Montblanc Of Nib

January 22, 2018

Hello,

Does anybody have experience with a montblanc OF nib? I do not find a lot about it, but have the occasion to buy one for my MB 220.

Many Tx

Christel

January 22, 2018

If it is from the same era, it will be semi-flex...perhaps maxi.

It will be 1/2 a width narrower than modern....and the same 'width' in narrowness as your 220.

I don't have a 220...lost a bid on one.It was semi-flex...I tested it before the live auction....that's the one that looks and feels like a Lamy 2000?

I have a semi-flex 234 1/2 Deluxe ('52-54 only...Meisterstuck clip and single band, vs 2 for the regular) OB. A rolled gold 742 with a nib between semi&maxi....my only in between nib; with 26 semi-flex and 16 maxi-semi-flex....most clump together in each's set.

My medium large '50's 146....much better balance than the large 146, has a maxi-semi-flex nib.

Any Oblique must be held canted.

Check and see if your oblique has a 15 degree grind or a rare 30 degree grind.

To get the nib canted to the paper ....later you won't need this....line up the clip so it is pointed half way between the slit and the shoulder. Grip the pen in air, Set to paper and write.....No need to twist hands arms or hang from the chandelier.

That is a big problem....folks thinking they must make the nib do something....no, just let it do what it was designed for.

If a 30 Degree grind align the clip with the outside right edge of the nib...grip in air put to paper and write.

Well, one time I forgot a pen was an oblique....and was reaching for the micro-mesh....but it was an OM that I forgot to cant. OB is more forgiving, only a tad scratchy if held straight. OM &OF must be placed canted on the paper.

Edited January 22, 2018 by Bo Bo Olson

January 23, 2018

If you do a search on posts by Tom Kellie, he recently resurrected posts on this nib and linked to multiple older posts on the topic with pictures. I’m on a mobile device at the moment, so can’t link for you.