Mont Blanc Heritage 1912

[Clifty21]

I have a Mont Blanc heritage 1912 and it will only hold app 9 drops of ink and take quite a bit of pressure on the nib to get the ink to flow. I returned it to Mont Blanc at there request. They sent it overseas for repairs, after they returned it to me, it still is doing the same thing. Has anyone else had this problem.

[DBQMary]

I have the Heritage 1912 with XF nib and it is my favorite MB. I do not have either of the issues that you described.

 

Did you return it via a MB Boutique? If so I would recommend taking the pen back and demonstrating the issue for their input.

 

Did you purchase the pen new? And if so has it done this from the start?

[Clifty21]

Mine does have a Broad Nib. I did purchase it from a Mont Blanc Dealer at a pen show. He told me to return it to Momt Blanc which is what I did. Yes it was new, and has the problems from the start. I have many other Mont Blanc's that do not have this issue.

[Mister Mont Blanc]

Sounds like it may need to go back again unfortunately. I would maybe ask the store staff to operate it and see what they experience. This may be a stupid question but just covering all bases here... Are you pulling out the piston knob until it clicks before you fill it?

[Pravda]

Mine holds very little ink compared to the 146 and 149 but nib wise its a very easy starter in writing and no skip, albeit slightly scratchy might need to work on that later..

[Michael R.]

Sorry to hear about your problems.

 

Mine is functioning well but also has a very small ink volume; always assumed this is due to the mechanical construction. Estimated volume is less than a small international cartridge.

 

 

Hope the mechanical problems are taken care of but I fear MB can't do anything about the ink volume.

 

Cheers

 

Michael

[Jackson]

I have a Mont Blanc heritage 1912 and it will only hold app 9 drops of ink and take quite a bit of pressure on the nib to get the ink to flow. I returned it to Mont Blanc at there request. They sent it overseas for repairs, after they returned it to me, it still is doing the same thing. Has anyone else had this problem.

My new 1912 Heritage arrived last week. The piston filler sucked up no ink at all the first three attempts, then decided to cooperate and now fills fully, if modestly. The Medium nib, however, is a stop-go affair--when flowing, it's silky-gorgeous, but with significant skippage on any but absorbent type papers. It's off to Pendleton Brown tomorrow for his nib-fix artistry.

[Dr. Eriko]

But you can still use it as a "Dip Pen".

Nine drops of Ink, is almost the same ink volume to saturate my 146 "modern plastic feed".

Warm Regards

[meiers]

I have a Mont Blanc heritage 1912 and it will only hold app 9 drops of ink and take quite a bit of pressure on the nib to get the ink to flow. I returned it to Mont Blanc at there request. They sent it overseas for repairs, after they returned it to me, it still is doing the same thing. Has been anyone else had this problem.

It needs service. Send it back.

I suggest going through your dealer or boutique.

Edited November 17, 2014 by meiers

[Pentulant]

So sorry to hear you're having trouble with such a beautiful pen that should work wonderfully from the beginning.

 

Mine is a medium nib. I fell in love with it Day 1 and have not looked back. I hope you get yours repaired soon.

[Opooh]

Have one with a B nib, works very well, takes a reasonable amount of ink.

[arran]

I have a XF nib , and is a gorgeous writer with a subtle soft writing experience

Very classy pen that reflects heritage in a successfull way.

Never had issues with this pen

[meiers]

The ink capacity of mine is about 10 drops.

I think your issue is the performance of the nib.

Edited November 19, 2014 by meiers