Re: Eyeing my first Stipula
I have 11 Stipulas and love them all but be aware that they tend to be fussy.
Make sure the vendor has a liberal exchange policy.
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I have a "wild honey" etruria magnifica and it really is striking material. I did have some issues with ink appearing in the section, but I cleaned it out and adjusted the nib section unit and it's been OK since. I got the steel elastic nib, which just wasn't very satisfying, so i swapped it for a F and I enjoy using it a lot. Personally (and this is all personal opinion, of course :), I think the gold trim complements this material well. Here is an picture in my files with a few other pens in my collection.
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Good luck in your search!
scot
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I have a Stiplua Etruria but it's darker than wild honey and is opaque. The trim isn't chrome but is solid silver and it has an 18ct platinised stub nib. It's a fabulous pen and always performed well though I haven't used it for years.
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Thank you all for the input! *I finally decided on an Etruria Magnifica in pyrite with medium nib. *I plan to post pics and initial impressions upon arrival.
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Nice. Looking forward to reading your thoughts!
-scot
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Well, it arrived this afternoon. I haven’t done much writing yet, but I’m very happy so far! The medium nib is a bit narrower than I usually like (I did not flush the pen in any way before inking). I’m using Monteverde brown and find the flow a tad less generous than I normally like, but I think I’m going to like the writing experience!
This may have been a bit precious of me, but I asked the seller to try and pick one for me with less gold and more black & cream. I’m kind of glad they didn’t listen, though. I really like this material!!
So far, I really like my first Stipula and don’t think it will be my last!
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Hard not to like that. Enjoy!
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I think that mix of colors is spot on.
Very nice.
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