100th Anniversary editions

[fpupulin]

An interesting test. You can write a sort of English Cursive even with a broad nib, but the variation of the stroke is essentially limited to broad/thin, with almost no intermediate measures. This is particularly noticeable when comparing the text written with the 149 The Origin with that, above, written with the 149 Calligraphy, where the nib's ability to obtain a "continuous variation" between thin and broad is obvious.

 

I also found it interesting to present the difference between the writing of the broad nib of the 149The Origin on Hahnemühle laid paper (above), where the nib makes a very thin mark, and the satin Fabriano paper (below), where with the same nib you obtain a much more "bold" effect.

[fpupulin]

19 hours ago, agentdaffy007 said:

 

I used to find Medium nib unappealing as I would ask for nib exchange all the time.

 

But I recently found a NOS Montblanc Solitaire 146 Stainless Steel in Medium, it wrote so well out of the box that I decided to keep it as a daily driver with the luscious and smooth Medium nib!

 

I am sure you will love your Montblanc Legrand. It sure fits my hand perfectly even though I prefer the 149 size.

 

11 hours ago, singlechange said:

Nice to find out there are others who also found the Medium nib initially unappealing like you and me.  Thanks for your feedback.  Just got late delivery  notice, so I guess Montblanc is having trouble keeping up distribution of some models of The Origin Collection pens to the bigger authorized stores.  I also prefer the 149 size, but I already have the 149 Calligraphy Flex Nib Special Edition.  

 

[fpupulin]

Double post...

 

 

[NoType]

1 hour ago, fpupulin said:

An interesting test. You can write a sort of English Cursive even with a broad nib, but the variation of the stroke is essentially limited to broad/thin, with almost no intermediate measures. This is particularly noticeable when comparing the text written with the 149 The Origin with that, above, written with the 149 Calligraphy, where the nib's ability to obtain a "continuous variation" between thin and broad is obvious.

 

I also found it interesting to present the difference between the writing of the broad nib of the 149The Origin on Hahnemühle laid paper (above), where the nib makes a very thin mark, and the satin Fabriano paper (below), where with the same nib you obtain a much more "bold" effect.

@fpupulin Thank you for exhibiting the versatility of the B nib in The Origin 149 while simultaneously proving the superiority of the Flex Nib in the Calligraphy 149 in its ability to steplessly vary from thick to thin lines.

 

The difference that paper makes in the appearance of lines is quite dramatically shown by your two examples, which is most instructive.  Many thanks!

 

 

[NoType]

6 hours ago, fpupulin said:

 

 

@fpupulin Yes, the line widths produced by the M nib of your elegant Bohème Steel Noir approach those of a F nib and seem especially suited for daily work.