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Very Interesting Fact. A Short Video On Mont Blanc Nibs.


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This video shows How they do quality control on every nibs they house them on to a Pen.

 

 

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Interesting.

"Don't hurry, don't worry. It's better to be late at the Golden Gate than to arrive in Hell on time."
--Sign in a bar and grill, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1960.

 

 

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"We give you the best product. It's yours. Now you make it yours"

 

Excellent. True.

 

Thanks for sharing.

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There are some mistakes in their process or they don't test a lot each nibs because I had several new FP with issues with the nib (lot of skipping most of the time). My last pen is in this case (the Petit Prince Solitaire Doué). Fortunately I foresaw to exchange the nib by a BB but even if it wasn't the case I should have to send it back to MB for servicing and solve the issue. Had this issue on my LE JFK, LE Miles Davis and LE Leonardo.

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Thanks for the video!

@Cyrille: I can believe they test each nib (!) ...mounted on a nib holder or dipping the finished nib assembly.

 

If I remember from the factory tour a couple of years ago that they used invisible ink for dipping (not blue as shown in the video) but did not fill the pens.

But dipping will not show skipping issues caused by wrong nib-geometry or adjustment. It simply assures that the tipping was ground nicely and smooth. But everything writes nicely after you dip it in enough ink ;-)

 

And yes, some nibs still leave the factory with a bad set-up resulting in skipping or really dry ink flow. So far I could adjust them all (or have them adjusted) to make them work nicely.

Cheers

 

Michael

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Thanks for the video!

 

@Cyrille: I can believe they test each nib (!) ...mounted on a nib holder or dipping the finished nib assembly.

 

If I remember from the factory tour a couple of years ago that they used invisible ink for dipping (not blue as shown in the video) but did not fill the pens.

 

But dipping will not show skipping issues caused by wrong nib-geometry or adjustment. It simply assures that the tipping was ground nicely and smooth. But everything writes nicely after you dip it in enough ink ;-)

 

And yes, some nibs still leave the factory with a bad set-up resulting in skipping or really dry ink flow. So far I could adjust them all (or have them adjusted) to make them work nicely.

 

Cheers

 

Michael

 

Thanks for the clarifications :) I know it could happen and as the customer service is very good it is not an issue.

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"We give you the best product. It's yours. Now you make it yours"

 

Excellent. True.

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

It is true and they are all made for that hidden meaning of " Philosophy " :)

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