Enjoying Montblanc Pens — Broad, Oblique, Extra Fine, Le & Bespoke 2020-2023

[Tom Kellie]

 

Pen Cup Pals

 

[Tom Kellie]

 

“All those fountain pens and nothing for me?”

[meiers]

Diji, Tom will surely give you a treat. Hugo sends his regards. Are those Lamy Safari fountain pens posing with a Meisterstück 149?

[Tom Kellie]

 

A Study in Scarlet — 2021

 

[Tom Kellie]

 

Ink-spectre General

 

 

 

Tippler

 

[Tom Kellie]

23 hours ago, meiers said:

Diji, Tom will surely give you a treat. Hugo sends his regards. Are those Lamy Safari fountain pens posing with a Meisterstück 149?

 

~ @meiers:

 

They are indeed Lamy Safari Al-Star and Lamy Safari LX fountain pens.

 

Diji sends his fluffy, silky best to impressive Hugo!

 

🐾🧡🐶

 

      Tom K.

[Tom Kellie]

 

Lots of Red Ink

[lionelc]

hopefully not for your students tom

2 hours ago, Tom Kellie said:

Lots of Red Ink

 

[Kalessin]

On 10/10/2021 at 6:53 PM, BlueJ said:

The original developer of the Parker Penman inks has come out with the Scribe line of inks that are intended as replacements for the original Penman inks, though apparently the chemical composition is different. I can attest that Scribe Indigo is indeed very close to Penman Sapphire. There has been some discussion about it in the FPN ink forum.

 

Thank you!  I just followed some links and searches, and will be ordering some ink to try it out!

 

[meiers]

[Michael R.]

@Tom Kellie did you have chance to try out the Tiger Red ink?

Rumors are spreading that it is identical to the Scarlet Red/Rebel Red ink; including the same color code on the bottom of the bottle.

I'd love to get a bottle for myself but already have the other two.

However it is a very nice red with orange tones.

I always look forward to your pictures; especially of Diji!

Cheers

Michael

 

[Uncial]

The Year of the Tiger is exactly the same as Rebel Red, even in chromatography. The Scarlet is very similar (almost identical) but shades more significantly. Chromatography reveals a very peculiar florescent pink band in the Scarlet that is very short but not in the chromatography of Rebel Red, but they are essentially the same colour. I think they used the same ink and added something to create more shading.

[Michael R.]

@Uncial thank you for sharing your experience! I have Scarlet Red waiting for me. I'm curious to compare to Rebel Red then.

[Uncial]

Many say they see no difference in shading, but Rebel Red doesn't shade for me at all really. It was the fact that Scarlet was shading more dramatically that nudged me to a chromatography. I've no more chromatography strips left but presumably tissue paper would work?

[flaneur]

@meiers It is true that MB xf nibs tend to be architect-like grinds. I've found a few brands do this, most pronouncedly perhaps, Lamy.

 

It is worth noting though, that even if one goes to a nib-meister, one can specify a needlepoint grind (about 0.2mm) or a japanese xf, or western xxf grind (also about 0.2-0.25 mm). Needlepoints are exceptional in that they are a reduction in tipping from all angles. This results in a uniformly thin line, as opposed to some of the character that might remain on a nib with a japanese extra fine grind, or one of the very fine grinds on some vintage Sheaffers. All of this amounts to saying that there is at least one approach to nib measurements which takes the vertical stroke to determine the nib size, and (within reason) less so the horizontal stroke!

 

[I hasten to add as well that needlepoints are frequently mistaken for designating a grind size rather than a grind style which accompanies and is suited to a specific size.]

 

 

[Tom Kellie]

 

~ Testing an Ink on a Saturday Morning, Considering Which Montblanc to Ink 

[bunnspecial]

On 10/10/2021 at 5:53 PM, BlueJ said:

The original developer of the Parker Penman inks has come out with the Scribe line of inks that are intended as replacements for the original Penman inks, though apparently the chemical composition is different. I can attest that Scribe Indigo is indeed very close to Penman Sapphire. There has been some discussion about it in the FPN ink forum.

 

Photos I've trotted out a dozen times, but they still work(and I just saw your post).

 

These also tie into this thread nicely since I did the Sapphire/Indigo comparison with a pair of 149s, B and OB. I need to redo the swab page as I've acquired the rest of the Penman colors since receiving my Scribe order back in March. Indigo/Sapphire are the only ones where I have a full written out comparison, although I've consistently noticed that all of them are less saturated than the bottles of comparable Penman colors I have. IMO, Malachite is the only one that doesn't seem to be a match to its corresponding color(Emerald) but then my bottle of Emerald is also in pretty rough shape and close to empty. 

Leighton is an incredible guy also. I am a chemist(by training and profession) and he was gracious to spend an hour with me over Zoom talking about ink chemistry back in May. I keep meaning to email him and see if he'd chat again as I have a few more questions that I think he's well positioned to answer.

 

 

[Toll]

4 hours ago, Tom Kellie said:

 

~ Testing an Ink on a Saturday Morning, Considering Which Montblanc to Ink 

Greetings, Tom. Great Stowa watch to boot! What are you drinking? A Montblanc ink?!

[meiers]

1 hour ago, Toll said:

Greetings, Tom. Great Stowa watch to boot! What are you drinking? A Montblanc ink?!

Tomato soup?

and lemon tea with honey?

[DrDebG]

On 11/13/2021 at 9:17 AM, bunnspecial said:

 

Photos I've trotted out a dozen times, but they still work(and I just saw your post).

 

These also tie into this thread nicely since I did the Sapphire/Indigo comparison with a pair of 149s, B and OB. I need to redo the swab page as I've acquired the rest of the Penman colors since receiving my Scribe order back in March. Indigo/Sapphire are the only ones where I have a full written out comparison, although I've consistently noticed that all of them are less saturated than the bottles of comparable Penman colors I have. IMO, Malachite is the only one that doesn't seem to be a match to its corresponding color(Emerald) but then my bottle of Emerald is also in pretty rough shape and close to empty. 

Leighton is an incredible guy also. I am a chemist(by training and profession) and he was gracious to spend an hour with me over Zoom talking about ink chemistry back in May. I keep meaning to email him and see if he'd chat again as I have a few more questions that I think he's well positioned to answer.

 

 

 

Thank you so much for posting this!  I have been considering purchasing the Scribe inks, but this really helps.  I do wish there was a bit more shading, but the color is wonderful!  But it might shade a bit more with my MB OBB nib.  And I really appreciate your writing sample and quotes.