Montblanc Red Gold 149 Obbb

[Tom Kellie]

Triumvirate

[Tom Kellie]

Not Too Fine a Point

Canola Blossoms

[Tom Kellie]

 

C vs Au

 

 

 

~ There was an inquiry concerning the three specialized pencils facing the OBBB nibs.

They are soft charcoal pencils used for sketching, providing shades of grey tending toward black.

[Ghost Plane]

 

Triumvirate

This speaks to me. Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Tom Kellie]

Oxalis Blooms

(for May Day)

[Cornishmaid]

That red gold is stunningly beautiful. I am envious.

[meiers]

If Tom keeps this up, I'll send my extra-fine 149 off for a nib exchange.

[Tom Kellie]

That red gold is stunningly beautiful. I am envious.

 

If Tom keeps this up, I'll send my extra-fine 149 off for a nib exchange.

 

[Cornishmaid]

 

Tom - I am all fired up and inspired, I love shading and variation in inks and do not have an OBBB, but I think I should get one! Thank you.

[BlueJ]

Are all three pens above really OBBBs? There seem to be significant differences in the tip widths, with the rose gold being the widest and the yellow gold the narrowest. Are these variations apparent in their written line widths?

[Pravda]

Are all three pens above really OBBBs? There seem to be significant differences in the tip widths, with the rose gold being the widest and the yellow gold the narrowest. Are these variations apparent in their written line widths?

 

 

They're handmade and so variations are expected.

 

That being said, the width of the line is measured from the side of the nib that touches the surface and the top part is often polished/rounded to eliminate scratch so could give the illusion that it is narrower.

[Tom Kellie]

Are all three pens above really OBBBs? There seem to be significant differences in the tip widths, with the rose gold being the widest and the yellow gold the narrowest. Are these variations apparent in their written line widths?

 

 

They're handmade and so variations are expected.

 

That being said, the width of the line is measured from the side of the nib that touches the surface and the top part is often polished/rounded to eliminate scratch so could give the illusion that it is narrower.

 

Three 149 OBBBs Side-by-Side

[thygreyt]

I love it when you post pictures

[BlueJ]

In the earlier nib photos, I mistook the red and yellow nibs. It was the yellow I thought widest, the rose narrowest. these differences seem to show in the writing, but to a VERY subtle degree, that is, from the writing I could easily believe all three are the same nominal size.

 

It is amazing these triple-broad nibs are so maneuverable. I have an 18C 149 with a modest B width, and I sometimes find it too broad and clumsy. I wonder if I could get it reground to an OB, or should I just learn how to write better?

[Pravda]

In the earlier nib photos, I mistook the red and yellow nibs. It was the yellow I thought widest, the rose narrowest. these differences seem to show in the writing, but to a VERY subtle degree, that is, from the writing I could easily believe all three are the same nominal size.

 

It is amazing these triple-broad nibs are so maneuverable. I have an 18C 149 with a modest B width, and I sometimes find it too broad and clumsy. I wonder if I could get it reground to an OB, or should I just learn how to write better?

 

 

The B and OB have inverse characteristics. The B gives you broad down lines vs horizontal ones on the OB.

 

In effect, writing appears overall more narrow since in English most strokes are down- but you still get nice line variation with your cross strokes.

 

This is why MB manufactures as standard OBBB but not BBB which would be too much for the page.

[meiers]

 

 

The B and OB have inverse characteristics. The B gives you broad down lines vs horizontal ones on the OB.

 

In effect, writing appears overall more narrow since in English most strokes are down- but you still get nice line variation with your cross strokes.

 

This is why MB manufactures as standard OBBB but not BBB which would be too much for the page.

That makes perfect sense. I have never thought of this consideration because I only write in Latin script.

[oPENbooks]

 

 

The B and OB have inverse characteristics. The B gives you broad down lines vs horizontal ones on the OB.

 

In effect, writing appears overall more narrow since in English most strokes are down- but you still get nice line variation with your cross strokes.

 

This is why MB manufactures as standard OBBB but not BBB which would be too much for the page.

 

As I understand it, with an OB (left oblique) the broad stroke should be (using a watch dial for reference) from 10 o'clock to 4 o'clock whereas the narrow stroke would be from 8 o'clock to 2 o'clock. You can see this in the letter K of Tom's signature in his photographed messages (compare the two right marks of his K). The letter T in his signature does not have as much line variation between the vertical and horizontal marks. Of course, it all depends on how one rotates the pen.

[Tom Kellie]

In the earlier nib photos, I mistook the red and yellow nibs. It was the yellow I thought widest, the rose narrowest. these differences seem to show in the writing, but to a VERY subtle degree, that is, from the writing I could easily believe all three are the same nominal size.

 

It is amazing these triple-broad nibs are so maneuverable.

 

 

The B and OB have inverse characteristics. The B gives you broad down lines vs horizontal ones on the OB.

 

In effect, writing appears overall more narrow since in English most strokes are down- but you still get nice line variation with your cross strokes.

 

This is why MB manufactures as standard OBBB but not BBB which would be too much for the page.

 

As I understand it, with an OB (left oblique) the broad stroke should be (using a watch dial for reference) from 10 o'clock to 4 o'clock whereas the narrow stroke would be from 8 o'clock to 2 o'clock. You can see this in the letter K of Tom's signature in his photographed messages (compare the two right marks of his K). The letter T in his signature does not have as much line variation between the vertical and horizontal marks. Of course, it all depends on how one rotates the pen.

 

[meiers]

Each of these nibs has its own unique characteristics. Thank you, Tom, for showing this so clearly.

[Tom Kellie]

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