Leonardo Photo Thread

[WLSpec]

Speranza has arrived! Nice glossy ebonite finish (and the smell ). Nib writes on the wet side and writes well out of the box. Happy with my first elastic cut-out gold nib. It gives some softness and bounciness, not bad! Overall quite happy.

Very nice!

[dms525]

My Speranza has arrived!

 

 

The stub nib is definitely stubbish. I may have it crisped up a bit, but I will try it with a drier ink first.

 

The ebonite, though, is really beautiful. The pen is the size of the MZ Grande, but with the barrel and cap ends gently domed rather than peaked.

 

David

[ArchiMark]

Como & David,

 

Those Speranza's are very handsome looking pens!

 

Leonarndo really is on a roll.....

 

Enjoy,

 

Mark

[Carrau]

Lovely pens-congrats. It’s exciting to think of what the future holds with them.

[como]

WLSpec, David, ArchiMark, Herrjaeger, thank you! David, your Musk Green looks beautiful and it’s a more unique finish. I appreciate the matching details on the metal ring abovethe blind cap, with the same art deco pattern instead of a generic one.

 

Very nice!

My Speranza has arrived!

 

Speranza 2.jpg

Speranza 1.jpg

Spernaza 3.jpg

 

The stub nib is definitely stubbish. I may have it crisped up a bit, but I will try it with a drier ink first.

 

The ebonite, though, is really beautiful. The pen is the size of the MZ Grande, but with the barrel and cap ends gently domed rather than peaked.

 

David

Como & David,

 

Those Speranza's are very handsome looking pens!

 

Leonarndo really is on a roll.....

 

Enjoy,

 

Mark

Lovely pens-congrats. It’s exciting to think of what the future holds with them.

[sansenri]

My Speranza just arrived too! but no photos yet...

Mine is the green musk with rhodium trim, so we have the set...

will post pics as soon as possible

[RubenDh]

Speranza 2.jpg

Spernaza 3.jpg

 

 

Are my eyes letting me down or do I notice that the barrel engraving is off-center?

If this is the case, does anyone know if the nib can be rotated to match the engraving?

Edited June 1, 2020 by RubenDh

[como]

Mine is like that too. The engraving on barrel actually is aligned with the clip on cap, not with the nib. I might be able to align the nib with the barrel if I re-seat it, but I just leave it as is because it doesnt bother me.

Are my eyes letting me down or do I notice that the barrel engraving is off-center?

If this is the case, does anyone know if the nib can be rotated to match the engraving?

[sansenri]

here are a couple of quick photo of my Speranza

I checked the various options available and went for the green with HT trim

for two reasons mainly

first of all because I missed other pens in this ebonite (notably a Stipula Novecento I'd still like to trace...)

secondly because in Italy green is the colour of hope... ("verde speranza", speranza means hope)

and the rhodium trim gives it a cool look

 

 

 

[gmax]

 

Are my eyes letting me down or do I notice that the barrel engraving is off-center?

If this is the case, does anyone know if the nib can be rotated to match the engraving?

Yes, the nib in mine is simple friction fit, and easy to rotate for alignment. The engraving on my barrel already aligns with the clip when capped.

 

Sansenri, congrats on your new pen - it looks superb

[como]

sansenri: After reading your reasons, I felt that I should have gotten the green with rhodium trim too

I recently sold a vintage red mottled ebonite pen and I started missing it. Also I wanted something that looks warm among the virus craziness... It's good to know that green is hope in Italian culture. In some cultures, it can be jealousy! Enjoy your beautiful pen. It looks really cool, and hopeful

here are a couple of quick photo of my Speranza

I checked the various options available and went for the green with HT trim

for two reasons mainly

first of all because I missed other pens in this ebonite (notably a Stipula Novecento I'd still like to trace...)

secondly because in Italy green is the colour of hope... ("verde speranza", speranza means hope)

and the rhodium trim gives it a cool look

[dms525]

here are a couple of quick photo of my Speranza

I checked the various options available and went for the green with HT trim

for two reasons mainly

first of all because I missed other pens in this ebonite (notably a Stipula Novecento I'd still like to trace...)

secondly because in Italy green is the colour of hope... ("verde speranza", speranza means hope)

and the rhodium trim gives it a cool look

 

 

 

 

Very nice, Sansenri! I think the silver metalwork is extraordinarily handsome. Personally, I feel gold goes better with the green ebonite, but the silver is very nice too.

 

Congratulations! Enjoy your new pen.

 

David

[aardvarkbark]

The 2020 Momento Zero Grande in Blue Marina Capri. Lighter and brighter than the Caraibi, and without the green. This is my favorite of their resins so far. (picture courtesy of Novelli)

 

 

[sansenri]

sansenri: After reading your reasons, I felt that I should have gotten the green with rhodium trim too

I recently sold a vintage red mottled ebonite pen and I started missing it. Also I wanted something that looks warm among the virus craziness... It's good to know that green is hope in Italian culture. In some cultures, it can be jealousy! Enjoy your beautiful pen. It looks really cool, and hopeful

seriously, I like the red with gold trim too, I have a lovely Stipula Florentia in that finish...

[sansenri]

 

Very nice, Sansenri! I think the silver metalwork is extraordinarily handsome. Personally, I feel gold goes better with the green ebonite, but the silver is very nice too.

 

Congratulations! Enjoy your new pen.

 

David

Thank you David, I had the chance to see the gold trim too (a funny sort of luck/misfortune as Casa della Stilografica sent me the wrong pen, the green with gold trim!) so I had the chance to gaze at it for a couple of days as the guys organized for a new delivery (and pick up of the wrong pen...). I still prefer my choice, but the gold trim version was very very nice too! (I regret I did not take photos of it).

Edited June 5, 2020 by sansenri

[sansenri]

The 2020 Momento Zero Grande in Blue Marina Capri. Lighter and brighter than the Caraibi, and without the green. This is my favorite of their resins so far. (picture courtesy of Novelli)

 

 

Nice one, so many blue options one could actually start a collection of blue Momento Zero.

[DaiCapp]

The 2020 Momento Zero Grande in Blue Marina Capri. Lighter and brighter than the Caraibi, and without the green. This is my favorite of their resins so far. (picture courtesy of Novelli)

 

 

 

Looks lovely - I'd be really interested to know how the resins compare in terms of quality and feel compared to the old ones as I believe they've switched from their Italian resins...

[bbs]

Apologies for wandering slightly off topic, but I know I’ll find most Leonardo users here!

 

I need to swap the nib in a Momento Zero Grande (the nib supplied was not the one I ordered, despite the box saying it was, sigh...)

 

The vendor is sending me a new nib, and says they are screw-in, but it seems incredibly tight and I don’t want to force it if he’s wrong. The feed has already gone slightly skew-whiff.

 

Has anyone removed their nib, please?

[dms525]

Apologies for wandering slightly off topic, but I know I’ll find most Leonardo users here!

 

I need to swap the nib in a Momento Zero Grande (the nib supplied was not the one I ordered, despite the box saying it was, sigh...)

 

The vendor is sending me a new nib, and says they are screw-in, but it seems incredibly tight and I don’t want to force it if he’s wrong. The feed has already gone slightly skew-whiff.

 

Has anyone removed their nib, please?

 

The newer MZ's have screw-in nibs. AFAIK, the MZ Grande pens all still have friction fit nibs. Note that I just have one MZ G until Friday, when another is scheduled for delivery. Now, if you are comfortable exchanging nibs between feeds, you can pull the nib off a screw in carrier and place it on the feed of a friction fit carrier. I have done this. You do need to pay attention to nib seating, etc., but it can be done. You will, of course, void the warranty.

 

Most Leonardo vendors and Salvatore Matrone, the maker, are generous with information and help. I wouldn't hesitate to reach out to them.

 

Happy writing!

 

David

[clear1]

Apologies for wandering slightly off topic, but I know I’ll find most Leonardo users here!

 

I need to swap the nib in a Momento Zero Grande (the nib supplied was not the one I ordered, despite the box saying it was, sigh...)

 

The vendor is sending me a new nib, and says they are screw-in, but it seems incredibly tight and I don’t want to force it if he’s wrong. The feed has already gone slightly skew-whiff.

 

Has anyone removed their nib, please?

Just pull off the nib and feed together. Grande uses friction-fit mechanism for the nib and the feed. With care, of course.