Rohrer & Klingner Sepia

[acfrery]

Hello Brown Ink lovers, good news!

 

I received this Rohrer & Klingner Sepia ink expecting a very different brown from, say, Noodler's Standard Brown, and that is not the case. They are similar, but they both deserve belonging to your collection of brown inks.

 

Firstly, the "analysis". I performed a home-made chromatography using white absorbing paper, and here is the result:

 

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y160/acfrery/Rohrer%20Klingner%20Sepia/Digitalizar0003.jpg

 

Lots of standard brown, some very light blue and a bit of red. As I will try to show in the following scans, when this ink is used with dry nibs it shifts towards gray, whereas Noodler's Standard Brown starts showing reddish hues. This is one of the differences between these two seemingly similar inks.

 

Now to some tests with dip pens and a fountain pen:

 

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y160/acfrery/Rohrer%20Klingner%20Sepia/Digitalizar0004.jpg

 

As you can see, it looks quite close to Noodler's Standard Brown, being the main difference R&K's grayish undertones and NSB's reddish hue.

 

If you want a nice variation of color from a deep rich brown with little red to a grayish brown, this is the ink. It has a very beautiful vintage look, and it does not shout out "I am brown".

 

Very fast drying ink and no smearing whatsoever. Fantastic for note taking!

 

Now a comparison with other inks:

 

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y160/acfrery/Rohrer%20Klingner%20Sepia/Digitalizar0005.jpg

 

The flow and lubrification are excellent. I saw no difference between R&K and NSB.

 

The bottle is nice and the price is fine.

 

Highly recommended!

[Karin]

I have a bottle on the way! :bunny1:

Thanks for the great review.

[Inkanthropist]

Thanks for the excellent review. That's a gorgeous brown (and beautiful handwriting).

 

Neil

[chainwhip]

Thanks for the review indeed - my R&K Sepia comes out almost black...

[Ann Finley]

Thanks for a better look at this ink with your writing samples.

 

Best, Ann

[wimg]

Hi Alejandro,

 

Wow! Thanks for an excellent review! Very nice looking ink indeed.

 

Warm regards, Wim

[Goodwhiskers]

Thanks! Hmm, and I thought Noodler's Standard Brown didn't show much red. Even less red with this one. Cool !

[southpaw]

Great review! Very well done - thanks for the look at one of the offerings from this new brand (at least new to me - never heard of them before a few weeks ago).

[RoyalBlue]

Great review! Very well done - thanks for the look at one of the offerings from this new brand (at least new to me - never heard of them before a few weeks ago).

 

The pictures have gone! Is there a way they can be restored?

 

Many thanks,

Tom