.

[sansenri]

4 minutes ago, como said:

@sansenriI finally opened the bottle that came with my Delta Segovia lever-filler. You were right: It’s just a regular blue. See above sample written in this Delta blue. Good thing is that for being over 20 years old it didn’t go bad, or evaporated. I will use it in my vintage pens and wetter writers. Thanks for the heads-up from another thread.

 

but you can rest assured it will not go bad. Royal blue type of inks (from various brands) probably use a very similar chemical formula, that is very simple and dates back in the early days of fountain pens. For that reason it is stable, although perhaps looks ordinary to us.

[fpupulin]

You know that exactly this "ordinariness" of Royal Blues is growing on me? It is a so simple and unpretentious ink color, and at the same time so archaic, so embedded within the roots of fountain pen history...

[fpupulin]

2 hours ago, como said:

@TheFairyCircle[...] Below is a writing sample from 14k 0.9mm Stub.
[...]

 

 

A beautiful nib, my friend! And I agree with you that 0.9 is somewhat an easier and more versatile writer than a 1.1 stub.

[jmccarty3]

On 3/21/2021 at 4:43 PM, wimg said:

 

Yes, and you can do a plain copy and paste :).

Very nice, the Fiesole celluloid on the left, and the Volterra / De Architectura Leon Battista Alberti celluloid on the right :).

 

Warm regards, Wim

 

Como, these are two absolutely gorgeous pens. Congratulations!

[sansenri]

4 hours ago, fpupulin said:

You know that exactly this "ordinariness" of Royal Blues is growing on me? It is a so simple and unpretentious ink color, and at the same time so archaic, so embedded within the roots of fountain pen history...

 

I agree, I've actually used this ink for half a lifetime... started at school and never really found reason to use anything else for many many years...

despite of that I've never become bored with it, I like the tint, I like the subtle shading, and the predictable behaviour.

I also like how it becomes surprisingly darker when it dries up slightly in the pen.

 

Of course I've discovered many other inks in the meantime, but I do go back to it often.

And when I feel like I want an ink that behaves similarly with a slightly different tint... I mix it.

One of my favourite mixes is 9 parts Royal blue 1 part Edelstein Tanzanite (a touch darker but all the other properties remain unchanged).

Another good one is 4 parts Royal blue 1 part Diamine Sargasso sea.

but forgive, I've gone too far OT...

 

[como]

On 3/27/2021 at 5:43 PM, fpupulin said:

 

A beautiful nib, my friend! And I agree with you that 0.9 is somewhat an easier and more versatile writer than a 1.1 stub.

@fpupulinThank you! I have been enjoying writing with this nib which is well tuned. I agree with what you said about these “ordinary” blue inks.

On 3/27/2021 at 9:13 PM, jmccarty3 said:

 

Como, these are two absolutely gorgeous pens. Congratulations!

@jmccarty3Thank you! 

On 3/27/2021 at 3:52 PM, sansenri said:

 

but you can rest assured it will not go bad. Royal blue type of inks (from various brands) probably use a very similar chemical formula, that is very simple and dates back in the early days of fountain pens. For that reason it is stable, although perhaps looks ordinary to us.

@sansenriVery good to know. True I have never had any issues with blue inks. They seem rather easy to clean too. I have not used any permanent ink so I don’t know. Perhaps one day when I feel ink adventurous 😀.

[sansenri]

I own a few of these Pelikan 4001 Royal blue, as they came with some pens I bought years ago.

These date back probably in the 80s, so possibly 30-40 years of age.

They are perfectly OK.

[como]

On 3/12/2021 at 12:15 PM, RubenDh said:

For all the Etruria lovers and lurkers of this thread, I just got notified by Novelli.it in Rome about more facetted Etrurias:

 

Absolutely love the Ebonite version

 

 

 

I wonder if anyone has the earthy orange faceted version. I would love to see a photo if anyone has one. I also like it very much.

On 3/29/2021 at 11:00 PM, sansenri said:

I own a few of these Pelikan 4001 Royal blue, as they came with some pens I bought years ago.

These date back probably in the 80s, so possibly 30-40 years of age.

They are perfectly OK.

@sansenriI need to take a photo of my bottle to do a "bottle meet" here 🙂 I love this bottle design. I keep trying to put my pens on the groove. Unfortunately it only safely holds smaller pen as it's a vintage design. All the modern big pens only dangerously wobble on the bottle, a risky position!

[fpupulin]

A quite dry laid paper as the Hahnemühle Ingres and a well-behaved ink like Graf von Faber Castell Hazelnut Brown take control over the wetness of the flexible titanium nib.

 

 

Every writing is saying: / “I’ve been here.”

 

The colors of earth and terra-cotta of the Amber are a true Stipula flag, aren’t they?

[pilotheinrich]

My Stipula Etruria Gallicana. 

[WLSpec]

Just saw some exciting news… Stipula showed an faceted Etruria Miele Selvatico on Instagram with 6 small cap bands instead of the bigger one on the standard Etruria model. Hopefully they release this one soon, because I think this resin will look great in a faceted pen.

[dms525]

Here is one of my Etrurias that hasn't been inked in a while. The Stipula italic nibs are so nice! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoy!

 

David

 

[fpupulin]

It is a beautiful pen, David! And your writing honors both the nib and the beautiful ink.