Visconti Rembrandt Red Calligraphy Set - Good Deal?

[Nomdeplume]

You are ALL evil enablers! I ordered one, as well....my 3rd Rembrandt?!😧
Had not been to Gold Spot before...ANOTHER supplier to add to my list!

My husband is a supporter...he does question yet-another-pen...but also asserts there could be worse addictions!

[inlovewithjournals]

DSCN1257 by cwent2, on Flickr

Now imagine it in purple.

Ooooh purple!! You should post pictures!

[inlovewithjournals]

You are ALL evil enablers! I ordered one, as well....my 3rd Rembrandt?!😧
Had not been to Gold Spot before...ANOTHER supplier to add to my list!

My husband is a supporter...he does question yet-another-pen...but also asserts there could be worse addictions!

Sorry Nomdeplume! Congrats on your third Rembrandt though. I'm glad there are such supportive husbands out there, including my own. And he's right, there could be MUCH worse addictions.

[Lady Onogaro]

Not to enable anyone, but here's the Visconti I bought in purple (via Goldspot):

http://www.goldspot.com/Visconti_pen...V-48243-F.html

Here's one I saw, too, but that ain't happen' (just saying). Dromgoole's said they would sell it to me for $595, but even at that, I cannot justify buying the pen and not paying the mortgage, lovely as it is. I can't see me ever moving much past the $100.00 price point (as she has begun to think about retiring in 10 years or so).

http://www.goldspot.com/Visconti_pen...V-48243-F.html

[Tracy Lee]

You are ALL evil enablers! I ordered one, as well....my 3rd Rembrandt?!😧
Had not been to Gold Spot before...ANOTHER supplier to add to my list!

My husband is a supporter...he does question yet-another-pen...but also asserts there could be worse addictions!

The folks at Goldspot are outstanding. I call and just ask questions about stuff, and they will talk to you all day. I called them once because the website wouldn't work and they didn't know they had an issue on their end and were so thankful a bottle Visconti ink got added to my order as a thank you. Love doing business with them, really good people.

My husband is the same, though he stopped wondering about "yet another pen" 20 Visconti's ago.

[Llewellyn]

I have a purple Rembrandt - I love the colour although my wife hates purple with a passion that verges on pathological. She's also very supportive - she's not surprised when another Visconti shows up and she agrees if I tell her it's healthier (if not necessarily cheaper) than other potential addictions.

[Newjelan]

That's a great deal. I have this set with the blue Rembrandt (I also have a purple Rembrandt with a M nib). The Italic is my standard "card writing" nib.

[Jeph]

I would buy this is I had not exploded my pen budget recently. I will have to wait longer to get my first Italian pen. But I did sign up for their mailing list.

[Silverbreeze]

Like Jeph, I don't have the budget right now. I have a gold spot Q. Do they often have deals on full sets like this?? That's a good deal on a set, and if they do this often I may need to start a goldspot fund :-)

[Lady Onogaro]

Like Jeph, I don't have the budget right now. I have a gold spot Q. Do they often have deals on full sets like this?? That's a good deal on a set, and if they do this often I may need to start a goldspot fund :-)

I have only been subscribed for a few months, and this is the only set I have seen. I has been a single pen the last few months.

[inlovewithjournals]

The folks at Goldspot are outstanding. I call and just ask questions about stuff, and they will talk to you all day. I called them once because the website wouldn't work and they didn't know they had an issue on their end and were so thankful a bottle Visconti ink got added to my order as a thank you. Love doing business with them, really good people.

My husband is the same, though he stopped wondering about "yet another pen" 20 Visconti's ago.

Thanks Tracy Lee; I'm glad I've made a purchase from such a great company. I'm sure it's the first of many.

[inlovewithjournals]

Like Jeph, I don't have the budget right now. I have a gold spot Q. Do they often have deals on full sets like this?? That's a good deal on a set, and if they do this often I may need to start a goldspot fund :-)

I have only been subscribed for a few months, and this is the only set I have seen. I has been a single pen the last few months.

Like Lady Onogaro I have only been subscribed for a few months and all of the offers, except this one, have been for single pens.

[Llewellyn]

OK, now you've all got me intrigued. I know nothing about calligraphy so please bear with me if these are silly questions. Can the nibs in the Rembrandt calligraphy set be used for normal writing or are they strictly for special calligraphic work? I assume the nibs are designed to produce a specific effect, so does it look strange if they are used for normal writing, and should their use be left to more 'artistic' pursuits, rather than run of the mill journal entries etc

I was thinking of picking one of these sets up just for a bit of variety.

[Silverbreeze]

I am pretty sure they can be used in ways like a medium and broad italic. Can a wiser member confirm please

[VertOlive]

I am pretty sure they can be used in ways like a medium and broad italic. Can a wiser member confirm please

Subcribed to yet another site now...

[Bogon07]

OK, now you've all got me intrigued. I know nothing about calligraphy so please bear with me if these are silly questions. Can the nibs in the Rembrandt calligraphy set be used for normal writing or are they strictly for special calligraphic work? I assume the nibs are designed to produce a specific effect, so does it look strange if they are used for normal writing, and should their use be left to more 'artistic' pursuits, rather than run of the mill journal entries etc

I was thinking of picking one of these sets up just for a bit of variety.

The three nib set includes a normal steel M nib (or Rollergraphic) for everyday writing while the two nib set doesn't..
Both sets include these two nibs:
The EF English flex or 0.5 steel and the 1.5 italic steel can be used for both calligraphy & cursive.

Dr SBRE Brown has a detailed 22minute video describing all the contents of his LE Orange Calligraphy set.
(The magnetic pen holders can be removed as they are only held in place by a giant gloop of glue & then you can use them to cap your inked nibs more conveniently without having to stand them up in the box with the lid off.)


And Murfie you were correct - the 0.5 produces a slightly thinner horizontal line than vertical so I could imaginatively call it an italic but the same goes for the F & M nibs too.

[inlovewithjournals]

Update: Received my box today! Have to send one of the nibs back though; it's much too small to fit the barrel. One nib fits perfectly; the other is super skinny and just rattles around in the barrel; it is not wide enough to catch the threads. I phoned Goldspot right away and as reported elsewhere in this thread, their customer service is excellent. I am to send the seemingly faulty nib back with the barrel and they will send me the correct one. The return shipment is on them and they will throw in two packages of ink cartridges.

Sad I can't use my new Visconti right away but happy Goldspot is willing to send me a new nib. I spoke to Asha and she said these sets come-prepacked from Visconti - hopefully other boxes contain the correct size nibs.

[Bogon07]

inlovewithjournals - that is so disappointing & bizarre ! I hope your barrel and nib are back with you very soon.

Pity you had to send the barrel back too otherwise you could have used the other nib till the defective one was replaced.

What major goof-up by Visconti & the seller (who would I assume check the box before sending to make sure they are sending the two or three nib set as there is no indication on the box which one it is).

What colour ink did you get in the bottle ?

[inlovewithjournals]

Yeah kinda disappointing but they were very good about it on the phone. Asha said the sets come straight from Visconti and they do not check them. Perhaps now they will

I was thinking the same thing about the barrel - but she said they wanted to ensure they give me a nib that is a perfect fit.

The ink in the box is black. Lovely inkwell. Everything about the box is gorgeous - just need the right nib!

[Silverbreeze]

Yeah kinda disappointing but they were very good about it on the phone. Asha said the sets come straight from Visconti and they do not check them. Perhaps now they will

I was thinking the same thing about the barrel - but she said they wanted to ensure they give me a nib that is a perfect fit.

The ink in the box is black. Lovely inkwell. Everything about the box is gorgeous - just need the right nib!

I like mine. Will reuse that inkwell for my Kung Te-Cheng / Water mix