Smoothest And Flexy Nib Pelikan Vs Mont Blanc

[stalker78]

hello friends, which brand between montblanc and pelikan have the BEST manufacture of the nib section??

 

from past to present.....

 

mont blanc seems to be a little overpriced or it is really superior quality in the nib section???

 

some antique pen restorator , told me that the best nib is pelikan because it is very precise and smooth

 

thanks

Edited May 4, 2011 by stalker78

[redisburning]

IMO MB, but not by a lot.

 

feedback rules.

[lapis]

This answer may very well be dependent on your own peronsonal experience... but... IMO Pelikan is by far much better here.

I once bought an MB 146 brand new pen and it had a problem regarding flow. I sent it back to MB 3 times and nothing was done to repair same. So, I gave up and finally got rid of this pen.

As re Pelilkan pens, on the other hand, I have never ever seen any probems. Any and/or all problems were always solved, either by a store-exchange or by e-mail or by telephone.

 

Joan

[pkoko]

Pelikan after-sales service in the USA is really top-notch. Abbey is really polite and very knowledgeable as well. Pelikan & MB both make excellent nibs. But I still think the best fine nibs are from Japan like Sailor or Pilot/Namiki. They sell a lot of more of them in that size and thus the artisans have a lot more practice and experience with them.

 

Fine & EF nibs ==> Japan

Stubbish Broad ==> Mont Blanc

Everything Else ==> Pelikan

[olden days Jo]

In my opinion, and I have only tried a pelikan but own mbs, I would say that I prefer the Mb nibs. I like the idea that they are all hand tuned and made in house but I don't know if pelikan offer this also.

 

Slightly off topic but, Lapis, is your avatar the man that explodes in the restaurant in 'and now for something completely different'?

[mdbrown]

Having owned multiples of each I have found MB nibs to be better for me. I sold my Pelikan M800, M600 and have decided not to pursue an M1000. Pelikans nibs aren't bad but they do not compare to my Montblancs. My 149 is among the best nibs I have used. Both the Starwalker and 144 are both responsive, smooth nibs.

 

You need to try them for yourself, everyone elses preferences may not mirror your own.

[drgoretex]

Hmm. I find that almost any pen I buy, whether cheap or expensive needs SOME adjustment, either tuning flow, or even just a bit of smoothing. Then I can make sure that every nice pen I buy has a dream nib

 

Ken

[mongrelnomad]

Out of the box, neither.

 

Once nib-meistered, I'd go with my MBs...

[kcunvong]

Currently, my 18K MB takes my vote. I have a fine nib, which is smooth and springy, providing subtle line variation under light pressure. My Pel is great out of the box. Being a 14K, it is flexy to begin with. Very smooth. A nice signature nib, too. They are liked for different reasons, but MB wins for its sold nib feel/feedback.

[hari317]

I would vote Aurora for precise nibs.

 

MB vs Pelikan, my preference is MB nib. Very well made, the tips are attached beautifully to the nib.

[Bo Bo Olson]

MB 234 1/2 Deluxe (52-55 only) semi-flex KOB my number one pen, with a nib that is 1/2/3 of my top ten.

 

From '52-65 MB nibs are listed at Max's site as 'flexi'.

Many of the MB crowd chases the 'pre-'66 MB nibs in 1xx,2xx and even in 3xx. All were good nibs, the bling was less on the second tier, third tier nibs. The bling of then of the 146-9 would be considered very subdued for today's bling.

 

Most of my pre'66 German pens are semi-flex or 'flexi'.

Have about 40-45. Say 40 are so...including many second tier pens. @ 32 semi-flex..7-8 'flexi', Semi-flex was normal in German pens from what I see.

 

Modern MB Virgina Woolf, M, writes on some paper like a B. Is at @ 15 in my nibs. One of perhaps two 'springy' nibs I have. A very pretty pen.

Neither it nor the Aurora Verdi I was testing to buy could beat nor come close to the nib on my Geha 725. Just because it's 18 K don't mean it's a 'better' nib.

 

Pelikan semi-flex 140 OB 3/4/5 of my nibs.

Pelikan 'flexi' 400NN OF 2/3 of my nibs.

Geha's MB chaser rolled gold 725 Goldswing Semi-flex 2/3/4.

Geha 790 semi-flex KM, a wet writer, 4/5/6.

 

Pelikan 400 '80's regular flex.(actually from '90-96 tortoise) 9/10/11. Nip and tuck with the Pelikan 120 gold plated regular flex.

 

Modern Pelikan 605.....now number 16 more than likely.It's modern, stiffer than the higher rated IMO '80's 400 or the '56-65 120. Is a BB that writes like a BB 1/2.

I have two vintage OBB nibs that write in comparison like a OB 1/2. Something I can write 'normal' with.

 

MB 320 EF nail......after my Reform 1745 EF, about as good as my nail Wearevers....but then again I'm not much into nails. I have learned to like my P-51 F.

Edited May 8, 2011 by Bo Bo Olson

[acolythe]

Pelikan after-sales service in the USA is really top-notch. Abbey is really polite and very knowledgeable as well. Pelikan & MB both make excellent nibs. But I still think the best fine nibs are from Japan like Sailor or Pilot/Namiki. They sell a lot of more of them in that size and thus the artisans have a lot more practice and experience with them.

 

Fine & EF nibs ==> Japan

Stubbish Broad ==> Mont Blanc

Everything Else ==> Pelikan

 

I have to disagree. I have had issues with 2 Pel 600 series (too dry and not smooth) and 2 Pel 200 series (same) and one 400 (same).I'd buy my Pel from Richard Binder to be sure nib is good