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1 & 3) Write with it. I love colors, I love writing. Outline of stories, notes, quotes, memos, essays, letters, journaling, doodles, calligraphy. People who use gel pens have dozens, hundreds of them. I want the same range of color in fountain pen ink form.

 

"Use it all" I don't think like that. Even if the bottles I bought last year will be here in 20 years, who cares, unless there's mold in it it may be usable. I have hopefully decades of writing in front of me. And even if I hadn't I'd still want as many options as my current budget can afford, I like diversity of colors, even at the expense of neglecting some bottles from time to time.

 

2) In drawers, on bookshelves, under bookshelves, under table, under bed, behind bed, in cranny between wardrobe and wall, in wardrobe, above wardrobe, under wardrobe, above cabinet in the bathroom. I have few, very beloved hobbies. Fountain pens, paper and inks count amongst them. They have priority over other objects from other hobbies (although it's a tie with books). In the future when I decide I have no use for many colors, I'll gift or trade or sell samples or the whole bottles. Thank goodness for the Internet, so I can find interested people with relative ease.

 

4) 9-10 bottles... I don't know, even if it were a Limited Edition color, I'd buy one back-up bottle, I'm not sure about that many. Maybe in the future a new amazing color will be manufactured, and my interest for the backed up color will wane. For now, one bottle each, as many as financially possible.

I applaud your enthusiasm for, and love of, ink, in all its variety.

 

Out of curiosity, do you have a grail ink, or a “most wanted” list?

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I applaud your enthusiasm for, and love of, ink, in all its variety.

Out of curiosity, do you have a grail ink, or a “most wanted” list?

Thank you, I think it's the consequence of having spent junior high, high school and university with 4-5 Pelikan 4001 colors in cartridge form. XD

 

A grail ink, gosh no, I can't think of anything. I do have a most wanted list, though. It's somewhere in my notes but I'm ashamed to check it now because it's so long. Off of the top of my head as soon as I can I'd like to get

 

Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quartz, Tanzanite

Diamine 150th Dark Forest, Silver Fox, Blood Orange, Lilac Night

Sailor Kiwa-Guro, Storia Dancer Pink, Storia Light Brown

Also Sailor Kin-Mokusei, Sakura-Mori, Tokiwa-Matsu, Rikyu-Cha, Chu-Shu, Shigure.

Pilot Iroshizuku Inaho, Kiri-Same.

J. Herbin Vert Olive, Ambre de Birmanie, Cacao du Bresil, Rouille/Bouquet.

 

I lied, I did check my list but cut many names because of shame.

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I moved in January. I've slowly been getting the temperature sensitive things out of my environmentally controlled storage.

 

It occurred to me I might have a problem: I have one banker box of just Sailor, one of BB and KN (and some small shop goodies) also made by Sailor.

 

The third box was MB and Pelikan inks.

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Thank you, I think it's the consequence of having spent junior high, high school and university with 4-5 Pelikan 4001 colors in cartridge form. XD

 

A grail ink, gosh no, I can't think of anything. I do have a most wanted list, though. It's somewhere in my notes but I'm ashamed to check it now because it's so long. Off of the top of my head as soon as I can I'd like to get

 

Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quartz, Tanzanite

Diamine 150th Dark Forest, Silver Fox, Blood Orange, Lilac Night

Sailor Kiwa-Guro, Storia Dancer Pink, Storia Light Brown

Also Sailor Kin-Mokusei, Sakura-Mori, Tokiwa-Matsu, Rikyu-Cha, Chu-Shu, Shigure.

Pilot Iroshizuku Inaho, Kiri-Same.

J. Herbin Vert Olive, Ambre de Birmanie, Cacao du Bresil, Rouille/Bouquet.

 

I lied, I did check my list but cut many names because of shame.

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I’m fascinated by people’s inky wish lists. I like most of your choices. I’d put Tokiwa-Matsu right at the top - a wonderful ink.

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Oku-Yama is one of my absolute favorite inks, hands down. Great color, nice sheen, works well in every pen I put it into. Just a gorgeous, well-behaved ink. (It's also in my signature, mixed with R&K Alt-goldgrun!)
I'd say Tokiwa-matsu and Rikyu-cha are pretty high up there too, followed by Miruai.

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