What MBs are you using today?

[masterguns]

I've been using these three for the past several weeks.

 

[888007888]

This one deserves a day out in the sun

[FredRydr]

For the first time in a long time, I filled my early '60s 149. I had decanted my two bottles of Aurora blue into one bottle which brought the ink to the brim. The cap would have caused an overflow, so instead of dumping ink, the 149 was carefully lowered into the ink as I drew up the piston. So I was able to cap the bottle, and I ended up with yet another inked pen for my rack. Not like I needed another at the moment!

 

I forgot how nice that old No. 9 long-tined EF nib is!

 

Fred

Edited May 2, 2017 by FredRydr

[Ghost Plane]

I prefer the longer tinted nibs myself.

[zaddick]

I prefer the longer tinted nibs myself.

Whoa there GP...are you crossing over to the EF side? Most of the BB and up nibs I have seen are not as long tined as the F/EF nibs.

 

I will say , despite my love for wide nibs, there is something very special about the 1950s/early 1960s #9 nibs in EF with those long tines and good flexibility. They are getting harder to find in the wild.

[Cordovian]

Using an MB wearing French clothing.

 

[Ghost Plane]

Whoa there GP...are you crossing over to the EF side? Most of the BB and up nibs I have seen are not as long tined as the F/EF nibs.

 

I will say , despite my love for wide nibs, there is something very special about the 1950s/early 1960s #9 nibs in EF with those long tines and good flexibility. They are getting harder to find in the wild.

 

Not at all. Some of my older Bs had longer tines and narrower shoulders than the modern fashion. Gives them a springier feel. I'm still a wider is better and obliques are awesome fan.

[Cyrille81]

Today I'm using my MB 149 with ink MB Royal Blue and JFK with ink JFK but it doesn't write correctly on my diary. I think the grain of the paper is too big for the nib of the JFK; with my 149 no problem.

[admmarcos]

Montblanc (obviously) Boheme marron rollerball and golden line ballpoint.

[jmccarty3]

146R (fine), inked with Wm. Shakespeare Velvet Red.

[Dorf]

Using an MB wearing French clothing.

 

Is Diabolo available with "f" nib?

[markcotter]

Two MBs currently inked (down from 4 last week).

 

A 90th anniversary 146 in rose gold trim and the Heritage 1912 are the two still in use at the moment.

[DillonFriedmann]

Daniel Defoe: Montblanc Rose ink

Agatha Christie: Pilot Iroshizuku ama-iro

145: Diamine Majestic purple

149: Organics Studio Emily Dickinson

[Ghost Plane]

Carnegie OB with MB Sepia. Not crazy about the ink, but it was a gift and it writes well enough. Just a meh color.

[niksch]

I'm just using the standard 146 with EF nib for drawing markups and B nib'd 149 for signatures.

[thygreyt]

i think i may have too many inked up at the moment... but it will not be so for long.

 

Today i have 3 resins and 2 special ed.

146 platinum, 146 gold, 149 14c nib, UNICEF and Twain..!

[BrandonA]

I recently had the nib of my Prost tweaked by Montblanc and the silver polished. I've had the pen for over ten years and never really used it. Now it looks and writers like a new pen. I can therefore see it being my daily around the house writer for quite a while.

[mitto]

A 146 from the70s/80s and a 24. Both have broad springy nibs. The 146 has even a good amount of flex and the nib is stubbish.

[888007888]

My trusty 147 gold trim and a refilled MB cartridge loaded with Sailor Jentle Shigure. The medium nib on this one writes tighter lines than my other MB mediums while still being thicker than a fine nib. Perfect IMHO. Just a hint of feedback. I think it's really a classic pen.

[Cyrille81]

Currently I have the JFK 1917, Miles Davis 1926, Leonardo 3000, 149 and UNICEF 149 skeleton inked and used them depending the color of ink I want to write.