Enjoy

Michael

Thank you for the review.

So far, I have gotten a darker purple on paper than you indicate in the review. Nevertheless, I have taken a liking to this Violet and it has become one of my all time favorites. The ink flow is very good and the color is very rich.

Thanks for your review. Now I'm thinking of getting a purple ink. I think I prefer Noodlers Purple but they all look great!
scratchy

I had a sample from a MB boutique that demonstrated very good water resistance. Can you verify this?

Thank you! Not only for the helpful analysis, but for the bonus samples that are useful for comparison.

Thank you, Michael! I just got MB Violet a few weeks ago, and it has grown on me. It's one of my current favorite along with Racing Green.

This is an English language question, but does Violet mean bluer than Purple? Diamine and Noodler's Violets looks bluer than colors named "purple" on the scan. Since my MB Violet looks very close to the scan on my monitor, I'm assuming my monitor is not off too much.

Yes and no. The color "violet" means a few different things. It is one of the core colors of the natural spectrum of light, i.e., one of the shades one can see by splitting white light into constituent wavelengths with a prism. That color neither is nor is not bluer than purple, because purple is not a spectral color. It all depends on how much blue is in the purple that is being compared to spectral violet, but, FWIW, violet's wavelength is longer than blue's. However, the word "violet" is also used to refer to a family of colors that includes purple. In that usage, some violets are and some violets are not bluer than purple, depending on how the violet and how the purple were mixed. Wikipedia has a great description of some of this, and the color definitions in Webster's Third New International Dictionary (Unabridged) are very precise and helpful.

Well thanks for your in-depth explanation. I tend to think of flowers than the name of the spectral color when I hear "violet" so it was interesting.

I love it. I have it in cartridges for my mini-pens. I noticed that the flow is exceptionally good with Montblanc Violet. Is it the ink or my vivid imagination?
Rita

Not only an English language question; I think it's the same in German. Until I looked this up myself a couple of days ago I carelessly used violet and purple synonymical; now I've stopped doing this :-)

Please see:

Wikipedia and

purple vs. violet discussion

but then MB really is purple and not violet :-)

Michael

I think flow is pretty good (as well as drying time). But I've only tried it in a Sheaffer Valor "B" which has good flow anyways.

Cheers

Michael

Thank you for the review. I have been wanting to try a MB ink and I am partial to purple.

Mine also has very good water resistance.

Thanks for the review Michael. This ink is now on my list to purchase.

Does anyone have an online retailer of MB inks that they would recommend?

Thanks.

Greg~

Thanks for the review. Another great ink from MB. I think both MB (except the black) and Visconti do make good inks.

I got mine from Swisher Pens.

I've got some Waterman Purple coming in today, I hope. I do like the looks of the R&K Solferino, though. Looks like a true purple. My new Pilot Custom 823 clear Demo, is going to look awesome, w/ that purple ink sloshing around in it.

Greg asked:

"Does anyone have an online retailer of MB inks that they would recommend?"

I also got mine from Swisher. Fountain Pen Hospital also carries MB ink.

Remember: Purple & red inks often stain visualated section.

Yeah, I know. But, my plan is to only use one color in this pen, pretty much like the rest of my collection.

I tend to think of violet as being more blue than purple, too.

BUT, sorry, the spectroscopist in me has to point out (for posterity) that violet wavelengths are shorter than blue. Violet (~400 nm) is closer to the UV, more energetic, higher frequency, shorter wavelength than blue (~430-450 nm). And really, you can't even see it all that well.

Just as well that actual violet/purple is a consequence of our visual system.

Meaning???? It's a nice color????

Thanks. I was going to order some from Swisher but the only B&M store here in Kansas City got some in. I picked some up Thursday evening. This is an instant favorite. I like it so much more than Tanzanite. Great properties too. Thanks again.

Greg~

Hey folks, which of these purples would you think are less likely to stain a clear demonstrator? I've got Waterman Purple in my Pilot Custom 823. BTW, is it just me or does Waterman tend not to fill their bottles all the way up? IMHO, Noodler's bottles are as full as is possible. I was somewhat disappointed (my first Waterman ink purchase) to see that the ink level looked like it had been slightly used already. Very pretty color, though--what I would call a true purple.

It will be the default ink I will use in my third 149.

Thank you for the review