Montblanc Writer's Edition Mark Twain

[troglokev]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 19, 2011 by troglokev

[Ghost Plane]

I vote we sent the cat as a diversionary tactic so I can nab the B nib

[Blade Runner]

Really nice pen and review. The MB broads are my faves, not too wide and have a stubbish flair. Congrats!

[troglokev]

I vote we sent the cat as a diversionary tactic so I can nab the B nib

Uh oh... better double the guard... and there's Soki and Chris to look out for as well...

Edited June 19, 2011 by troglokev

[Ghost Plane]

Heh, heh, heh... :ph34r:

[breaker]

thanks for the review and the pics!

[agentdaffy007]

troglokev: Could you take a picture of the nib, like a frontal view?

 

I got my Mark Twain FP back from Germany and i got a BB nib, it is sooooo smooth. Like smooooother than a Cohiba that's been aging more than 5 years...

 

Very nice handwriting and choice of ink too.

[colrehogan]

I'm one of those who thought this fountain version of this pen was top heavy, so I bought the BP instead. Maybe I will re-consider at some point.

[agentdaffy007]

At first, i thought the same thing too. But after putting ink in it, it became balanced!

[troglokev]

The balance point is pretty much where the cap ring sits, with the cap posted. That makes it marginal for people with small hands. The pen is easily large enough to use with the cap set aside, which is what I generally do.

[fuchsiaprincess]

You got a broad Hehehe…. you are on the road to converion :roflmho:

 

Beautiful review btw

 

Hugs,

Soki x

[troglokev]

You got a broad Hehehe…. you are on the road to conversion :roflmho:

 

Beautiful review btw

 

Hugs,

Soki x

It is a very nice nib to write with.

 

It's horses for courses, really. I'll still be using all those needle nibbed things for writing in Japanese, and I'm not abandoning the flexies any time soon, either. It's nice to have a couple of broads, though (as it were ).

 

I got an italic broad in my Spirit of Life pen, too. An extra fine just didn't seem appropriate in a pen that GP had put so much effort into organising.

[Ghost Plane]

Admit it. You love the way the Spirit writes.

[torstar]

Great review.

 

As it reminds me somewhat of my Jules Verne, is this heavy LE pen better balanced when posted than the one I own?

[ethernautrix]

Fabulous review, Kev.! I like the MB broad -- nice line variation there!

 

I tried a Sailor broad nib at the recent Flax Pen Fair, and I loved it! But I just don't write that large -- about five times larger than I prefer. Heh. But it was a great nib with fabulous variation. ALAS!

 

If I could find a nib that writes like that proportionate to my handwriting, I'd be all set. (Meanwhile, I've realized that Nakaya mediun nibs are my favorite. Good to know, as I was thinking about ordering an EF... eventually... one of these days (probably not this year).)

 

I had a Mark Twain fp (MB), and I loved it. At the same time, my Nakaya conversion was beginning. I realized that the Mark Twain was too heavy, once I became accustomed to the lightness of urushi over hard rubber. *Sigh* Gorgeous Mark Twain... sold it. Oh well... someone else is enjoying it now.

 

I enjoyed the humor in your review. Well done!

[troglokev]

Admit it. You love the way the Spirit writes.

 

Spirit of Life pen by Henry Simpole; Iroshizuku Asa Gao

Edited June 23, 2011 by troglokev

[troglokev]

I enjoyed the humor in your review. Well done!

Hee hee! I wonder if the Chicago School get the joke?

[troglokev]

troglokev: Could you take a picture of the nib, like a frontal view?

You mean like this?

 

... or like this?

 

I need to clean the nib a bit, I think.

[RedSox04]

I like the way MB BB dries on metal, for some reason.

[MBxeno]

Lovely review and an even lovelier handwriting that you have.

Btw, the up close nib pics are making me drool