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Rohrer & Klingner Scabiosa - Informal Review


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So, I filled up a TWSBI 540 smoke with R&K Scabiosa and another with Diamine Bilberry. Both pens were "smoke" with Broad nibs, both pens had been writing identically before I filled with the newest colors. See this post for my musings on ink flow. When I went to find my sheets with Scabiosa, I found I had not written a full page, so I didn't have any scans to post.

 

Having now used a full fill, I can tell you that I like the ink more today, than when I first used it.

 

So, here are my thoughts and my torture test.

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Inklings/slides/2013-Ink_524.jpg

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So, in the interests of fair disclosure, these images may end up in my window for the 2013 Fade Olympics.

 

I added Montegrappa Blue and Diamine Bilberry so that you can compare the colors and how R&K stays put when exposed to water.

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Inklings/slides/2013-Ink_524b.jpg

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Inklings/slides/2013-Ink_524c.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Here is Scabiosa with other inks that I had on my desk.

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/2013-FADE/slides/2013-FADE_299.jpg

 

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Inklings/slides/2013-Ink_528.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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More of the review:

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Inklings/slides/2013-Ink_522.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

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Now, my samples do not look like samples from other FPNers.

 

Here's Dandelions review.

 

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu90/petraplutten/rohrerscabiosa.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Others asked me about comparing this ink to Sailor / Kobo Tanum Purple. The colors (to me) really are different. The Scabiosa is more yellow and the Sailor is more gray.

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/2013-FADE/slides/2013-FADE_084.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Finally, I can tell you that Scabiosa really does stay put ... I'm looking forward to the fade results.

 

See the process for torturing this ink here.

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Inklings/slides/2013-Ink_522e.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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These are great samples! thanks for your whole series.

 

Your scabiosa looks like my scabiosa--a dusty purple. I like it, though I find I use it less often because it is a tad light for the type of writing I do.

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These are great samples! thanks for your whole series.

 

Your scabiosa looks like my scabiosa--a dusty purple. I like it, though I find I use it less often because it is a tad light for the type of writing I do.

 

 

You might like the Kobe ink, the purple is pretty and it's darker. It's also not as "needy" as an iron gall.

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I love Scabiosa and your wonderful inventive review is a real treat. If I want a colour that's sort-of similar but not iron-gall, for whatever reason, I tend to use Diamine Amazing Amethyst.

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Thank you Marc. I am really glad you enjoyed.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Oh, and the other page of notes.

 

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Inklings/slides/2013-Ink_536.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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You might like the Kobe ink, the purple is pretty and it's darker. It's also not as "needy" as an iron gall.

 

I agree that the Kobe ink seems appealing, though my problem is that the dusty shading of scabiosa is what attracts me. To darken it would be to lose what draws me in. The problem is that my writing environment is formal, and so inks that I use regularly fit the environment, not so much my attractions.

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