Two Large Retips with a Custom Montblanc Music Nib Retip
#2
Posted 29 November 2011 - 02:03 AM
They have come up very nicely indeed!! Being somewhat ignorant when it comes to these "big" nibs can you tell me what most people would use a music nib for? I guess writing music is the obvious!! I was wondering if it was more to get enough ink onto the paper.
Regards
Hugh
#3
Posted 29 November 2011 - 05:23 AM
Hi Greg,
They have come up very nicely indeed!! Being somewhat ignorant when it comes to these "big" nibs can you tell me what most people would use a music nib for? I guess writing music is the obvious!! I was wondering if it was more to get enough ink onto the paper.
Regards
Hugh
Thank you Hugh! I am not sure what people use "music" nibs for, but I think I would gather that making the various notes, and bars, it would come in handy. All I know is that a double slit is a music nib
Someone with a musical background might be able to make a contribution here.
Greg Minuskin
#4
Posted 29 November 2011 - 06:18 PM
Studied composition for about twelve years, three of them at the Manhattan School of Music.
A music nib is great for writing notation, but inefficient for drawing staffs. There are nibs with five tines to do that job. They look like a pitch fork, and are dip pens. No-one has figured out a feed for a nib that is nearly an inch wide. I should still have a couple of them around. If interested , will snap a pic.
But today, music nibs are used by people with really large handwriting, and are great for bold, John Hancockean (is there such a word?) signatures.
Greg:
Sweet work
Edited by Blotto, 29 November 2011 - 06:28 PM.
#5
Posted 30 November 2011 - 06:21 PM
snip <A music nib is great for writing notation, but inefficient for drawing staffs. There are nibs with five tines to do that job. They look like a pitch fork, and are dip pens.>
Music nib: see #29 below (from a French post card; check out nos. 11 and 13)
Edited by matt, 30 November 2011 - 06:23 PM.
#6
Posted 01 December 2011 - 12:27 AM
Music nib: see #29 below (from a French post card; check out nos. 11 and 13)
Matt:
Thanks for posting this. I was afraid someone would call my offer for a pic and who knows where those nibs are now.
Must add. This is not what comes to mind when I'm offered a French post card.
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