Welcome To The Broad Side...

[1nkulus]

@ Tom Kellie

 

The broads hangout !!

 

I really need to borrow that 1970 MB Sterling indefinitely, please.

[Tom Kellie]

@ Tom Kellie

 

The broads hangout !!

 

I really need to borrow that 1970 MB Sterling indefinitely, please.

 

~ 1nkulus:

 

Yes! Broads R Us!

The 1970 1266 OBBB is a most congenial writer.

It lays down clear, well-shaded lines.

The chased, Sterling Silver pen contrasts nicely with the many sedate black pens on my writing desk.

This thread is one of the most fun to visit each week.

Tom K.

[Soot]

 

Montblanc Bespoke Nibs

 

 

Wow, those are cool EEEEEF nibs! Definitely not something you see everyday! If you don't me asking, what do you use those for? Writing Chinese?

[kfoss]

For fun I threw my Lamy 1.5 stub onto my AL-Star with Alt-Goldgrun. That is one smooth experience. It's hard to read the words back in my crossfield since the up/down strokes are so huge, but it's fun!

 

I used to be all about the fine western / medium japanese nibs but now I find myself clamoring for broader nibs. I have a TWSBI 580AL broad, but it has some hard starts so it's not the most reliable. A Knox OBB lives in my Nemosine Neutrino right now, but same thing, hard starts. I am contemplating ordering my next Franklin Christoph in a Masuyama broad for a reliable experience. I do love my Masuyama medium stub nib so much!

[zaddick]

Today's nib, and one I have been using a few weeks now, is a reminder of what can be had realtively inexpensively. The Lamy 1.9 steel nib is no replacement for it's more glorious bretheren featured in this thread, but it is high on the "bang for the buck" scale. For just a few Euros, our friends in the Netherlands sent me this nib (and the 1.5 and 1.1) that has transformed my somewhat uninspired Lamy LX into a low cost line variation generator. I thought the quote was a good fit.

 

 

[1nkulus]

@ Tom Kellie

 

It is a lovely pen and nib but I really do need to borrow it for OBBB purposes.

 

Your E3F nib could be construed as a weapon and in keeping with the 'pen is mightier than the sword' principle.

[Ghost Plane]

I had the Spirit of Life out today. Its got a Conway Stewart IB nib

[Tom Kellie]

I had the Spirit of Life out today. Its got a Conway Stewart IB nib

 

 

~ Ghost Plane:

 

That image is “Double Happiness”.

An example of high quality in two different forms.

Tom K.

[Tom Kellie]

Today's nib, and one I have been using a few weeks now, is a reminder of what can be had realtively inexpensively. The Lamy 1.9 steel nib is no replacement for it's more glorious bretheren featured in this thread, but it is high on the "bang for the buck" scale. For just a few Euros, our friends in the Netherlands sent me this nib (and the 1.5 and 1.1) that has transformed my somewhat uninspired Lamy LX into a low cost line variation generator. I thought the quote was a good fit.

 

 

~ zaddick:

 

That's an impressive Lamy nib.

I like the ink color on the quote.

Great line variation!

Thank you for posting this.

Tom K.

[Tom Kellie]

Wow, those are cool EEEEEF nibs! Definitely not something you see everyday! If you don't me asking, what do you use those for? Writing Chinese?

 

~ Soot:

 

Thank you so much!

The top nib is a Montblanc 2000 Writers Edition Schiller with a Bespoke Sketch nib.

It's optimized for feather-sensitive sketching, with marvelous ink flow which varies with fingertip pressure, plus a moderate degree of flex.

It's used for field sketching in relatively wild settings. I've seldom written with it.

The second nib is a Montblanc 90th Anniversary Bespoke EEF nib.

It's very smooth, with no scratching and regular ink flow.

Yes! It's ideal for writing 中文, especially in very small spaces. Every stroke is easily perceptible.

It's also useful for writing marginalia in books. Yesterday I was reading Shakespeare's Richard II, with the Bespoke EEF in hand for notes on interesting passages.

I also write with a Montblanc 24 EEF and a Montblanc 32 EEF, both of which are superb writers.

A special project is slowly getting underway for another Montblanc Bespoke nib which will be optimized for writing 中文 with flair.

Tom K.

[Tom Kellie]

@ Tom Kellie

 

It is a lovely pen and nib but I really do need to borrow it for OBBB purposes.

 

Your E3F nib could be construed as a weapon and in keeping with the 'pen is mightier than the sword' principle.

 

~ 1nkulus:

 

The five Montblanc OBBB nib pens on my desk make friends everywhere.

The most recently acquired, the Sterling Silver 1970 1266 OBBB is one of those pens which brings a smile with every use.

Yes! The Montblanc 90th Anniversary Bespoke EEF is the ultimate ‘needle nib’, yet it's a highly reliable writer.

Mr. Axel Nier and the Bespoke Nib Team in Hamburg, Germany crafted a nib with steady ink flow, outstanding feedback, and smoothness of the highest quality.

I'm fortunate to have them on my writing desk.

Thank you for your comment.

Tom K.

[Soot]

 

~ Soot:

 

A special project is slowly getting underway for another Montblanc Bespoke nib which will be optimized for writing 中文 with flair.

Tom K.

 

Looking forward to it! And thanks again for sharing. :-)

[Tom Kellie]

[1nkulus]

@ Tom Kellie

:gaah:

 

Those 1266 pics are MB pr0n. IIRC, 1266 is the FP and 1866 is the BP.

 

What was the acquisition price, if you don't mind (you can PM)?

Edited July 22, 2018 by 1nkulus

[Tom Kellie]

@ Tom Kellie

:gaah:

 

Those 1266 pics are MB pr0n. IIRC, 1266 is the FP and 1866 is the BP.

 

What was the acquisition price, if you don't mind (you can PM)?

 

~ 1nkulus:

 

The price is unknown to me.

It was acquired on my behalf by others.

The reimbursement from my funds was handled by others as I trusted them to handle it.

It's worth to me is counted in hours of writing pleasure, which are rapidly accumulating.

Tom K.

[Tom Kellie]

Jazz !!!

[Ghost Plane]

More like Nirvana

[kfoss]

Will all broad nibs have some level of hard starting on downstrokes? I got a Franklin Christoph Broad and it sometimes won't put down ink until after the first downstroke which is obnoxious. I don't see any babies bottom on it, unless i was writing with a VERY shallow angle. Am I expecting too much? I've yet to found a non-stub broad that just works 100%

[mana]

Ummmm, nope. I have actually found that broader nibs (esp. stubs, CIs and italic nibs) stay wetter and have fewer hard starts than more narrow nibs. This applies to vintage nibs (mostly Pelikan) and more modern CI/italic nibs from rOtring and Jowo that I have.

It might be something about the nib/ink/paper combo you have or an issue with the nib. You could try switching to a more wet ink for starters. Does this happen after you have left the pen sit for a while unused? It could be that the cap doesn't seal properly and the nib dries out.

Will all broad nibs have some level of hard starting on downstrokes? I got a Franklin Christoph Broad and it sometimes won't put down ink until after the first downstroke which is obnoxious. I don't see any babies bottom on it, unless i was writing with a VERY shallow angle. Am I expecting too much? I've yet to found a non-stub broad that just works 100%

Edited July 23, 2018 by mana

[kfoss]

Ummmm, nope. I have actually found that broader nibs (esp. stubs, CIs and italic nibs) stay wetter and have fewer hard starts than more narrow nibs. This applies to vintage nibs (mostly Pelikan) and more modern CI/italic nibs from rOtring and Jowo that I have.

 

It might be something about the nib/ink/paper combo you have or an issue with the nib. You could try switching to a more wet ink for starters. Does this happen after you have left the pen sit for a while unused? It could be that the cap doesn't seal properly and the nib dries out.

 

Tomoe River and Rhodia both do it, using Iroshizuku Ink right now... What's annoying is that this nib is doing the same exact thing that my Pelikan M205 Fine Nib (which puts down as broad as a line as the F-C) is doing. And that went back to Chartpak for the second time. It does it even after pausing for only a few seconds. I may try another flush and some other ink. I may try making the nib a little wetter, as it is definitely on the drier side.

 

PS: I dig your signature. I have 2 rescues!

Edited July 23, 2018 by kfoss