What To Do With An Obbb Nib?

[Paul Raposo]

My opinion is to keep the nib the way it is. It's quite a unique nib that's not readily available unless you send it away for an exchange. So I am guessing there is a premium associated with the nib, that's on top of this quite rare model.

 

 

Butchering rare nibs is why so few exist in the wild. Sob

 

 

I'm in agreement with gerigo and Ghost Plane--beautiful, rare nib, hold onto it as it is. I'm on the search for an OBBB, but very few turn up, especially in Canada.

[lsmith42]

Do not hurt that nib, and everything will be ok.

[LargeSofa]

you should definitely use it... or send for nib replacement and sell the other nib.

[jslallar]

i would suggest leave to leave the nib as it is - and it is a beauty

 

leave a long term ad in the classifieds for anybody like me ( I love BB+) who gets his hands on a F or an XF pen in the fututre and would gladly exchange with yours

 

you would have the same or similar pen always, no selling needed and some time in future, God willing, you will have one in F lying on your desk, and the OBBB on my (or more likely on Blade Runner's) desk.

[bookmanjl]

I have a Dumas with an 03b nib. I find the shading wonderful with the MB gray. Today was the first time to use it with the new MB anniversary permanent gray. It is beautiful on its own, but I do miss the oyster gray's shading properties. The nib works well on unlined paper such as Crains; the vintage look is a real delight. After having the monster size nib for a couple of years I would have to agree with others that recommend leaving it as is.

[TTAlex]

Edited May 5, 2014 by TTAlex

[meiers]

Awesome.

[Blade Runner]

IMO, a letter of thanks or other brief note written in that size has so much greater impact than a comparable note written in a tiny font and spidery thin line. It just looks more outspoken and assured.

[PhilH]

Agree with blade, authoritative! Definitely a keepER and I am sure you will grow to love it for at least occasional use

[Paul Raposo]

Beautiful note, and wonderful looking lettering, TTAlex

[TTAlex]

Thanks Paul, and thank you all for your feedback, thoughts and experiences. I'm excited to (literally) grow into this pen, and find its special place in my usage lineup.

 

Most appreciative!

Edited May 5, 2014 by TTAlex

[Blade Runner]

I knew a surgeon who used to use a stubbish BB for all of his daily notes - in blood red ink! A few lines took most of a page. You knew who wrote that! He was quite a bodacious character, and his pen-nib-ink reflected that.

[PhilH]

I knew a surgeon who used to use a stubbish BB for all of his daily notes - in blood red ink! A few lines took most of a page. You knew who wrote that! He was quite a bodacious character, and his pen-nib-ink reflected that.

I love that! As a surgeon myself I should take that up. Hospital notepaper not good though! Big pens and big nibs can reflect big character !

[willard]

> Big pens and big nibs can reflect big character !

 

"A like big nibs and I cannot lie."

 

The follow-up is left as an exercise for the reader.

[Fabienne]

Me 2...In real life I am a soft spoken mezzo soprano (in other words always talked over with a nice voice though). When I write, it's with a MB 146 OB. No one EVER talks over me with a MB OB!

[Ghost Plane]

Thank you for leaving it in all its luscious glory.

[Lordrdx666]

Butchering rare nibs is why so few exist in the wild. Sob

 

 

I agree... donate it to me !

[Blade Runner]

I love that! As a surgeon myself I should take that up. Hospital notepaper not good though! Big pens and big nibs can reflect big character !

He was an old Brit. Wore a monocle!

Not sure red ink will pass muster these days, but perhaps a beautiful dark purple -MB Lavender might work, and it will certainly be distinctive. :-)

[Vlad Soare]

I used to love fine and extra-fine nibs. When I got my 149 with an F nib, I was apalled by the "thick" line it drew. I even started a thread here, asking whether that was really a fine nib by Montblanc's standards, or there was something defective about it. I sent the pen back to Montblanc to have its nib replaced with an EF. I also have a Tribute with an F nib, which is almost identical to the 149 EF as far as line thickness is concerned.

 

However, both of them seem too thin to me now. Looking at handwriting samples of more experienced forum members, and also understanding what distinguishes a nice and bold handwriting from an ordinary one, caused my own handwriting to change somewhat during the past three months, to the extent that it doesn't seem fit for fine nibs anymore.

I went to our local Montblanc boutique and tested a B nib. Imagine how surprised I was to discover I really loved it, while a couple of months ago even an F was too broad for my taste.

A BB still seems too wide to me, but who knows, a few months from now I might love that, too.

 

I'm seriously thinking about sending my Tribute to Hamburg for a nib exchange. Unfortunately I'd have to pay for that, as the six week free exchange period is over.

Edited May 7, 2014 by Vlad Soare

[Ghost Plane]

Another convert to the Broad side. My work here is done.