Why Is Nobody Talking About Santini Italia Pens?

[christam]

Congratulations!  I'm sure you'll enjoy it.  Mine arrived today but so far I've only written a few lines with each one.  That flexy CI nib is going to take some major practice on my part to begin to do it justice.

 

 

[TgeekB]

Looks like they are preparing to ship. Tracking number provided.

 

I’ll now go into child-waiting-for-Christmas mode. 😁

[90paddymc]

I recently recieved a Santini Libra with a medium nib and I must say its a well made pen for the cost. The nib is smooth and wet with a bit of feed back and I feel that it was a very good purchase. 

If I were getting another I think I'd go for a Fine nib to see how it compares.

[TgeekB]

Received my pen today from Italy. It is beautiful to hold and admire. The stub nib writes quite nicely. This is my largest pen to date (I don’t think I’d want to go larger) and it is light weight and comfortable in my hand. They have excellent personal service and I would not hesitate to order from them again!

[Mysterious Mose]

Please see my post made today, in the thread Ebonite vs. Acrylic Resin in Santini pens.  https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/359401-ebonite-vs-acrylic-resin-in-santini-pens/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-4425557

 

[Mr.Rene]

3 hours ago, TgeekB said:

Received my pen today from Italy. It is beautiful to hold and admire. The stub nib writes quite nicely. This is my largest pen to date (I don’t think I’d want to go larger) and it is light weight and comfortable in my hand. They have excellent personal service and I would not hesitate to order from them again!

By the way, "S" like a symbol on Santini´s nibs looks very vintage 1920-30 "S" used by Sheaffer in its magazine ads...What do you think ??

Best regards all...

 

[TgeekB]

9 hours ago, Mr.Rene said:

By the way, "S" like a symbol on Santini´s nibs looks very vintage 1920-30 "S" used by Sheaffer in its magazine ads...What do you think ??

Best regards all...

 

i have a couple of Sheaffers with lifetime nibs so they may be different.

 

One issue I’m having is the amount of ink it seems to be holding. I’ve filled it twice and barely get 2 pages written before it runs dry. Has anyone else had this issue?

[Karmachanic]

16 minutes ago, TgeekB said:

One issue I’m having is the amount of ink it seems to be holding. I’ve filled it twice and barely get 2 pages written before it runs dry. Has anyone else had this issue?

 

Sounds like you're saturating the nib, but not filling the pen, because the whole nib/feed is not submerged in the ink bottle. Ink needs to come up to the section to fill. If the ink level in the bottle is too low to allow this, then unscrew the nib and use a syringe.

 

Trying to fill from a half full Herbin bottle, for example,  won't work.

[TgeekB]

14 minutes ago, Karmachanic said:

 

Sounds like you're saturating the nib, but not filling the pen, because the whole nib/feed is not submerged in the ink bottle. Ink needs to come up to the section to fill. If the ink level in the bottle is too low to allow this, then unscrew the nib and use a syringe.

 

Trying to fill from a half full Herbin bottle, for example,  won't work.

I’m filling from an almost full Pelican 4001 bottle with the nib touching the bottom. 
 

Filled again this time at an angle to make sure entire nib was saturated. It is the largest nib I’ve ever used.

Edited April 20, 2021 by TgeekB

[Karmachanic]

34 minutes ago, TgeekB said:

I’m filling from an almost full Pelican 4001 bottle with the nib touching the bottom. 
 

Filled again this time at an angle to make sure entire nib was saturated. It is the largest nib I’ve ever used.

 

Yeah. But nib touching the bottom doesn't necessarily mean that the whole of the nib is covered. 🤪. An alternative method is to fill from a sample vial. I use all three methods; bottle syringe, vial, depending upon circumstances.

 

The positive outcome is now you know how much you can write with this pen, from just saturating the feed.

 

Currently using a Santini Lord, SuperFlexy, 0.6 Cursive Italic, filled with Fritz Schimpf Morgenröte

[TgeekB]

45 minutes ago, Karmachanic said:

 

Sounds like you're saturating the nib, but not filling the pen, because the whole nib/feed is not submerged in the ink bottle. Ink needs to come up to the section to fill. If the ink level in the bottle is too low to allow this, then unscrew the nib and use a syringe.

 

Trying to fill from a half full Herbin bottle, for example,  won't work.

I appreciate your expertise. I’ve not run across this prior most likely because my other pens have smaller nibs so they’ve always been submersed up to the section.

 

I’ll see, now that I tipped the bottle to fully submerge the nib, how it does and report back. I’m expecting better results. 

[christam]

6 hours ago, TgeekB said:

One issue I’m having is the amount of ink it seems to be holding. I’ve filled it twice and barely get 2 pages written before it runs dry. Has anyone else had this issue?

 

When I filled my two, the Nonagon filled without issue but the Libra simply didn't take up the ink.  I thought the piston must be faulty and then, on the third attempt, it just worked and has been fine ever since.

[Doug C]

I have an Ancora Perla, which was the precursor to Santini Italia.

 

Does anyone have both and if so how do they compare?

[mizgeorge]

I'd love to see a lineup of Santini's pens to get a feel for the sizes. I can read the dimensions, but it makes such a difference to see them side by side, ideally with a known quantity for comparison. I think I'd really like one, but I am slightly concerned that they might be just a bit too big for me. 

[TgeekB]

4 hours ago, christam said:

 

When I filled my two, the Nonagon filled without issue but the Libra simply didn't take up the ink.  I thought the piston must be faulty and then, on the third attempt, it just worked and has been fine ever since.

Interesting. Mine appears to be working now also. Whatever it was (probably user error) it’s working so I’m happy!

[gyasko]

You can weigh the pen before and after filling to see if you got a proper fill.  These are supposed to hold ~1.5mL so you should see about 1.5g difference between filled and empty.

[A Smug Dill]

3 hours ago, mizgeorge said:

I'd love to see a lineup of Santini's pens to get a feel for the sizes.

 

Perhaps you should write to Katrina at Santini Italia and make the suggestion. I'm not being facetious or sarcastic; she's very helpful and responsive, and of course she'd also be keen to know constructive suggestions about the company's web site and customer service, especially if it helps selling pens.

[mizgeorge]

1 hour ago, A Smug Dill said:

 

Perhaps you should write to Katrina at Santini Italia and make the suggestion. I'm not being facetious or sarcastic; she's very helpful and responsive, and of course she'd also be keen to know constructive suggestions about the company's web site and customer service, especially if it helps selling pens.

Good idea. I'll do just that!

[Zephyr259]

On 4/20/2021 at 3:56 PM, Karmachanic said:

Currently using a Santini Lord, SuperFlexy, 0.6 Cursive Italic, filled with Fritz Schimpf Morgenröte

That sounds like a tricky nib to use, any chance of a writing sample with this pen?

 

I have a rose gold flexy fine in the cumberland ebonite, it's my favourite pen. Great size, very comfy and the nib is wonderful, not the finest fine I have, probably due to it being fairly wet. The nib flexes a bit when I want it to but it's mostly just a cushioning bounce, I wonder if the rose gold doesn't flex as much as the regular gold as I can't get the variation I see others get, maybe I'm just more/overly cautious with the 18k gold.

 

I'm going to get another libra in the laurel finish, which I almost got last year but the newly released rose gold and bronze combo won me over. Trying to decided between an extra fine, superflexy or architect nib for this one.

[Carrau]

3 hours ago, Zephyr259 said:

That sounds like a tricky nib to use, any chance of a writing sample with this pen?

 

I have a rose gold flexy fine in the cumberland ebonite, it's my favourite pen. Great size, very comfy and the nib is wonderful, not the finest fine I have, probably due to it being fairly wet. The nib flexes a bit when I want it to but it's mostly just a cushioning bounce, I wonder if the rose gold doesn't flex as much as the regular gold as I can't get the variation I see others get, maybe I'm just more/overly cautious with the 18k gold.

 

I'm going to get another libra in the laurel finish, which I almost got last year but the newly released rose gold and bronze combo won me over. Trying to decided between an extra fine, superflexy or architect nib for this one.

I bought the Laurel last year, and added the Cumberland this year.  Both are beautiful pens, and good writers.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.