Montblanc x Fritz Schimpf 149 Italic Edge

[NoType]

@Tom KellieIt is absolutely my pleasure and humble privilege to be able to try to put in one place a list of the inks that have been tried in the Italic Edge.  The most generous contributions to the community’s knowledge of this remarkable pen by yourself, Carrau, and Como (and in another more recent thread, amberleadavis and Frank C) are a delight for the rest of us, and not a little inspirational.  Thank you again for making it possible for this list to be made; your and other members’ gifts of time, effort, and ink are just one, but a hugely important, reason why this forum is a treasure.

[amberleadavis]

14 hours ago, como said:

 

I started to learn some new scripts with this pen upon suggestion from a dear pen friend: Gothic and Caroline here. It’s nice to mix them up a little as writing Gothic alone for long can be visually tiring.

 

The Montblanc Fritz Schimpf Italic Edge is a carefully designed nib great for both calligraphy and daily writing, which I have been having lots of fun with.

 

Paper: Brause Calligraphy pad of A5 size

Ink: Fritz Schimpf Sundowner

 

Your penmanship is beautiful and skilled. I see how much darker Sundowner looks when you use it, I think because you are writing more slowly.

[como]

1 hour ago, amberleadavis said:

 

Your penmanship is beautiful and skilled. I see how much darker Sundowner looks when you use it, I think because you are writing more slowly.

@amberleadavis Thank you for your kind words. I just started learning these scripts. You are right that FS Sundowner looks darker/more intense because these scripts can only be written slowly (or at least I can’t write them fast). 

[como]

On 7/29/2022 at 12:04 AM, NoType said:

@como... I would imagine that writing only in Gothic for lengthy periods might be physically as well as visually tiring...

@NoType Thank you for your kind words. Writing Gothic is not nearly as tiring as reading it 😀. In any case, I discovered that it’s nice to alternate scripts on the same sheet when doing calligraphy. It’s more interesting visually and keeps calligraphy exercises fun.

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[Frank C]

4 hours ago, Tom Kellie said:

Thanks for all the posts. I'm still trying to decide which ink to put into my FS 149 Italic Edge. I am leaning toward Montblanc Glacier Blue ink. Hmmmmm. 

[DrDebG]

23 minutes ago, Frank C said:

Thanks for all the posts. I'm still trying to decide which ink to put into my FS 149 Italic Edge. I am leaning toward Montblanc Glacier Blue ink. Hmmmmm. 

 

 

Glacier is a fantastic ink.  You can't go wrong with it.   I would not necessarily say that it is a dry ink - perhaps more moderate.  

 

I, unfortunately, do not own an Italic Edge yet.  Now is not the right time for me to make a major fp purchase.  But, It looks like something that I would just love. 

 

I do have, however, Glacier in my very wet MB JFK (BB nib), and it does very well.  

 

 

[a student]

@Tom Kellie If I may say so, for me when it comes to resources on Montblanc, you are no less than an "institution"! Thank you for all the hard work

[NoType]

Here is the 30 July update with nine additional inks generously tested by Tom Kellie (as appear in above posts)

 

Inks for Italic Edge 100

   Recommended: Dry and | or Light Colours

   Tested:

      AKKERMAN  

         Delft Blue **

         Residentie Blauw

      BIRMINGHAM PENS

         [All looked and behaved well]

         Aluminium Oxide **

            (blue|teal grey) darker than usual,

            nearly black

         Cornflower **

            (med blue, H20 resist) slightly darker; 

            fine behaviour

         Eroded Bronze **

            (slate blue) improved saturation

            makes it usable 

         Lichen Watermark **

            (murky green) now med saturation 

         Pincushion Moss **

            (green, H20 resist) deeper green than 

             usual 

         Tattered Jute **

            (sepia, H20 resist) perfect in this pen 

      DIAMINE  

         Blue Black Archival Registrar’s Ink

         China Blue

         Damson

         Delamere Green

            high saturation; well lubricated

         Earl Grey **

            darker grey; more saturated than usual

         Eau de Nil

         Eclipse **

            (very dark purple) black when wet

         Golden Brown

         Prussian Blue

         Red Dragon

         Salamander

         Sargasso Sea
      FRITZ SCHIMPF

         Fritzrot * ^

            (red) wet; good saturation; good 

            shading

         Gelassenheit

            an ideal ink for this pen

         Gewitterwolke

         Morgenröte

         Niebla

            (misty violet) an ideal ink for this pen

         Sirimiri

         Sundowner *

            (orange) wet; good saturation; good 

            shading

         Zwischenlicht ^ **

      J HERBIN

         Café des Iles

         Larmes de Cassis

         Rouge Opéra

            deep colour enhanced by this pen’s broad strokes

         Vert Empire

      JACQUES HERBIN

         Rouge d’Orient

      KWZ  

         Grapefruit

            high saturation 

         Honey

         [Both, below, looked and performed 

         outstandingly]

         Iron Gall Blue-Black **
           high saturation; no shading in dip test

         Iron Gall Green #3 **
           (green-black) similar colour to the tree 

            Norway spruce; high saturation; no 

            shading in dip test

      KYOTO INKS

         Kyo no Oto Aonibi **

            (slate blue) beautiful shading; slight 

            skipping; performs best in this pen

         Kyo no Oto Kokeiro

         Kyo no Oto Sakuranezumi

         Kyo-Iro Flaming Red of Fushimi

         Kyo-Iro Soft Snow of Ohara

      L’ ARTISAN PASTELLIER

         Bleu Méditerranée

         Gris de Payne

            bravura performance in this nib

         Heure Dorée

         Omi Osun

         Sepia

         Teodora

         Yalumba

      MONTBLANC

         Burgundy Red 

         Cool Grey

         Modena Red

         Royal Blue

         Toffee Brown **

            (usually reddish brown) more 

            saturated; more red when wet | more 

            chocolate when dry; modest shading on

            Rhodia

         Hommage à Victoria & Albert Mint Green

            light tone; well lubricated

      PELIKAN 4001  

         [Iron Gall] Blue-Black **

         Königsblau [Royal Blue]

         Violet

      PILOT

         Iroshizuku Ajisai **

            (light blue) colour similar to but more 

            saturated than the flowers the Cape 

            Jasmine (Plumbago) and the Cornflower

         Iroshizuku Fuyu-Syogun

         Iroshizuku Kon-Peki

      PLATINUM

         Cassis Black

      ROBERT OSTER

         Australian Opal Pink

            very light-toned ink performs in this pen

         Gray Seas **

            (blue-leaning grey) well behaved;

            beautiful shading 

         Midnight Sapphire **

            (grey-leaning blue) well behaved;

            lovely shading similar to PELIKAN 4001 

            Blue-Black

         Purple Rock **

            (grey purple) much more saturated |

            darker; less grey than usual; less 

            shading than usual

         Terracotta

            an ideal ink for this pen

         Vanness Blue River
      ROHRER & KLINGER

         Alt-Goldgrün

         [Iron Gall] Salix

         [Iron Gall] Scabiosa

         Verdigris

         Verdura
      SAILOR

         [Pigmented] Nano Kiwa-guro

            (“shiny” black, H20 resist) dark tone 

         Manyo Ink Nadeshiko **

            (light blue) colour similar to but more 

            saturated than the flowers the Cape 

            Jasmine (Plumbago) and the Cornflower;

            (similar to PILOT Ajisai)

      TACCIA UKIYO-E

         Hiroshige-Ruri

            dry; effortless performance

      WATERMAN

         Serenity Blue **

            very wet

——————

   Tested by:

      * Como (on Feinpost or Brause Calligraphy)

      ** Carrau (on Rhodia or Staples TruRed)

      ^ Sebastian Stolz (on Feinpost)

      all others Tom Kellie (on Feinpost)

[Tom Kellie]

[Frank C]

3 hours ago, Tom Kellie said:

Is that a little encouragement to get those high-schoolers to write? It also appears that your almost-empty ink bottles contributed their dregs. 

[Tom Kellie]

2 hours ago, Frank C said:

Is that a little encouragement to get those high-schoolers to write? It also appears that your almost-empty ink bottles contributed their dregs. 

 

~ @Frank C:

 

Right you are. This week teachers work Monday to Saturday doing various types of training, as well as setting up their classrooms.

 

Next Monday the school year begins with students arriving for the first classes.

 

Due to a severe shortage of teachers, extra classes have been added to each teacher's daily schedule and classes sizes are increasing.

 

Fountain pens, ink, paper and the written word will be featured in my classes alongside a variety of reading.

 

Montblanc x Fritz Schimpf 149 Italic Edge will be used in the classroom. There are numerous appropriate inks which might be selected.

 

         Tom K.

[NoType]

On 8/3/2022 at 11:53 PM, Tom Kellie said:

 

~ @Frank C:

 

Right you are. This week teachers work Monday to Saturday doing various types of training, as well as setting up their classrooms.

 

Next Monday the school year begins with students arriving for the first classes.

 

Due to a severe shortage of teachers, extra classes have been added to each teacher's daily schedule and classes sizes are increasing.

 

Fountain pens, ink, paper and the written word will be featured in my classes alongside a variety of reading.

 

Montblanc x Fritz Schimpf 149 Italic Edge will be used in the classroom. There are numerous appropriate inks which might be selected.

 

         Tom K.

Your students are incredibly fortunate to have you as their teacher; any of us at that age, when the world was our oyster, would have benefitted immensely from your instruction!  Especially impressive is your inclusion of fountain pens and ink in the curriculum — not least, the Italic Edge.  Wunderbar!

 

Even now, your ink studies, findings, eloquent commentary, and generosity of time and effort, are incredibly beneficial to the forum, so one can only imagine how valuable would have been your lessons when we were high schoolers (and you, ageless).

[Carrau]

6 hours ago, NoType said:

Your students are incredibly fortunate to have you as their teacher; any of us at that age, when the world was our oyster, would have benefitted immensely from your instruction!  Especially impressive is your inclusion of fountain pens and ink in the curriculum — not least, the Italic Edge.  Wundebar!

 

Even now, your ink studies, findings, eloquent commentary, and generosity of time and effort, are incredibly beneficial to the forum, so one can only imagine how valuable would have been your lessons if when we were high schoolers (and you, ageless).

+1

[Tom Kellie]

~ @NoType and @Carrau:

 

Thank you so much. 

 

I'm truly moved.

 

      Tom K.

[DrDebG]

On 8/3/2022 at 11:53 PM, Tom Kellie said:

 

~ @Frank C:

 

Right you are. This week teachers work Monday to Saturday doing various types of training, as well as setting up their classrooms.

 

Next Monday the school year begins with students arriving for the first classes.

 

Due to a severe shortage of teachers, extra classes have been added to each teacher's daily schedule and classes sizes are increasing.

 

Fountain pens, ink, paper and the written word will be featured in my classes alongside a variety of reading.

 

Montblanc x Fritz Schimpf 149 Italic Edge will be used in the classroom. There are numerous appropriate inks which might be selected.

 

         Tom K.

 

Wow!  These are some very fortunate students to have you as their teacher!  I hope that they can appreciate their great fortune and not squander it.  

[amberleadavis]

On 8/4/2022 at 10:13 AM, NoType said:

Your students are incredibly fortunate to have you as their teacher; any of us at that age, when the world was our oyster, would have benefitted immensely from your instruction!  Especially impressive is your inclusion of fountain pens and ink in the curriculum — not least, the Italic Edge.  Wunderbar!

 

Even now, your ink studies, findings, eloquent commentary, and generosity of time and effort, are incredibly beneficial to the forum, so one can only imagine how valuable would have been your lessons when we were high schoolers (and you, ageless).

 

Well said.  @Tom Kellie, how do I sign up for your class.