Still Any Love For The Discontinued 1912?

[meiers]

Flip it over and write on the backside of the nib.

I did that with my Heritage very often. It performs like an extra-fine nib with very nice line variation.

[16m3mx]

Hi Luis,

 

I've sent a well used writer's edition in for a nib exchange at the very end of the year and it was performed at no cost, I just flushed it out good before I sent it off.

 

My 1912 was near the point of a year when I sent it and I was charged, but it was because I set the pen on my desk without the nib retracted, it rolled off and landed nib first. I was able to straighten it out sufficiently that it wrote however it was quite obvious it had been damaged.

 

Thanks for the reply Dcharles, I appreciate it.

 

Luis A.

[dubhe]

Received my new 1912 today in medium, I actually thought it was broad as it has some variation, but under the magnifying glass I can see it is round. Its too wet through even as medium so off it will go for a Fine nib replacement.

[Amit.]

~ amitoberai:

 

The Montblanc Burgundy Red in your new Heritage 1912 looks terrific!

Thank you for sharing the image with a handwriting sample.

Enjoy writing with your lovely pen in 2018 and beyond.

Tom K.

Thanks TOM , however kindly excuse me for the poor handwriting.

Edited January 19, 2018 by amitoberai

[dubhe]

Medium nibbed 1912 compared to my other pens, and it is a touch wider than the Fine. It was the only one to bleed through the paper however, and this is my worry. If choosing between medium and fine, I will go fine because it is generally better behaved; if I want a pen that is fun, then it will have to be at least a B (though the recently added OM is interesting)

[Dcharles]

Here's a 1912 OBB and 149 O3B comparison. Pardon the poor penmanship and photography. While there appears to be a significant size different while capped, once uncapped and the nib is extended the difference between the two, at least in length, is quite small.

 

[thygreyt]

What beauties!

[BillH]

Dcharles, thank you for that picture, it helps a lot! I didn't realize they were so close in length.

[Dcharles]

Just a little plug for the paper that was written on, as annoying as instagram ads are, one popped up for a magnetic notebook called Rekonect that I just had to order. The notebook is pretty interesting. It's a little smaller than A5 and doesn't lay flat, which are drawbacks to me, however the paper quality is quite good, I had to use a sharpie before I got any bleed through. It accepts fountain pens quite well. The binding system is quite novel and fun.

Edited January 19, 2018 by Dcharles

[meiers]

I enjoyed the writing sample and the comparison shot. Thanks.

[SE1980]

Flip it over and write on the backside of the nib.

 

 

Tried it before, it's a little hard to write in that orientation.

[Apm1]

The 1912 is by far my favourite MB !

 

I use it every day since 1 year, with a F nib (which is also compensating for the small ink reservoir).

 

I was trying to find online a picture of the pen disassembled ad I am curios to understand how the mechanism works.

 

Do you guys have a picture to share of the pen completely disassembled ?

 

Thanks

 

 

 

 

[meiers]

The 1912 is by far my favourite MB !I use it every day since 1 year, with a F nib (which is also compensating for the small ink reservoir).I was trying to find online a picture of the pen disassembled ad I am curios to understand how the mechanism works.Do you guys have a picture to share of the pen completely disassembled ?Thanks

Mine is in Hamburg for service. I miss it.

[Dcharles]

The 1912 is by far my favourite MB ! I use it every day since 1 year, with a F nib (which is also compensating for the small ink reservoir). I was trying to find online a picture of the pen disassembled ad I am curios to understand how the mechanism works. Do you guys have a picture to share of the pen completely disassembled ? Thanks

Funny you should mention this. My feed is very misaligned and I was planning on sending it to Mike it work for an adjustment (I don't trust MB north america, they're a bunch of stooges) and was going to have the nib altered, I just can't decide what I want done with it yet. In the interim, my Tolstoy's feed was also misaligned and I successfully was able to disassemble, re-seat it, and reassemble it earlier this week. I began to wonder if this is possible with the 1912 and have been looking for a disassembly video but haven't found anything.

[thygreyt]

Mine is in Hamburg for service. I miss it.

Mine has been in for a nib exchange since late december... its bound to be back sometime in march.

 

I feel your pain and loss!

[meiers]

Mine has been in for a nib exchange since late december... its bound to be back sometime in march.

 

I feel your pain and loss!

I do not have a return date yet.

[dubhe]

I sent one for a service and within a week it was on its way back (Feb-18).

 

The other has gone vía a boutique for a nib exchange, two weeks later and nothing heard back.

[wpj_ole]

. I’ve been observing and the pen in f nib is getting harder and harder to find.

 

I missed one ebay bidding a couple of weeks agowhere the final price was 6xx and

haven’t seen any comes back in ebay after. After much and much thinking—and yes even after having bought 146 last month—I realize one of the two fine nibs available on ebay was gone! Now there was one left with 11 people watching. I let time pass for about a few days—no sign of one coming into bidding—so I realize: I cannot pass this one!.... so, arriving this coming Monday, fine nib with 35% discount

[Tom Kellie]

Medium nibbed 1912 compared to my other pens, and it is a touch wider than the Fine. It was the only one to bleed through the paper however, and this is my worry. If choosing between medium and fine, I will go fine because it is generally better behaved; if I want a pen that is fun, then it will have to be at least a B (though the recently added OM is interesting)

 

 

~ dubhe:

 

Somehow I missed the photograph with the comparison of five pens and nibs.

That's an interesting group. Thank you for preparing and posting it.

The 149 OB yields striking strokes — very nice indeed.

I'm sorry to hear that there was bleed-through from the 1912 M nib.

Tom K.

[Tom Kellie]

Here's a 1912 OBB and 149 O3B comparison. Pardon the poor penmanship and photography. While there appears to be a significant size different while capped, once uncapped and the nib is extended the difference between the two, at least in length, is quite small.

 

~ Dcharles:

 

I like your image of the two handwriting samples with the pens.

Having strokes from both ens side-by-side is a useful comparison. I may follow your lead and do likewise in future images.

Both inks look great from the OBB and OBBB nibs.

Thank you for posting this. It's a real pleasure to see.

Tom K.