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<p>[QUOTE="Silver, post: 1255036, member: 6202"]Thank you for sharing your trio of gorgeous pens.</p><p><br /></p><p>I first spotted, and fell in love with, the 149 on a holiday in Europe in 1985. I finally acquired a Montblanc about 20 years ago, but settled on the 145 which is better suited to my relatively small build. A couple of years ago I had it serviced by Montblanc (not cheap) but it looks new and writes better now. (I use blue-black ink which is inclined to clog a pen if it is left unused for any length of time.) The pen was expensive but a fraction of current prices and - since I am a "pen person" - it has given me lots of pleasure over the years.</p><p><br /></p><p>I once spotted a much older Meisterstuck on an antique fair and always regret not buying it. The problem is one doesn't know how well it will write and new nibs are HUGELY expensive.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Silver, post: 1255036, member: 6202"]Thank you for sharing your trio of gorgeous pens. I first spotted, and fell in love with, the 149 on a holiday in Europe in 1985. I finally acquired a Montblanc about 20 years ago, but settled on the 145 which is better suited to my relatively small build. A couple of years ago I had it serviced by Montblanc (not cheap) but it looks new and writes better now. (I use blue-black ink which is inclined to clog a pen if it is left unused for any length of time.) The pen was expensive but a fraction of current prices and - since I am a "pen person" - it has given me lots of pleasure over the years. I once spotted a much older Meisterstuck on an antique fair and always regret not buying it. The problem is one doesn't know how well it will write and new nibs are HUGELY expensive.[/QUOTE]
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