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Stock 149 Nibs Which Are Architect/hebrew/arabic In Character?


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I've tried a couple 146 fine nibs which had architect-like writing qualities. I love this type of nib, the feel and look is perfect to me. The medium nib however does not have this quality at all, so I don't think it's deliberate.

 

I was wondering if 149 (fine) nibs exhibit the same character?

 

 

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While I can't speak of stock nibs with such a character, I've noticed a couple of days ago that Appelboom in the Netherlands started offering custom grinds, including the types you mention.

 

What's not clear to me, however, is whether they offer those grinds for any nib or did they start selling their own nibs, as pictured here (you can see their logo on the nib in the picture):

 

https://appelboom.com/nib-customization/

 

Moreover, I don't know whether such customisation is acceptable to Montblanc, i.e. whether it voids the warranty. It would be interesting to say the least to have a 149 Architect/Hebrew grind with just an extra of €50.

 

But if you're interested, I reckon you can write to Joost Appelboom and ask. He's always been very quick and helpful to reply to me.

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In my experience the 149 EF has a pronounced architect character out of the box. And if I remember correctly there was a thread about this very phenomenon quite recently... so we're not alone in noticing it or liking it.

Anthony

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My EF and F model 149s from the 1970s & early 80s have a distinct Arabic-Hebrew (wide horizontal, narrow vertical) look, the style recently known as architect. Both of my wife's 144 EFs from 20 or 25 years ago also have that style nib. Hers are even more pronounced than mine with one exception, a 149 EF I purchased new in 1980.

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The EF nibs from the earlier 2000s are distinctly architect like. However the latest EFs that I have are no longer that way unfortunately.

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The EF nibs from the earlier 2000s are distinctly architect like. However the latest EFs that I have are no longer that way unfortunately.

 

Ah that's a shame. I was hoping the current ones would be architecty. At least the 146s still are.

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