Montblanc Miles Davis Le 1926

[adelaidepen]

The POAs have been rather unimpressive the last few years and so I've been putting my pen budget towards the Great Characters LEs. The JFK LE is one of my all time favorites and the Andy Warhol gets daily comments about its beautiful guilloche flowers. I wasn't sure about the Miles Davis LE but I took the plunge and ordered a LE 1926 with a B nib courtesy of Joost at Appelboom.

The pen is far better than the photos do it justice. I love the trumpet clip and base. There isn't any step-down at the tip and the nib writes smoothly. My only minor gripe is the cheap-looking white MB star - no lovely MOP star like the JFK or the clever hidden star in the Da Vinci. For a pen of this price, it always amazes me MB don't finish it off properly. So - in summary, it fits somewhat in the middle of the GC's range for me. Below the JFK, einstein, Da Vinci and Warhol but above the Hitchcock, Gandhi and Lennon.

[Nathanb]

Congratulations on the purchase, thanks for sharing

[zaddick]

Appreciate you taking the time to share photos and thoughts.

[Tom Kellie]

~ adelaidepen:

 

Reading your post this morning gave much pleasure.

Your comments provided a welcome fresh perspective.

The generous set of images showed a limited edition that I've never seen.

The handwriting sample of the B nib in Royal Blue is lovely.

The paper for the handwriting sample looks excellent, as the strokes are so crisp.

That you selected a B nib is especially pleasing, as that fits the golden trumpet valve pen.

We're fortunate that you shared these images and comments with us. Thank you.

May your Miles Davis Limited Edition provide much pleasure in use.

Tom K.