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Aurora 88 Minerali Diopside Limited Edition
Aurora 88 Minerali Diopside Limited Edition
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Filling System
Filling System
Filling System: PIston
Ink Capacity:1.1ml
Materials
Materials
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Body Material:
Cap Details
Cap Details
Cap Type:
Clip:
Measures
Measures
Closed Length: 5.1"
Posted Length: 6.4"
Barrel Diameter: 0.6"
Pen Weight: 22.2g
Customization Guide
Stub
 
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Above is the same size nib after a regrind to Stub. A regrind to Stub is often a good place to start for your first customization. Â A Stub nib provides broad down-strokes and narrow cross-strokes while writing, and is less position-sensitive on the paper than the crisper and slightly more demanding cursive italic.
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Cursive Italic
 
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More demanding, but also providing crisper edges and more line-width variation, is the very popular customization to Cursive Italic. This also provides broad down-strokes and narrow cross-strokes, but is also more position-sensitive in terms of how the pen is held and requires more skill on the part of the user. This is a common customization for artists and calligraphers, but is still smooth enough to make for a good everyday writer.
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Formal Italic
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Formal Italic is an even crisper and more demanding customization than either cursive italic or left oblique, and is usually utilized for calligraphy and by the most experienced users. This provides broad down-strokes and narrow cross-strokes, with even crisper corners and edges than a cursive italic - this is an extremely position-sensitive customization.
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Left Oblique
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 Commonly used for signatures and correspondence, the Left Oblique customization provides broad diagonal strokes and narrow cross-strokes, and like a cursive italic, is more position-sensitive and demanding than a stub. The whole pen must be rotated to the left in order to write smoothly, without skipping. The "Left" in Left Oblique refers to the cut of the nib itself, and does not refer to the handedness of the writer. |
Architect's Point (Also for Arabic and Hebraic writing)
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A more exotic regrind is that to Architect’s Point. Named after the style of writing used by Frank Lloyd Wright, this regrind is the opposite of cursive italic, and provides for broad cross-strokes and narrow down-strokes. This also tends to be a particularly useful customization for those practicing Arabic or Hebraic calligraphy. |
Spencerian
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Perhaps our most popular customization, but also one of the most advanced, the Mottishaw Spencerian Customization has gained special attention from being featured in a customer's YouTube video which has now received over twelve million views! The Spencerian starts from a semi-soft 14k nib and adds additional flex and a regrind to needlepoint to create a specialized writing point used for copperplate calligraphy. For more details, visit our special Spencerian page.. |
The second in Aurora's new series of Minerali Limited Editions, the 88 Diopside Minerali is a strikingly beautiful writing instrument that will become a favorite for many users and collectors. Just 388 numbered pieces have been produced worldwide, and we have managed to secure a very small number for our customers, after which no more will be available.
Our complimentary nib tuning services ensure that your Minerali Diopside will have writing qualities equal to its appearance, and Aurora 18k solid gold nibs serve as superb starting points for many our complimentary nib customizations, which can add additional flair and distinctiveness to your writing on the page. We are an authorized Aurora dealer.
The 88 has been one of Aurora's signature models for over sixty years, the Minerali Diopside Limited Edition is specially designed to showcase the profile and fill system of this exceptional writing instrument. The inner mechanisms of Aurora's piston-fill system, which allows the use of any bottled fountain pen ink, are on full display. The bright green cap ends and band, along with the bright rhodium trim, highlight the compelling sleek lines of this now-classic pen model.
The pen ships in an attractive presentation box with all papers, adding to its collectibility and making this a highly attractive gift item. Recent Aurora limited editions have sold out quickly, and we strongly suggest ordering quickly if you want to be assured of acquiring one of these exceptional pens. Each pen is individually tested and examined by us prior to shipping.