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I'm In Love With Mr. Twain

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"Ahoi, good people of FPN!

After nearly a month since I picked up the last unit on my nearest MB boutique, I'm inking my Mark Twain.

I've decided to use MB 'Love Letter' because it was my first ink bottle, so it is a silly tradition I like to keep.

This is a M nib!

I left the pen to have a nib exchange to an Oblique M, however, the boutique manager told me the turnaround time would be of 18 months!!! And it took them a whole month to tell me this, can you believe it?

Needless to say, I'm very hapy to have stuck with the original size... One can never go wrong with the M girls. ;)"

 

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"In terms of writing capabilities, Mr. Twain surpassed my expectations: it is a light pen when uncapped, with a nice, slim section without the textures of waves that run on the barrel. This makes it comfortable to hold, and I could easily go through several pages before feeling tired!

The M nib on this pen is a tad broadder than I was imagining. Since I got used to the Classique's 14k nib, I can tell the difference right away: Mr. Twain is harder on the paper, and yet, runs as smooth as you would expect of a Montblanc.

... The ink flow is generous, and I haven't experienced any skipping.

Since it is a piston-filler without any ink windows, Mr. Twain demands that you quickly get used with it, to feel when it is about to take another plunge on the ink bottle.

There's no dramatic line variation with the Twain-M; it is a solid, consistent writer all the way!"

 

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"I am so happy with this pen!

As a few of you know, I was having doubts wether I should pick Mr. Twain or the boxless, crooked-feed Poe. I am glad I decided to buy this one, because it is a stunning pen in every possible way...

... And I haven't even started to write about its glorious design!! ;)

If you still have the chance to find the Twain anywhere, give it a try!

You'll regret not having this beauty on your collection, or even as a workhorse!

 

Fondly,

Captain Bertram

 

P.S.: I wish you could smell this page right now...

:wub: MB Love letter"

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Congrats and enjoy in good health. One of my favourite WE.

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Life is like Chinatown signage, its cluttering, confusing but everything that you need is there, just have to look harder....

 

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Yup enjoy. Very nice fountain pen. I think 18 months is wayyy to long. It took me 5 weeks to change my Mark Twain M nib to Mark Twain BB nib. I live in Canada.

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It wouldn't take that long, because it was a service they could perform here in Brazil. But they were short on iridium to work on the nib, alas...

 

Strange how this red ink doesn't look quite as pinkish when you're writing with it as it looks now, seeing those pictures again. :vbg:

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Your handwriting is gorgeous! Just a note though - I think that is MB I Love You ink, not the MB Love Letter ink.

 

I Love You:

http://www.luxury-insider.com/uploads/news/0208_MontBlancLoveLetterInk3_420.jpg

 

 

Je T'Aime/Love Letter ink:

http://www.uhren-schmuck.de/aktuelles/markennews/en_news/images/20050130142053.jpg

 

The I Love You ink is a lighter colour red and has a much stronger scent.

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Your handwriting is gorgeous! Just a note though - I think that is MB I Love You ink, not the MB Love Letter ink.

 

I Love You:

http://www.luxury-insider.com/uploads/news/0208_MontBlancLoveLetterInk3_420.jpg

 

 

Je T'Aime/Love Letter ink:

http://www.uhren-schmuck.de/aktuelles/markennews/en_news/images/20050130142053.jpg

 

The I Love You ink is a lighter colour red and has a much stronger scent.

 

Thank you! I don't think it's easy to read, as some friends never fail to remark... :rolleyes:

And thanks for the correction, you are indeed correct! I tend to mix their names quite often.

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