Montegrappa
Montegrappa NeroUno Linea Rose Gold
Montegrappa NeroUno Linea Rose Gold
The faceted NeroUno Linea features an octagonal black body with a series of lines engraved on the conical barrel, making this an extremely comfortable pen in the hand.
With its faceted body and understated pattern of engraved lines, the Montegrappa NeroUno Linea Glossy Black with Rose Gold Trim fountain pen is a tactile experience in the hand. The combination of shiny black resin with warm rose gold metal is a unique twist on a classic.
Materials, form, and function all combine to make this a memorable wrtiting instrument. What most catches the eye is the sparse shape and intriguing surface. Although the pen has eight facets, the barrel is cut round beneath. Not only does this add mystery and depth to the surface, it provides for an excellent grip.
At a closed length of 5.6" and a weight of 33 grams, this is a mid-sized yet substantial fountain pen. The Montegrappa NeroUno Linea can be filled with bottled fountain pen ink using the provided converter, and can also use ink cartridges, allowing for convenient travel.
The softly peaked rose gold end cap vibrantly displays the faceted effect of the pen. While "Montegrappa" is elegantly engraved on one side of the metal, "Italia" is engraved on the other.
Rose gold plating on the nib matches the rest of the pen's trim, and an intricate design makes this nib artwork in its own right. These 18k nibs are well-suited to such customizations as Stub, Cursive Italic, or Left Oblique - see our nib customizations page for more information.
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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. 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.. |