The Expressive — 149 From Montblanc And Fritz Schimpf

[Tom Kellie]

~ The Expressive continues to write wonderfully for me.

 

Easy to use, smooth, and trouble-free.

 

A fountain pen highlight of 2020.

 

          Tom K.

[ljmudit]

On 12/6/2020 at 4:16 AM, Tom Kellie said:

~ The Expressive continues to write wonderfully for me.

 

Easy to use, smooth, and trouble-free.

 

A fountain pen highlight of 2020.

 

          Tom K.

 

Sir, so great to know that you are enjoying this pen! Just out of curiosity can you please tell me from experience whether this nib is similar in width to B or BB nib? I understand each nib is different as they are hand made. 

 

[Tom Kellie]

~ ljmudit:

 

      Thank you for your kind words.

 

      I'm unsure how the nib compares in width.

 

      There are indeed B and BB nibs on my writing desk, but I lack the discernment to tell width differences.

 

      The Expressive's salient feature isn't about width as much as it is about tensile strength and overall configuration.

 

      It's a joy for sketching and writing because of the interaction of the factors mentioned above, rather than purely the nib width.

 

      I apologize for not having a more definitive reply to your reasonable question.

 

                    Tom K.

      

[Frank C]

I just discovered this pen. I purchased my 149 Calligraphy from Fritz-Schimpf and I saw this pen on their website. Now I have to start saving for another pen. This one appears to be great. Thanks to everyone for sharing their photos and thoughts.

[zaddick]

I think it is sold out. I just saw one on Evil Bay sell for $3600 obo!

[Tom Kellie]

~ A friend in South Africa, two friends in Japan and another friend in Switzerland are all writing with The Expressive.

 

Two of them received their copies of The Expressive as highly appreciated gifts.

 

My own experience has been that higher grades of writing paper bring out the finest qualities of The Expressive.

 

There's no surprise in that. Fritz Schimpf's Feinpost paper is an excellent choice.

 

          Tom K.

 

[N1003U]

13 hours ago, Tom Kellie said:

~ A friend in South Africa, two friends in Japan and another friend in Switzerland are all writing with The Expressive.

 

Two of them received their copies of The Expressive as highly appreciated gifts.

 

My own experience has been that higher grades of writing paper bring out the finest qualities of The Expressive.

 

There's no surprise in that. Fritz Schimpf's Feinpost paper is an excellent choice.

 

          Tom K.

 

 

It is good to hear from other fans of the FS Feinpost paper. I tried it first a couple of years ago, and it has quickly become one of my favorites. It is a lovely all-purpose paper. I order larger batches every time and still seem to run out often.

 

The FS Leinen is also an interesting paper and handles ink in all flow ranges very well, but the surface texture maybe require some getting used to.

[invisuu]

This is a truly fantastic nib. I love mine.

 

  

On 5/3/2021 at 3:39 AM, zaddick said:

I think it is sold out. I just saw one on Evil Bay sell for $3600 obo!

 

One sold for $5000 last month on ebay.

[como]

2 hours ago, invisuu said:

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One sold for $5000 last month on ebay.

 

On 5/3/2021 at 3:39 AM, zaddick said:

I think it is sold out. I just saw one on Evil Bay sell for $3600 obo!

 

Oh ya? Good luck with that! Greedy and crazy bay nuts 😀.

[Zdenek]

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