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Stephen-I-am posted a recent review/scan here, but I just got my bottle in the mail, so thought I would just post a couple of scans to add a little more info. I'm pretty much Mr. Blue (or Black), but I like this one!

 

First scan is on HP Premium #32, Pelikan Grand Place with Binder .5mm cursive italic. More a wet writer than a dry one.

 

http://homepage.mac.com/hdougmatsuoka/images/pen/burgundy1.jpg

 

Second scan is on Crane's 100% cotton, ecru. Same pen.

 

http://homepage.mac.com/hdougmatsuoka/images/pen/burgundy2.jpg

 

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Doug

 

P.S. If you scroll down to post #4, I added some pix of Burgundy in comparison to a couple of other inks in a feathering contest on crappy paper.

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Wow my regular Noodlers burgundy looks much darker than that?!

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Doug, what do you think of the drying time? Any problems with feathering? I really like the color and it is very tempting.....

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Doug, what do you think of the drying time? Any problems with feathering? I really like the color and it is very tempting.....

 

Hmmm. I'm not sure about drying time because I'm "drying time insensitive," but I believe Swishmixes are supposed to be faster drying than others. As far as feathering -- not a bit on the HP premium or Crane's, but I realize one must sometimes use the paper that the office requires you to write on or at least some paper that you might have purchased by mistake. So it's a good question. Let's see, let me get some crappy paper and use some different inks (of known feathering qualities) and write a few lines with different inks to compare.

 

I really hate crappy paper because it makes me write as fast as I can for fear of leaving lines that look like mutant caterpillars, or creating a "China Syndrome" blot that will bore through the entire Earth. So although I may be putting humanity at risk, let me jot a few lines with different pens and inks, and as fast as I can to keep my nib from getting swallowed by the cellulose fibers:

 

http://homepage.mac.com/hdougmatsuoka/images/pen/070825/comparo.jpg

 

Oh man, that was really gross. Let's take a close look so we can compare. First let's look at the first line which used a VP fine point loaded with my own mix of various bulletproof inks.

 

http://homepage.mac.com/hdougmatsuoka/images/pen/070825/nobsbb.jpg

 

And here's the Swishmix Burgundy. This feathered a bit more, but it might be that the nib is a bit wetter. I'd call them about the same:

 

http://homepage.mac.com/hdougmatsuoka/images/pen/070825/burgundy.jpg

 

Black feathers least, although this paper is a true test of any anti-feathering claim:

 

http://homepage.mac.com/hdougmatsuoka/images/pen/070825/black.jpg

 

So, after all that, I'd have to say that Swishmix Burgundy is about the same as other Noodler's bulletproofs. I guess the moral of the story is to avoid crappy paper. Boy, did I not enjoy doing this little experiment!

 

Doug

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Sorry this wasn't a fun test but it was informative. I appreciate your putting the time into it especially on a beautiful weekend.

 

I'll compromise somewhat on a less than stellar drying time although I am always getting called to action (Mom duty) and wind up slamming my journal closed quickly without inserting the blotter paper. The result is tiny, colorful splotches that may or may not add something to my writing. They are each unique though.

 

Feathering is an issue that I find particularly annoying but the degree to which you experienced it on the Levenger paper (:sick:) isn't awful by any means. So this just might be a suitable ink for my collection. Thanks for showing us what it can do. :clap1:

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