pen gurus - how do you care for your mont blanc?

[penwala]

I have a meisturck (i guess I spelled it wrong) and I got it as a gift long time ago - and after it sitting on the bookcase for about 1 year - i used it - and I love it so much I odn't want to use it anymore - I just bought a dunhill.

 

But the question is - how do I care for it?

Right now it has a cartridge in it - half empty.....should I take it out and wash the whole pen with water??

 

 

[wspohn]

QUOTE (penwala @ Mar 7 2007, 07:18 PM)

I have a meisturck (i guess I spelled it wrong) and I got it as a gift long time ago - and after it sitting on the bookcase for about 1 year - i used it - and I love it so much I odn't want to use it anymore - I just bought a dunhill. But the question is - how do I care for it? Right now it has a cartridge in it - half empty.....should I take it out and wash the whole pen with water??

I thought of having a T shirt made up that said "Meistershtupp" but we don't have any pen shows around here I could wear it to....

 

Your MB is a converter pen - maybe a 144? Don't leave it long term with ink in it - the section will suffer corrosion. Dump the ink and rinse the section in water, holding the open end (without converter) under the tap until it runs clear. If the ink has dried you may need to saok it a little before it will allow water to run through it easily. Let it dry befiore reassembling and storing. Or just use the pen!

[penwala]

Thanks...I got the box..it says MEISTERSTUCK TRAVELLER 147 M

 

what is the "section"? -

So basically I should just remove the cartridge - and take the part with the nib attached to it - and run water over it??

 

OR should I run water through the side where the ink cartridge goes?

 

Please reply..

[Mathew J]

I don't write with mine, just sits in the case, it was a wedding gift from my wife and thus is special but is horrible to write with, skips, is very scratchy....thus mine stays in nice shape as it is near new

[TheNobleSavage]

Since all of my Montblanc Meisterstuck 149 and Alexandre Dumas are all piston fillers, I will rinse them out until the water comes out clear. Once that is done, I also fill up the pen with fresh distilled water to keep the seals and piston wet and that is how I store it. I find that within the next few days after leaving the piston filled with clean water, the water turns to the color of the last ink used. But I tend to store the clean pen with water.

 

I started doing this when 4 of my piston filling pens went sour on me. The piston froze up and when I tried to turn the piston to fill it up, the mechanism broke on all of them. So they had to be sent back to the factory!!! Ever since I started to add water to either the converter or the piston during storage, I have had ZERO problems with any of my pens.

 

In my limited experience of 3+ years with fountain pens, I never leave ink in my pen for any longer than 1 week, 2 at the most. After that, I thoroughly clean out the pens and then prep them for storage. If you use cartridge, use the converter to thoroughly flush out the pen before swapping out colors or storage.

 

Hope that helps!!!

 

TNS

[penwala]

oh boy...thanks guys...but I don't have a converter for this pen...it came without converter...what to do????

 

[Kalessin]

 

The section is the part of the pen that you grip with your fingers when holding it to write.

 

I've left ink in pens longer than a week or two and had no problems... Sometimes they need a little work to start, but they're okay. The ink in the cartridge is probably just fine. If the nib won't start, try pressing a folded paper towel onto the back of the nib. If need be, dampen it a bit with water and try to start the pen writing.

 

If that doesn't work, then remove the cartridge and flush out the nib and section with water.

 

If you like cartridges, then keep using them. Mont Blanc makes a converter for the pen that will fit perfectly, and is available at Mont Blanc dealers or online.

[KCkc]

QUOTE (penwala @ Mar 7 2007, 06:34 PM)

Thanks...I got the box..it says MEISTERSTUCK TRAVELLER 147 M what is the "section"? - So basically I should just remove the cartridge - and take the part with the nib attached to it - and run water over it?? OR should I run water through the side where the ink cartridge goes? Please reply..

MB147 is a traveller version of the MB146.

 

MB147 is cartridge only.

 

MB146 is piston fill.

MB144 and Classique is c/c filler.

 

MB147 is a tad longer than MB146.

 

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Top down: 147 Burgundy cart-only pen and 146 black piston filler.

 

Unlike a Classique or 144 which is a cart/converter filler, both 146 (piston filler) and 147 (cart-only filler) do not have a section to unscrew.

 

MB147 uncrews from the barrel end knob to reveal the dual cartridge carriage.

 

For your case, you can take the cartridge out.

 

Then rinse the nib under running water.

 

DO NOT Run water into the barrel. You can gently plug an international size converter (MB or Pelikan) into the barrel until it sits snugly and then draw and expel water as if you are flusing a c/c filler pen. But do not force your way into it as it will damage the nipple.

 

This is a nice pen and usually cost more than a MB 146, especially if it comes with the custom leather carrying case.

 

If it is Burgundy, it will cost more than black.

 

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Edited March 8, 2007 by KCkc