Montblanc 149 Broad Nib Excessive Bleed

[charles007]

I have acquired a second hand Montblanc 149 broad nib and although a beautiful smooth writer, I have a question on my perceived excessive "bleed" when compared to my LeGrand. I have sent to Montblanc to adjust but see little improvement. Can someone advise if this is a characteristic of the ebonite feed or do I have a point when comparing. Attached a writing sample on good quality RHODIA notebook paper showing writing and reverse of page bleed through page-149 top and Le Grand bottom. Any comments or advise will be appreciated.

[hari317]

MB pens are wet writers, more often than not. I think the remedy lies with the paper and of course the ink. Change the paper first. I don't know what good paper you get locally.

[Tom Kellie]

I think the remedy lies with the paper and of course the ink. Change the paper first.

 

~ hari317:

 

What you've written above is also my experience.

With high quality, fountain pen-friendly paper, the broadest Montblanc nibs write very well for me.

Thank you for your astute comment.

Tom K.

[Bo Bo Olson]

Try some 4001 Pelikan ink; which is drier than middle dry Montblanc.

Your paper is good enough.

 

What should have been done at the Factory for you ...and can be done at home is to press the tines together at the shoulders, and hold it for a while.

If that don't work.

Some press one tine directly under the other tine so the tipping is directly under the top tine's tipping, and hold it for a long second, then the other tine under the last one, again for a long second.

 

If that don't work, send it to a nibmeister.

Edited November 28, 2019 by Bo Bo Olson

[Honeybadgers]

Get drier ink and/or better paper.

 

Noodlers X feather or pelikan 4001.

 

Not all pens play nice with all inks.

[charles007]

Thank you all. Appreciate your good advise.

[TassoBarbasso]

Ive had bleedthrough on rhodia paper with any B nib I ever tried, regardless of the ink. This is definitely an issue with the paper, not the pen or the ink. Get some Tomoe or, even better, some Midori MD paper.

[Honeybadgers]

Ive had bleedthrough on rhodia paper with any B nib I ever tried, regardless of the ink. This is definitely an issue with the paper, not the pen or the ink. Get some Tomoe or, even better, some Midori MD paper.

 

Some inks are better than others. Iron galls like diamine registrars, don't care about the paper at all and never bleed or feather. Pelikan 4001 is another solid choice, I've had good luck with GvFC stone grey in a lamy 2000 BB not feathering (bleed though was abounds) and the same goes for noodlers x feather. KWZ IG's tend to bleed and feather, but krishna, platinum, R&K and diamine iron galls are really good about not.

 

Sometimes you're stuck with regards to paper. I am at the hospital. So I tend to use my finer nibs, but when I'm in the mood for something wide, I usually ink up registrars and it behaves flawlessly no matter the pen.