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Hi all,

 

I picked up a bottle of Noodlers Bernanke Blue at the London pen show recently and I'm afraid, have really not got along with it. So I am left with a nearly completely full bottle of ink that is likely to sit in my drawer for years.

 

Does anyone have any advice regarding what to do with this Ink? I feel like just throwing it away is a crime!

Would anyone be wanting to do an ink swap or simply wants to take this off my hands for free? (surely someone must like this ink?)

 

This is my first post on the forum, so let me know if I've done something horrifically wrong, and I will do my best to correct it!

 

Thanks,

Fletch

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Welcome to FPN. Members helping members is a hallmark of this forum. Someone will contact you soon. Meanwhile, poke around on one of the friendliest forums on the web. We are also world class enablers.

 

What did you find at the London show that you liked? Curious minds want to know.

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Thanks Chrissy and Dave,

 

Regarding the London pen show, one of the things I saw was the standard Pelikan 4001 Royal blue and compared it to the Edelstein sapphire blue. With hindsight, I think I should have picked up the royal blue!

 

It's the properties (with bad feathering and bleed through) of the Bernanke blue that have been the problem, rather than the colour.

 

I also forgot to mention I was given a free 30ml Diamine sepia, so could send that alongside the Bernanke blue if someone wants to try both. I tried it and again, I cant see me using it!

 

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To be slightly more optimistic about this ink; I just put it in a particularly dry Jinhao x450 with a Fine Bock nib, and it performs reasonably.

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Give it away to someone via the "Pay It Forward" forum. I've found giving away things via FPN has been rewarding. People I have PIF-ed things to have given me gifts in return.

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I love the color of Bernanke Blue but it bleeds bad even on premium papers. Try diluting it at up to 50% distilled water and it helps immensely.

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Give it away to someone via the "Pay It Forward" forum. I've found giving away things via FPN has been rewarding. People I have PIF-ed things to have given me gifts in return.

 

Great idea!

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I love the color of Bernanke Blue but it bleeds bad even on premium papers. Try diluting it at up to 50% distilled water and it helps immensely.

 

Keith, how is the saturation of the colour when it is diluted like you say?

 

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Thanks Chrissy and Dave,

 

Regarding the London pen show, one of the things I saw was the standard Pelikan 4001 Royal blue and compared it to the Edelstein sapphire blue. With hindsight, I think I should have picked up the royal blue!

 

It's the properties (with bad feathering and bleed through) of the Bernanke blue that have been the problem, rather than the colour.

 

I also forgot to mention I was given a free 30ml Diamine sepia, so could send that alongside the Bernanke blue if someone wants to try both. I tried it and again, I cant see me using it!

 

Fletch

Around here, it's referred to as 'Bernanke Bleed.' ;) But someone will adopt it.

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Hi,

 

The next time I'm under 'winter in Cold Lake' conditions I plan to use Bernanke Bl, likely as a blend with ESSRI, so that even if the paper is frozen, the ink might still penetrate.

(I look forward to seeing the Northern Lights again.)

 

Bye,

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Keith, how is the saturation of the colour when it is diluted like you say?

 

Fletch

 

Sorry for the delay Fletch. It is still fairly saturated and behaves better on finer papers.

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