My Levenger came in today. Gave it a cleaning and loaded it up with Diamine Delamere Green ink.
This pen seems to be an extremely wet writer. I have the 'fine' version but in no universe would this be considered a 'fine' nib. It's about the same size as most of my 'broad' nibs
heeem@heeem I discovered that the included black ink that was included is a fairly dry ink. It didn't show through even on cheaper paper. I completely disassembled the pen today and properly cleaned it. After inking it with some Private Reserve Electric DC Blue I had sitting around... Wow! What a difference!
This has to be the wettest pen I have ever seen. I completely agree that the "fine" nib is almost a "broad". The ink shows through on nearly everything that I have tried, including some higher-quality stock.
I guess the search is on for a compatible nib. I really want a "fine" or "extra fine" to try out. I have some whetstones. Maybe I'll attempt reshaping the nib slightly first, just to see what happens.
pahowesAs regards nib swaps, I have tried either a TWSBI Diamond 580 nib unit, a Franklin-Christoph nib unit, or a Rosetta nib unit. All just screw straight in. In particular, TWSBI, FC & Rosetta all offer extra-fine and italic/calligraphy options, and FC does gold option too if you want to spend money! Personally I found the Levenger TruWriter to be fairly wet, as was the Franklin-Christoph, but the TWSBI was drier, which was ideal if you wanted to go extra-fine. Depending on where you are (i.e. I find postage for just a nib unit from the US to the UK to be prohibitive), you should be able to find an EF for not too much.
This pen seems to be an extremely wet writer. I have the 'fine' version but in no universe would this be considered a 'fine' nib. It's about the same size as most of my 'broad' nibs