Montblanc Great Characters Fountain Pen Tribute to Queen Limited Edition 1975 (M)

In the exciting history of rock music, few names have shone as consistently as Queen. With a career spanning more than five decades, the band is one of the most successful of all time. During this period, Queen embodied the power of musical creativity, and most of their songs remained at the top of the charts for weeks. They created a unique musical universe of their own, combining hard rock, glam rock, pop, funk, and opera, shattering the boundaries between genres. Montblanc dedicates its Great Characters Tribute to Queen Limited Edition 1975 to these rock icons, inspired by the album A Night At The Opera.

Black and white. No other color combination describes such a striking contrast, and no other could better symbolize the breadth of Queen's musical universe. For a time, The Black and the White was even considered as the title for their second studio album and was the motto for Freddie Mercury's spectacular birthday party eleven years later. The Limited Edition 1975 also appears in this contrasting form. However, the band's fourth studio album surpassed everything that had come before and is considered the most elaborately produced album of the 20th century. The four artists who participated in it made history: Freddie Mercury, the charismatic singer whose voice spans several octaves and is characterized by a rich vibrato; Brian May, the virtuoso guitarist with his incomparable electric guitar sound; John Deacon, the highly creative bassist; and Roger Taylor, the rhythmic heart of the band.

In tribute to these four exceptional musicians, their stylized portraits are immortalized on the black cap of the writing instrument, inspired by the iconic album covers of Queen II and Hot Space. The album A Night at the Opera, and in particular its flagship track Bohemian Rhapsody, illustrates Freddie Mercury's dream of creating an album of epic proportions. The single's extravagant six-minute arrangement combines piano ballads, opera, and rock, interspersed with successive layers of lyrical vocals and eccentric references to characters such as Galileo and Scaramouche, a figure from the Commedia dell'Arte. Freddie Mercury himself, known for his flamboyant stage costumes, often slipped into the role of another Commedia dell'Arte character, Arlecchino. His famous tight-fitting leotard with black and white diamond patterns emphasized his unconventional stage persona and inspired the rhombic design of the body. 

This edition also pays tribute to Brian May and his incredible guitar playing, which played such an important role in the sound of the album, giving the platinum cone its distinctive look. It is reminiscent of the volume and tone knobs on Brian May's famous electric guitar. The name of the album is engraved on the cone ring: A Night at the Opera. The year of its release, 1975, inspired the decision to limit the edition to 1975 fountain pens and 1975 rollerballs. The crown worn by Mercury during the final performance of God Save The Queen inspired the silhouette of the limited edition cap and is also a metaphor for the majestic character of the band and its musical legacy. The platinum clip is designed to resemble a microphone stand, a reference to one of the hallmarks of Freddie Mercury's live performances.

Ident. No: 131968
Clip: Special clip, made of metal, platinum-plated
Body: Metal body, platinum-plated with lacquer inserts
Cap: Black PVD cap with special decoration
Size: M
Color: Black | White
Mechanism: Fountain pen
Nib: 750/1000 rhodium-plated gold nib decorated with a special engraving
Weight: 86.2 g
Dimensions: 144.8 x 17.8 mm