What MBs are you using today?

[orfew]

Today I am using a trio:

Celluloid 142 with A stub flexible nib inked with MB midnight blue

Starwalker black resin rollerball

Meisterstuck BP

[HBlaine]

Using my Franz Kafka WE for a bit of "journaling". Wonderful pen with a custom stub, filled with MB Burgundy. (It's the only pen that I don't post while writing. )

[BrandonA]

Only the two currently.

 

MB Dickens - racing green ink

MB Poe - mystery black ink

 

Over the weekend I will add the following:

 

MB Mann - mystery black ink

MB Twain - royal blue ink

[pavoni]

This Monday to Friday sees me using my 1986 MB 146 carrying Mystery Black, partner by a cute little MB 114 Mozart carrying a black cartridge, with both fountain pens supported by a MB 163 Rollerball with black ink.

 

Now, for this weekend..............ummm

 

Pavoni

[Wael El-Dasher]

It's been a while since I used my Lorenzo Di Medici. After almost a year and half of sending it back and forth to Hamburg to fix a small leak, it's finally fixed thanks to Max who hand carried it to MB Service Center and explained to a friend of his what was wrong with it and that the plastic barrel, under the silver barrel overlay, has a hairline crack.

 

I used it yesterday for the first time since I've received it 9 months ago, thanks to an old review by Bryant of his Lorenzo, encouraged me to ink it and take it to work.

 

Just a few snaps with my iPhone. Pen is inked with MB Racing Green...why, is there any other ink?

 

Last photo shows my other 2 pens that are in my daily rotation. Hemingway with vintage nib and L139G "Masterpiece" with medium ink window...both inked with...you guess it.

 

cheers

 

Wael

 

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[norman penlover]

Today I'm using my Mont Blanc Traveller (medium nib) - stylish, business-type pen, with the convenience of cartridges, for which I am using Mont Blanc's Midnight Blue ink.

 

I've a good collection of pens, including other MBs, but this is my regular favourite - suitable for any occasion.

[Dave149]

I suppose I am not that adventurous, when it comes to fountain pens: I only use my 149 B (1994) and have done for the past 17yrs

Still with Montblanc Black Ink, but will get to a new bottle of Midnight Black by next month I think.

 

I never bought nor used a pre-owned pen, perhaps because I remember what my grandfather told me, when I was about 8: "Never let anyone to 'try' your fountain pen - your handling is unique to you and everyone else will have a different one, resulting in your pen no longer being as smooth for a while..."

 

Apart from 149, I also use: Leonardo Sketch Pen; Starwalker Rollerball (usually with M or fineliner), Meisterstuck Highlighter and a Mozart Platinum ballpoint in a MB Mozart notepad. I bought the combination in ~2005 to use as a PDA set: replaced the tiny ballpoint refill with a plastic tip and for a couple of years had a one-off Montblanc Mozart Stylus for HTC Magician PDA I had fixed inside the notepad cover, instead of a paper pad - it was rather cool; then, when the era of stylus-operated PDAs ended, I reverted back to ballpoint and paper

 

I have a reasonable Montblanc collection, but those pens are just collection items - bought new, never inked/dipped ...

Apart from collection, I do have a ton of various MB accessories, as I'm a bit of a Montblanc aficionado

[alvarado]

a 149 with lovely "B" nib and in Mystery Black color :clap1:

[BrandonA]

Inked my Collodi last night with the Collodi chestnut ink.

 

My new Shaw arrived today (sitting on my desk at work uninked). Over the weekend I will ink it with ‘White Forest Season’s Greetings’ ink and use it to write my Xmas cards (like to get these out of the way really early).

[mejdrich]

MB today:

146 with Noodler's Legal Lapis - fine nib with PT

Leonardo sketch with 4b

144 sized RB with fine blue refill - GT

Boheme pencil - 0.9mm with MB lead...

Gotta get one of those cases...

[Sidestreaker]

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Using these at work today.

[tanalasta]

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A late 1960's MB 149, with a lovely 18C nib, custom retipped and then stubbed by John Mottishaw. Inked with Iroshizuku kon-peki. Only thing wrong with it is a hairline crack at the cap lip (not pictured) and ... anytime I want to, I can swap to a minty cap of the same era that I got as a spare from Max at maxpens.de

Like always, John got the flow just right. Not too dry, not too wet and the ink is one of the best!

[reprieve]

Solitaire sterling 146, B nib, Noodler's Walnut.

StarWalker Douè, B nib, MB Racing Green.

[kandarp]

Thomas Mann, M nib, with Kon-Peki and 1950s 144, OB flexy nib, with Mystery black.

[MBFan]

My first FP and MB, my MB 145 Chopin with m nib. An absolute delight to write with, if only i could decide whether or not i should post the cap. Also in use is my MB ballpoint le Grand, although not a FP it is equally a pleasure to write with.

 

Chris

[dcpritch]

MB 149 with a 1960s 18C BBB nib retipped by Greg Minuskin, put by Eric Niksch into a 1970s body. Eric did a great job putting this pen together, and I've posted two of Greg's pictures of his nib so you can see his "micro-sculpture" work at close range. What a joy to write with!

 

[KJY]

Today's combo: Collodi M-nib with mystery black and GMTII (also yesterday as you can see the date).

 

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[kandarp]

Today's combo: Collodi M-nib with mystery black and GMTII (also yesterday as you can see the date).

 

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Very nice . The Collodi is #1 on my wish-list. Time to go convince the Mrs that I need an early birthday gift

[Ghost Plane]

Today it's the 146s and Japanese ink I can't spell or remember the name of :embarrassed_smile: - BB gold trim with persimmon color, OBB platinum with morning glory, and OBB gold with the purple shade.

[mejdrich]

Leonardo went to see la Boheme with a friend who was a Diplomat.

4b, HB, and B - accompanied by a friend from the far east, Asa-Gao.