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I did a comparison & thought they were quite distinct from each other.

 

Piccies to come...

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“Them as can do has to do for them as can’t.


And someone has to speak up for them as has no voices.”


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And here it is --

 

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Two pens, Sailor 1911 Large (Naginata Medium Fine nib) filled with Monteverde Horizon Blue and Jinhao 159 (#6 Medium nib) filled with Parker Penman Sapphire. The Jinhao was adjusted to have the same degree of wetness as the Sailor.

The paper is Rhodia A5 notebook (obviously written on the other side as well).

 

I interleaved the lines of MHB and PPS so you could truly see how similar they are. Colour is the same, as is shading and sheening, and the same minimal degree of spreading. Obviously on Rhodia there is no feathering or bleeding.

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“Them as can do has to do for them as can’t.


And someone has to speak up for them as has no voices.”


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And here it is --

 

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Two pens, Sailor 1911 Large (Naginata Medium Fine nib) filled with Monteverde Horizon Blue and Jinhao 159 (#6 Medium nib) filled with Parker Penman Sapphire. The Jinhao was adjusted to have the same degree of wetness as the Sailor.

The paper is Rhodia A5 notebook (obviously written on the other side as well).

 

I interleaved the lines of MHB and PPS so you could truly see how similar they are. Colour is the same, as is shading and sheening, and the same minimal degree of spreading. Obviously on Rhodia there is no feathering or bleeding.

 

Interesting. If you had declared that you had used one ink, not two, I think that it would take an extremely sharp pair of eyes to realise that there was a difference. It would be even more interesting if you had declared that two inks were used, and invited readers to identify the PPS. I suspect that there would have been a lot of random guesses.

 

Cheers,

David.

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Montblanc JFK in a Franklin Christoph 65 w/Medium steel Masuyama Italic nib

 

Monteverde Capri Blue in a TWSBI Classic w/Medium steel nib.

 

Sailor Jentle Tokiwa Matsu in a Sailor 1911L w/Medium (gold) nib.

 

Edelstein Aquamarine in a Pelikan Pelikano w/medium steel nib.

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This is very surprising to me and the first mention of this that I have caught....with proof!

 

I have to wonder why others are not getting similar comparison results. Batch variation?

 

The Monteverde Capri Blue looks very close to the discontinued, limited edition Montblanc Honore De Balzac Dandy Turquoise, which many consider their holy grail turquoise, (sorry no pics because I don't own the Montblanc).

 

Perhaps Monteverde is paying attention to what ink lovers really desire???

 

I have read that they are made in Austria, at the "same facility" that manufactures the Montblanc inks so.......????

 

Interestingly, Monteverde has a Sapphire as well.

And here it is --

 

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Two pens, Sailor 1911 Large (Naginata Medium Fine nib) filled with Monteverde Horizon Blue and Jinhao 159 (#6 Medium nib) filled with Parker Penman Sapphire. The Jinhao was adjusted to have the same degree of wetness as the Sailor.

The paper is Rhodia A5 notebook (obviously written on the other side as well).

 

I interleaved the lines of MHB and PPS so you could truly see how similar they are. Colour is the same, as is shading and sheening, and the same minimal degree of spreading. Obviously on Rhodia there is no feathering or bleeding.

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Interesting. If you had declared that you had used one ink, not two, I think that it would take an extremely sharp pair of eyes to realise that there was a difference. It would be even more interesting if you had declared that two inks were used, and invited readers to identify the PPS. I suspect that there would have been a lot of random guesses.

 

Cheers,

David.

 

Agreed. One has a bit more shading than the other, but that could be chalked up to the actual writing (there are mornings where my handwriting varies wildly from page to page -- and sometimes from paragraph to paragraph -- when I'm doing my morning pages entries).

@ dcwaites -- Thanks for posting the comparison.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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DC, that's a great find.

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 

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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Agreed. One has a bit more shading than the other, but that could be chalked up to the actual writing (there are mornings where my handwriting varies wildly from page to page -- and sometimes from paragraph to paragraph -- when I'm doing my morning pages entries).

@ dcwaites -- Thanks for posting the comparison.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

I was in hurry, so I used two different pens, rather than emptying and refilling the one pen. The Jinhao is much heavier than the Sailor and that accounts for the difference in the handwriting.

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“Them as can do has to do for them as can’t.


And someone has to speak up for them as has no voices.”


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Tonight, Tsuki-yo in a JIF and Lamy Coral in an M150.

It's hard work to tell which is Old Harry when everybody's got boots on.

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Diamine Majestic Purple in a Parker 51 Vac

Practice, patience, perseverance

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Robert Oster Fire & Ice in a TWSBI Eco with fine nib.

~ Cheryl >^..^<

My inks I'm willing to trade: Aurora (Black), Blackstone (Barrier Reef Blue), BunguBox (L'Amant), Callifolio (Violet), Cross (Blue), De Atramentis (Archive Black, Document Violet), Diamine (Ancient Copper, Eau De Nil, Green Umber, Prussian Blue, Sherwood Green, Steel Blue, Twilight), KWZ (Gummiberry), Levenger (Forest), Monteverde (California Teal, Fireopal), Nemosine (Alpha Centauri), Noodler's (Blue Ghost, Bulletproof Black, Lexington Gray, Polar Brown), Parker Quink (Black), Pelikan 4001 (Brilliant Brown, Turquoise), Pelikan Edelstein (Olivine), Pilot Iroshizuku (Ama-Iro, Ku-Jaku, Syo-Ro), Private Reserve (Purple Mojo, Sepia), Robert Oster (Fire & Ice, Lake of Fire, Marine, Soda Pop Blue, Tranquility), Sailor Jentle (Oku-Yama, Souten), Sailor Shikiori (Yodaki), Taccia (Cha), Waterman (Absolute Brown, Harmonious Green, Inspired Blue, Tender Purple).

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My MB Mozart finally arrived from Europe. It is from the Jewellry Collection so is a silver colored metal pen with an EF nib. It is the 1st cartridge only pen that I have purchased so bought MB Corn Poppy Red cartridges & am using 1 now. I would have preferred MB Shakespeare Velvet Red but have seen no mention of it being available as a cartridge.

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Lamy Petrol and Kana-cho Midnight in Waterman JIFs.

It's hard work to tell which is Old Harry when everybody's got boots on.

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Sailor Kobe #36 Sakae-Machi Indigo in a Gate City Belmont (M)

Sailor Kobe #37 Harbor Island Blue in an Edison Mina (F)

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