Scribo Feel Mediterraneo with Flex Nib Review
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- čas přidán 18. 09. 2022
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For awareness, the nib units on ScriBo pens (certainly the Feel, Piuma, La Dotta, and Write Here) screw in, so can be removed (carefully) to help cleaning, and also to allow lubrication of the piston if need be.
Thank you for presenting this pen with flexy! I'm one of those people who go "ballistic" about it :)) would love a comparison between a Scribo Flex and a Leonardo Flex (both 14k). The prices are comparable, and it would help with choosing for a nice ocasion!
Nice pen - but then I looked at the price and I realized is not that nice 😅😄.
VERY beautiful, VERY expensive pen but VERY good pen but very expensive, but...
About disassembly ask Marco at Novelli or Luca at Scribo. I think it's a unit that just unscrews.
It does, no problem
Thank you for pointing out the Scribo Feel. I think the particular nib Joost handed over to you is not very Scribo-like. The tuning of the nib is not perfectly done. The Scribo nibs tend to be very wet writers. Actually I swapped my Mediterraneo with the exact same nib for one with a 18Kt F nib, because it was so wet and flexy that it did not really work for me. But I recognize no Scribo nib is exactly the same. Like the Omas nibs: there is a fairytale in every single nib. I recommend owners of a Scribo to let tune the nib to perfection when it does not fit your writing right out of the box: if tuned well, they are absolutely delightful to use and the pen of course is -due to its pricepoint- absolutely worth to be a perfect writer. I own 9 Scribo’s, so I feel (see what I’m doing?) a bit entitled to point this out 😊.
Sorry, but pens at this price point and higher shouldn't leave the factory with ANY nib problem. The Feel line is not made in large numbers like many production pens today. They are beautiful pens, and I love mine, but Scribo needs to take that final step with the Feel line.
@@jaystone4816 Nib preferences are that personal that that is not possible. But I agree the nib Stephen used should not have left the factory this way. For me they are absolutely worth it. With ‘that personal’ I also mean that the mostly flawless nibs from Japan are not better for me than a well tuned Italian nib. I prefer the character of Italian pens. Please watch other video’s of Stephen about nibs.
Nice review, Stephen. I have this pen in the same color. Pictures or videos simply don't do justice to the color of this pen when you see it in the flesh. The shape is gorgeous and I take a special delight in faceted pens. I have the 18K non-flex nib, which disappointed me.. The nib is not as smooth as I had hoped for. It has an ever so slight but annoying bit of drag or feedback, making it overly sensitive to some paper textures. Something like Midori MD will enhance the sense of drag, and give it a tendency to skip slightly on down strokes making that portion of letters much thinner and lighter. Frankly, I was expecting something better for a pen that sells for $750. I can always have a nib meister do a minor tune up, but that means sending it off by post and waiting 6 to 8 weeks before their backlog clears and they can work on my pen. The charge is minimal, but the time and process is a hassle I shouldn't have to experience at this price point. The Scribo Feel line is not a large, mass production volume pen for Scribo, and at $750 and more depending on color and color combinations, there's no excuse for not checking and tuning the nibs before they leave the production facility.
UPDATE: dapprman's comment below about screw in nibs led me to partially loosen and then carefully re-tighten the nib and feed. This solved the flow and feedback problem I was having. This suggests the nib and feed were installed incorrectly by Scribo. While I'm glad this did the trick, it shouldn't have left the factory in this condition. The Feel line is expensive and not produced in large numbers as are many other pens today.
Scribo Feel colors are limited production runs, so when a particular color or color combination sells out, you're out of luck if you wanted that particular model. Your only option then is the secondary market.
I agree that every time “flex” is mentioned, I go flying through the air like an unguided projectile.
cool pen but MAN are italian pens just way overpriced for what you get. and what is this "flex?" its just a soft nib, less variation than an FA nib. every time i see a (modern) pen from an italian brand im just disappointed