{"id":2082,"date":"2018-09-04T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=2082"},"modified":"2024-02-04T14:58:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T19:58:32","slug":"review-rwl-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/review-rwl-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"Regalia Writing Labs Sequel Nib Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I’ve wanted one of Regalia Writing Labs<\/a>‘ Sequel Nibs ever since Ralph shared the first photo<\/a> of one. Part of my interest was based on the uniqueness of the nib, and part was a desire to support Ralph in his continued nib tinkering and modification. I’m very interested to see where his efforts take him.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, he teased us all for a while before making the nibs available, and then, only at shows. They’re still (to the best of my knowledge) only available at shows or via Instagram flash sales.<\/p>\n

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The Story<\/h2>\n

As ever, I’m giving you the story behind my purchase. If you don’t want to read it, feel free to skip down<\/a> to the review.<\/p>\n

A few months back, Jim helped Ralph with some information, and, as such, they got to talking quite a bit. I’ll admit I took advantage of that and had Jim ask Ralph if he would hold a Sequel nib for me at the DC Pen Show<\/a>. Ralph agreed, and I eagerly awaited the show.<\/p>\n

On Friday of the pen show, I spoke to Ralph and was bummed out to hear that he hadn’t managed to make enough Sequels to save me one. But he promised he’d get me one soon.<\/p>\n

On Saturday of the pen show, I stopped by Ralph’s table to have him look at Jim’s Semiflex<\/a>. Once he’d adjusted the nib, Ralph pulled out a Sequel nib.<\/p>\n

I may have misunderstood what he was telling me in my joy, but it sounded to me as though he’d somehow managed to perfect a nib in his hotel room the night before and saved it for me.<\/p>\n

I gleefully purchased it from him and stored the nib with the intention of putting it in the custom 18111<\/a> pen I’d commissioned. Ralph was rather excited by my plan. He’d never had a nib put into an 18111.<\/p>\n

I ended up purchasing another 18111, the Gold Sakura. Because the finishings are gold, I decided to put the Sequel in it. When I showed Ralph later that evening, he was ecstatic. I’ve never heard so much happy swearing.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

Review<\/h2>\n

I’ve been using the Sequel for nearly a month now, and it’s really well suited to my needs. I’ve wanted a broad (B) nib for a while, but I write on the small side, so a pen with a B nib is pointless for me most of the time. But the Sequel gives me the option to use the double broad (BB) side when I want to. It’s great for titles and underlines, or anything I want to bring attention to.<\/p>\n

What it Is<\/h3>\n

I’m not going to try to “reverse engineer” the Sequel for you. However, a quick look can tell you it’s two stacked nibs. The top nib is a B, and I’m guessing the bottom nib is extra fine (EF). The bottom nib is seated a little further forward on the feed than the top nib. I’m guessing that’s to enable the BB on the reverse.<\/p>\n

The EF produces a line that is about 2 hairs wide, while the BB produces a line a full millimeter thick. You can also achieve a slight line variation when writing depending on the angle at which you hold the pen.<\/p>\n

\"Writing<\/a><\/p>\n

I particularly like that my Sequel is not susceptible to nib creep, although I don’t know if part of that is because I fill my converters separately as opposed to sucking ink up through the nib.<\/p>\n

For those who are wondering, my Sequel is no more difficult to clean than any other nib.<\/p>\n

Flow<\/h3>\n

My Sequel runs on the wet side. The extra-fine point has no problem keeping up with quick writing, nor does it experience any hard starts or skipping. The line width is perfectly consistent as I write.<\/p>\n

The double broad on the reverse is nice and wet without being an ink gusher. I appreciate it being a drier nib than Ralph’s typical nibs so I don’t have to wait forever for it to dry.<\/p>\n

Feedback<\/h3>\n

I was very pleasantly surprised with the EF side of the Sequel. It’s very smooth with almost no feedback, a first for me with EF nibs. I’m used to EF nibs being feedbacky verging on scratchy, and this EF feels like a F in its smoothness.<\/p>\n

The BB side of the Sequel is smooth as butter. There is virtually zero feedback. I love how smooth the writing experience is.<\/p>\n

Cleanliness of Modifications<\/h3>\n

As with the other Regalia Writing Labs nibs, the Sequel is very polished and professional. To my untrained eyes, the modifications look almost perfect. If I didn’t know what it is, I could easily believe that the Sequel is a new Jowo nib.<\/p>\n

To be nitpicky, the original engravings on the right-hand side, when looking down the nib, were partially polished off, so it’s a bit hard to see the swirls. That’s the only thing I could say anything even remotely negative about.<\/p>\n

Overall Thoughts<\/h3>\n

Ralph did it again with the Sequel. It’s a fabulous and versatile nib and deserves a solid 5 stars. You definitely won’t be disappointed if you buy one. I have zero regrets, and I’m curious to see what Ralph comes out with next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ralph of Regalia Writing Labs has done it again with the Sequel nib. Read on for my review of it.<\/p>\n

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