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  1. This weekend save 50% the Monteverde Impressa in Blue. Choose from fountain, roller or ballpoint Monteverde Impressa Ballpoint PensRetail: $40.00Sale: $20.00 Monteverde Impressa Rollerball PensRetail: $45.00Sale: $22.50 Monteverde Impressa Fountain PensRetail: $55.00Sale: $27.50
  2. At Goulet Pens, from now until the end of the year, if you purchase one of a selection of a number of pens, you may pick out a 90 ml bottle of Monteverde ink for free. I just bought a $20 Online fountain one (which I had gone there to buy, anyway) and received a $15 bottle of a nice red Monteverde ink at no cost. In the end, I paid $20 for the pen and ink, plus the standard $6.95 for shipping -not a bad deal. On another order, I'll grab a few other items -again, things I'd buy at Goulet anyway- to make the shipping fee even more worthwhile. A couple of pen and ink orders could settle Christmas or other holiday shopping for a few friends; the pen -and ink-selection is really fairly good. Some may wish to drop by and take a look. Brian
  3. PenChalet

    50% Off Monteverde Rodeo Pens

    Save 50% Off the Monteverde Rodeo pens this weekend. All colors, ballpoint or fountain pen. Monteverde Rodeo Drive Ballpoint PensRetail: $75.00Sale: $37.50 Monteverde Rodeo Drive Fountain PensRetail: $85.00Sale: $42.50
  4. What I mean is what pen popped into your head today randomly out of your collection to use that you may have forgotten about? For me, it was a Conklin Duraflex in black with rose gold trim. I was reading about the new Monteverde Monza with an Omniflex nib and the Conklin jumped into my head! I havent used that pen in months! Its an awesome pen! Lets ink this thing for work tomorrow! Does this happen to everyone else or do I have a problem that requires counseling?
  5. Monteverde is part of Yafa company. Some time ago the company offered wide array of new inks with Ink ITF™ - new Ink Treatment Formula that's supposed to drastically improve ink-flow quality, extend cap-off time and improve ink drying time on paper. After trying two inks I can agree it's not just marketing - the inks behave very well. New colors are divided into two series. The newest one is called GEMSTONES. I admit I have a problem with this name as Pelikan started their Gemstone collection (Edelstein inks) years ago and was succesfull. I do realise that this name can't be copyrighted but I feel something's off. Sure, it's easy to base marketing on proven and succesfull ideas but I feel just a little bit of disapproval. I believe they could have created something new, especially that the colors are rather interesting and eye-catching. Anyway the line has inks Amethyst Charoite Erinite Fireopal Garnet Moonstone Olivine Ruby Sapphire Topaz I appreciate the fact that Monteverde posted on their website data about these inks ph: Bottle The inks can be bought in 30 (and 90) ml bottle. The bottle is made of lass, has simple design and id pretty functional - stable and with wide neck allowing to fill quite comfortably (as long as there's more than 60 % of the ink content in it) even monster fountain pens straight from the bottle. Ink Fireopal rocks. Just look at it. It's formidable and the shading is sensational. It's one of nicest inks I used in a long time. It behaves rather well however when used in broader and wetter nibs it will cause feathering on low quality copy paper. The flow is excellent. So is the lubrication. There's no useful water resistance to it. Drops of ink on kitchen towel Color ID Color range Discovery 70 mgsm copy paper, Kaweco Classic Sport, broad nib Leuchtturm1917, Kaweco Classic Spoert, broad nib No name copy paper, Kaweco Classic Sport, broad nib Midori, Kaweco Classic Sport, broad nib Rhodia, Kaweco Sport, broad nib Water resistance
  6. RoyalBlueNotebooks

    Transatlantic Crv

    My second CRV ever. Thank you, amberleadavis! I'm glad I got to see so many inks. I had never seen any of them on paper in person. These are not all the pages, I'm trying to come up with things to doodle in the other pages. Seitz-Kreuznach Palm Green and Pelikan 4001 Dark Green. Seitz-Kreuznach Palm Green + Rohrer & Klingner Verdigris
  7. My bottle of Monteverde Rose Noir arrived this Monday - and am already totally in love with this ink and colour. This little pools of noir where the ink shades...... The ink is very pen and paper dependent - from dark purple/burgundy on absorbent papers (hello, office papers!) to serious dusky pink on Rhodia. Flow is good, the ink is not dry, but neither wet and even on low gr office paper no feathering! As expected, dry time is around 20 sec on Rhodia - and as not expected - it is quite water resistant (it took a day to take it off my fingers...). Here are 2 quick photos, same pen, different paper. Sidenote: in reality, on Rhodia the live colour has a tad softer pink tone than on the picture. I am afraid my pen pals will get all their letters in Rose Noir in the near future ... well, at least a page... this is too good and worth sharing!
  8. MONTEVERDE MULBERRY NOIR Monteverde Mulberry Noir is part of the new series of Monteverde inks called the "Noir" series. It is a nice dark purple shade which leans towards blue without being over-saturated. The ink is well behaved in the pens that I have used it in and flowed nicely from the nib. It does have some lubrication. It is reasonably quick drying, yet seems to have a bit of water resistance (I unintentionally soaked the page in water for 30 minutes. The letters were quite readable although blurred. The page fell apart when taking it out of the water). This first review is a scan which really brings out the purple. The next is a photo taken under LED lighting. I think this is more consistent with the actual color. This is written on Tomoe River paper: This is written on Rhodia paper:
  9. Monteverde is part of Yafa company. Some time ago the company offered wide array of new inks with Ink ITF™ - new Ink Treatment Formula that's supposed to drastically improve ink-flow quality, extend cap-off time and improve ink drying time on paper. After trying two inks I can agree it's not just marketing - the inks behave very well. New colors are divided into two series. The newest one is called GEMSTONES. I admit I have a problem with this name as Pelikan started their Gemstone collection (Edelstein inks) years ago and was succesfull. I do realise that this name can't be copyrighted but I feel something's off. Sure, it's easy to base marketing on proven and succesfull ideas but I feel just a little bit of disapproval. I believe they could have created something new, especially that the colors are rather interesting and eye-catching. Anyway the line has inks Amethyst Charoite Erinite Fireopal Garnet Moonstone Olivine Ruby Sapphire Topaz I appreciate the fact that Monteverde posted on their website data about these inks ph: Bottle The inks can be bought in 30 (and 90) ml bottle. The bottle is made of lass, has simple design and id pretty functional - stable and with wide neck allowing to fill quite comfortably (as long as there's more than 60 % of the ink content in it) evem monster fountain pens straight from the bottle. Ink The ink is strongly saturated. It's a killer blue actually - intense, strong, vivid. Also, it behaves well. I would say that if you look for well behaved and strong blue ink, lok no more. Thank you Nikaa for allowing me to fill TWSBI 580 with this ink Drops of ink on kitchen towel Color ID Color range Field Notes, TWSBI 580, stub 1.1 Midori, TWSBI 580, stub 1.1 Maruman, TWSBI 580, stub 1.1 Tomoe River, TWSBI 580, stub 1.1 Water resistance
  10. ErrantSmudge

    Monteverde Ink Sampler

    Here are some swab and writing samples, all of Monteverde inks, I started at the LA Pen Show, at the Monteverde booth. I've been adding to the samples since then with the Monteverde inks in my collection.
  11. This box set had the delicious idea to be waiting for me under the Christmas tree! I don’t think I saw a review of the whole set or of all of these here so I thought I’d take a quick shot at it (sorry no lovely splash or real water test). The Gemstone set comes in a cardboard box that closes with a magnet. Fairly common for ink sets; no overwhelming, exclusive package, not much wow… Each ink comes in the standard 30ml bottle and plastic wrapping Now for the inks: (dipped pens, Tomoe River paper. Picture taken around a week after it was made) We’ll (almost) follow the order of the bottles in the box (only bringing Amethyst from right to left, with its fellow cold hues). So we start with Sapphire and Charoite, a dark royal blue and a blue purple. Nice, bright colours, nothing wrong to say about these inks, but just not really my kind of colours. I guess I’ll leave further comments and comparisons to blue and purple lovers. Amethyst is more for me; It’s another purple, but a little more pinkish and lighter than Charoite. It seems to be made of bright pink and bright blue stuff trying to run away from each other at every opportunity. There is definitely something lavender in Amethyst, but unlike other ‘lavender’ inks, it does not fade or lean towards grey. I like it Notes: - I struggled with taking a decent photo of the purples. This is as close as I got to the real thing. - There IS a small difference between Charoite and Amethyst, I swear. But; enough to justify having both in the same set? - I saw photos of Sapphire, Charoite and Amethyst showing sheen. I didn’t hunt for it here and didn’t get any yet. In Olivine there is ‘olive’, but while some ‘olive’ inks shade from neon yellow/green to dark khaki, sometimes looking like actual olive oil or even borderline radioactive, Olivine is a more composed, slightly muted army green. An olive-ish ink without the drama. (even if I do like some drama in my inks. See: FireOpal). Olivine still has nice shading: Erinite is an interesting colour, and I have to say I had fun using it. It’s a bright green, but it feels different, not just another green. It must be a little more yellow or more blue than just green, maybe like a ‘reverse turquoise’ (as in a green with a drop of blue). I don’t know enough inks to claim it’s unique, but whatever it does, it does it well, it’s fresh, and to me it would make a great spring ink. I would probably call Topaz a medium, balanced orange; not overly red or yellow, not too light when writing (disclaimer: dipped. I have not tried it in a pen yet), not too bright or hard on the eyes either. I find it rather nice –a bit subdued - and probably easily usable. I don’t have other oranges to compare with and not a lot more to say about it (paging HalloweenHJB) It’s easy to see why Fireopal is the ink that got the most buzz in this series. I guess my only comment could be that; An ink that goes that much distance (between dark red to bright orange) in just one touch of a nib or brush - no special effect, no dilution, no artsy touch – an ink which has not just a lovely colour but several lovely colours in it and which does THAT SHADING is a winner, a queen in my books. It seems to look fairly similar to Diamine Ancient Copper in some pictures found online, but I don’t have that one. I nicknamed FireOpal ‘Liquid Fire’ I love it. I think it goes straight into my top 5 fave inks. I want to buy litres, gallons, tankers of it. (that was childish) Zoom (did I mention the shading?) Ruby is a deep, slightly dark red, not eye searing. Another rich colour in which you can find some reddish orange and some cherry red. I wouldn’t call this one a pure red, but I’m not one who’ll have lots of red inks, so this one may be my main if not only red for a while. Garnet is in that sweet Yama Budo/Magenta/ grapey/ fuchsia spot – or whatever that colour is actually called. It’s slightly reddish than YB. The comparison below will make more sense than words. I think I still prefer Yama Budo but Garnet is certainly very nice. I’m not a connoisseur of black inks, and can only compare Onyx to the few blacks I have. It’s the blackest of my blacks, and still looks pretty ‘neutral’ (as in not overly blue or purple) when diluted. My new favourite among my very few blacks. To sum up; a really nice set of inks. Nothing wrong to flag in terms of any ink overly fading, being dry or watery. We all love/ dislike different colours, so I'll just note that the set covers quite a broad array; there should be something for everyone in there. I would have loved to get Emerald and Moonstone in that set – instead of having 2 quite similar purples for example. So I will try to get them.
  12. So, at this moment I have a cheap, no-name fountain pen with a scratchy "iridium point Germany" nib, but I still love it and want to upgrade to something serious. I`m looking for a stylish, a bit luxury and good writing pen. For several reasons I want to buy it from local store, and thus I`m limited to Monteverde, Lamy, Cross and Conklin, and most of them are available only with medium nibs. I`ve fell in love with the design of Monteverde Invincia Deluxe Rose Gold, however I didn`t get an opportunity to try how it writes. I`ve read several reviews of it, and it seems like I`m going to like this pen, but I`ve also found several topics on this forum about people having issues with Monteverde. So, now I`m struggling to decide: is there any reason for not buying this pen? Should I really be afraid of getting problems with this one? Maybe You would recommend something better from these 4 brands with similar price?
  13. Monteverde is part of Yafa company. Some time ago the company offered wide array of new inks with Ink ITF™ - new Ink Treatment Formula that's supposed to drastically improve ink-flow quality, extend cap-off time and improve ink drying time on paper. After trying two inks I can agree it's not just marketing - the inks behave very well. New colors are divided into two series. The newest one is called GEMSTONES. I admit I have a problem with this name as Pelikan started their Gemstone collection (Edelstein inks) years ago and was succesfull. I do realise that this name can't be copyrighted but I feel something's off. Sure, it's easy to base marketing on proven and succesfull ideas but I feel just a little bit of disapproval. I believe they could have created something new, especially that the colors are rather interesting and eye-catching. Anyway the line has inks Amethyst Charoite Erinite Fireopal Garnet Moonstone Olivine Ruby Sapphire Topaz I appreciate the fact that Monteverde posted on their website data about these inks ph: Bottle The inks can be bought in 30 (and 90) ml bottle. The bottle is made of lass, has simple design and id pretty functional - stable and with wide neck allowing to fill quite comfortably (as long as there's more than 60 % of the ink content in it) even monster fountain pens straight from the bottle. Ink The ink is well saturated and displays wide range of warm hues. The shading is strong and pleasant. TThe flow is smooth and the ink feels well lubricated even in dry pens. Some feathering and bleed-through will be experienced only on crappiest papers (hello Moleskine). Drying time is reasonable. Also, it's impressive that the ink doesn't dry out when you leave the pen uncapped. Even after three minutes the pen starts without any skipping when you put the nib to the paper. I enjoy this ink. Drops of ink on kitchen towel Color ID Color range Leuchtturm1917, Kaweco Classic, BB Copy paper, Kaweco Classic Sport, BB Water resistance
  14. ErrantSmudge

    Monteverde Yosemite Green

    When I first started reviewing Monteverde's reformulated ink line about a year ago, there was not much awareness of Monteverde inks and there were close to no reviews on FPN. Since then, several FPN reviewers have sampled Monteverde ink, and it has been recognized as a brand offering good quality at a reasonable price, as well as a wide range of hues. Monteverde touts their "ITF Technology". From Monteverde's promotional material, here's how it claims to benefit us writers: Yosemite Green Yosemite Green is part of Monteverde's standard line of colors. It is a medium-green with a tree-leaf hue. Sample Clairefontaine paper Fabriano EcoQua paper Shading and Sheening I really like the shading this ink exhibits on most papers. On Tomoe River paper, the ink sheens reddish-purple but this ink isn't a real big sheener. Tomoe River paper Flow This ink is a free-flowing, fairly wet ink. I definitely noticed it flowed freely from my Lamy Safari. Lubrication Monteverde inks are earning a reputation for being very lubricated, due to their proprietary ITF addititve. That said, while this ink does have a lubricated feel to it, it doesn't seem as highly lubricated as some of Monteverde's other inks, such as Horizon Blue. Dry Time On Clairefontaine paper, dry time is about 30 seconds which places it about average for the inks I have reviewed. Feathering Yosemite Green does very well in the feathering test, on this cheap office notepad as well as on copy paper. The Cross ATX with M nib used in this test is a very wetpen and puts down a generous line of ink on the page. Ampad office notepad Hammermill Copy Plus 20 lb copy paper Bleedthrough/Showthrough Yosemite Green performs about average in the bleedthrough/showthrough test. On copy paper, you can probably get away with using both sides with F or XF nibs. On cheap office notepads, it's one-sided use only. Ampad office notepad With the copy paper the ATX feed had been fully primed at the start of writing, as I had just used it to make some ink drops for the sheening test. So this bleeedthrough represents a worst-case sample in terms of ink flow to the page. Hammermill Copy Plus 20 lb copy paper Water Resistance Yosemite Green shows no special water resistance in the 10-second immersion test. Clairefontaine paper Comparison with Other Inks Yosemite Green is in the center, surrounded by some other green inks for comparison. Note that the ink directly to its left, "Monteverde Green" is in fact a separate color of ink also offered by Monteverde. You can read my review of it here. Fabriano EcoQua paper
  15. Here is the second episode of the podcast series, I have also done some small video clips in-between. This is an interview with Ken Jones from Yafa, and there is an exciting giveaway! Again I would love to hear any and all feedback. I did shorten this one up a bit as requested. We did showcase many new Pineider, Marlen, and Conklin pens in the video!
  16. Looking for identification of the pen shown in the photo please.
  17. I picked up a Monteverde Intima in Volcano gray resin the other day. Should be in the mail today. I really like that color but found out that it's out of production so I pulled the trigger on a rollerball on the off chance I can use a FP section from another Intima I have. Couldn't find a FP around anywhere. Does anyone know if this is just a quick section swap? Looks plausible in pics even though they scaled the rollerball to look bigger than the FP. Cheers!
  18. I love my Monteverde Artista Crystal -- beautiful clear feed and converter, perfect size and weight for me, and definitely the sturdiest of my demonstrator pens. The only problem is that it only comes in M. Now that some of the colors are discontinued, I wanted to pick up another one but don't want to be stuck with another M. Where would I be able to buy a replacement nib, preferably a 1.1 stub? I think it's a size 5 nib, and I've only found Edison nibs and feeds in that size, which are a bit expensive, especially since I'm not sure if they would fit. Has anyone had any luck finding a replacement nib for these pens? Thanks.
  19. I bought a Monteverde Aldo Domani for my first fountain pen, with a medium nib and Monteverde Magnum ink cartridges. It was scratchy and difficult to start from the beginning. I tried different angles to the paper, different rotations of the nib, different pressures. An amateur with more enthusiasm than knowledge, I fiddled ten different ways to "fix" the nib and soon ruined it. I bought a Goulet medium #6 nib for a replacement. After a week of modest daily use, it has been delightful. Starts right away, never scratches or skips. (I gave the little lollipop included in the package to my wife.)
  20. I just bought a Monteverde Invincia with a medium nib. I didn't read reviews before I bought it, but I think I'm having some of the same issues that they had. It skips a lot, especially if I write fast. Is this normal for Monteverde pens? It's also very dry. I'm using Noodler's 54th Massachusetts on it. My $12 Pilot Metro rights better than this!
  21. ErrantSmudge

    Monteverde Green

    Monteverde's revamped line of inks recently got my attention for their comprehensive lineup of clear, distinct hues, as well as good value. A 90ml bottle can be had for about $13-$15 USD from the better known online retailers in the United States, making it a very good deal. Monteverde touts their "ITF Technology". From Monteverde's promotional material, here's how it claims to benefit us writers: Monteverde Green Monteverde Green is Monteverde's brand color, in ink form. I have searched the FPN review archives for this ink, and have found some reviews of a much lighter/brighter green than the one currently sold. I am assuming Monteverde has reformulated this ink, so this review is of the current offering of their "standard" green. Color Monteverde Green is a nice dark green ink, suitable for more formal writing, journaling, or where a high amount of contrast and legibility is desired. In terms of hue, it is very much a foresty green. Clairefontaine paper, Lamy Safari F nib Shading and Sheening Monteverde Green is not much of a shader or a sheener in this test with Tomoe River paper. There is some shading evident, but Diamine Sherwood is a similar color which offers much more shading. Tomoe River paper Flow Flow is about medium; this doesn't seem to be a very dry nor a very wet ink. Lubrication Again, this ink hits about the middle; the pen doesn't glide over the page, but it is by no means toothy. Dry Time Dry Time for Monteverde Green is fairly quick on Clairefontaine paper, about 20 seconds. On 20 lb. copy paper, dry time is a little over 20 seconds. 20 lb. copy paper Feathering Feathering is minimal on 20 lb. copy paper. On a cheap office pad, there is a mild amount of feathering, especially at the ends of strokes where ink collects. TOPS "Docket" office pad 20 lb. copy paper Bleedthrough There is no bleedthrough on 20 lb. copy paper, but there is showthrough. On a cheap office pad, bleedthrough is moderate, but enough so to make the back side of the page unusable. TOPS "Docket" office pad 20 lb. copy paper Water Resistance Monteverde Green does not have much water resistance. It practically all washed away in the 10-second immersion test. Noodler's Heart of Darkness, a waterproof ink, is used as a control. Clairefontaine paper Comparison With Other Inks Monteverde Green is in the center, surrounded by several other noteworthy green inks. 20 lb. copy paper
  22. ErrantSmudge

    Monteverde Inks Crvs

    I recently made an international CRV exchange with Lgsoltek - he was interested in seeing some of the Monteverde inks (which are readily available only in the US) firsthand. I sent him a page with some scribblings in a Monteverde ink, and he chose similar colors from his own collection. Following are the scans.
  23. visvamitra

    Monteverde Inks In Europe?

    Hi guys, I'm interested in getting a bottle of Monteverde Olivine. Usual shops (La Couronne and Appelbloom) don't carry this inks and cost of the shipment from States is sky high. Do you know any european retailer who has these inks in stock? Olivine is the one I really want to get, but I would consider Moonstone, Scotch Brown and Fireopal as well.
  24. ErrantSmudge

    Ink Review: Monteverde Sapphire Blue

    Monteverde's revamped line of inks recently got my attention for their comprehensive lineup of clear, distinct hues, as well as good value. A 90ml bottle can be had for about $13-$15 USD from the better known online retailers in the United States, making it a very good deal. Monteverde touts their "ITF Technology". From Monteverde's promotional material, here's how it claims to benefit us writers: At my recent visit to the 2017 LA Pen Show, Monteverde gave a free bottle of Malibu Blue ink to all show attendees. A company representative had all their inks available for sampling with swabs, as well as show discounts. I brought home four bottles of Monteverde ink, and post-show I've purchased a few more online:Malibu BlueCapri BlueHorizon BlueSapphire BlueMonteverde also offers two blues I am missing: Caribbean Blue (turquoise), and a Blue-Black. I am posting individual reviews for each of the four Monteverde inks I have. I filled a variety of pens with these four inks, with nibs ranging from fine to double-broad stubs. Here's a snapshot from my Bullet Journal Ink Log, showing the pen/ink assignments and a writing sample from each. Monteverde Sapphire Blue This one is my hands-down favorite of the Monteverde inks I have tested. If I could have only one of these four inks, it would be Sapphire for sure. Clairefontaine paper sample. Color/Saturation Sapphire Blue is a rich, dark ultramarine blue. It reminds me of Levenger Cobalt Blue but without Cobalt's issues (very long dry time, smearing even after dry). I compared my writing sample of Monteverde Sapphire to Levenger Cobalt, and they're very close. Cobalt has a touch more purple. Otherwise they're dead ringers in terms of vibrancy and saturation. Shading/Sheening Shading is light to moderate on this Tomoe River sample. A little bit of a reddish-purple sheen appears in the wide lettering. Flow This ink flows beautifully from both my Pilot 78G BB Italic, and from the Lamy Safari. It is the best of the blues in this comparison. Lubrication Lubrication is also great with this ink, and is the best of the Monteverde inks I have tried so far. Like the other Monteverde inks, this one has a slight stiction feel with my Lamy Safari pen. Dry Time Dry time for this ink is very quick, under 15 seconds on Clairefontaine paper with the Lamy Safari. I should give this ink a try for note-taking. Feathering Sapphire Blue performs well in the feathering test on cheap office paper. Bleedthrough There is a medium amount of bleedthrough on the other side of the page on the cheap office paper. Water Resistance Sapphire Blue is not a water-resistant ink in the 10 second immersion test. Before After Comparison to Other Inks Here is a comparison with other ultra-marine type inks and related blues. Click on it for an enlargement.
  25. ErrantSmudge

    Ink Review: Monteverde Capri Blue

    Monteverde's revamped line of inks recently got my attention for their comprehensive lineup of clear, distinct hues, as well as good value. A 90ml bottle can be had for about $13-$15 USD from the better known online retailers in the United States, making it a very good deal. Monteverde touts their "ITF Technology". From Monteverde's promotional material, here's how it claims to benefit us writers: At my recent visit to the 2017 LA Pen Show, Monteverde gave a free bottle of Malibu Blue ink to all show attendees. A company representative had all their inks available for sampling with swabs, as well as show discounts. I brought home four bottles of Monteverde ink, and post-show I've purchased a few more online:Malibu BlueCapri BlueHorizon BlueSapphire BlueMonteverde also offers two blues I am missing: Caribbean Blue (turquoise), and a Blue-Black. I am posting individual reviews for each of the four Monteverde inks I have. I filled a variety of pens with these four inks, with nibs ranging from fine to double-broad stubs. Here's a snapshot from my Bullet Journal Ink Log, showing the pen/ink assignments and a writing sample from each. Monteverde Capri Blue Capri Blue is a "fun" ink, the least formal of the four Monteverde blues I have tried. Here it is on Clairefontaine paper. Color/Saturation Capri Blue is a bright shade of blue that starts to veer towards turquoise, but I stop short of calling it a turquoise. To me, it is still a blue. Shading/Sheening Capri Blue does shade nicely on both Clairefontaine and Tomoe River paper, with the Pilot's broad stub nib as well as the Safari's fine nib. On the Tomoe River paper, some red sheening appears with this ink. Flow This ink does not flow as freely as some of the other Monteverde inks. With my Pilot 78G BB Italic pen, Capri Blue left the pen dry immediately after filling from the bottle! The pen wouldn't start, and even after priming the nib it wrote dry for an entire page. The 78G pen was brand new when I filled it (I pre-flushed the pen before filling), so this might be a cause. The hard start problem has not repeated itself since. I have checked back with this particular pen every few days to see if the problem reappeared. Still, this ink writes somewhat dry in my Pilot 78G BB Italic pens. My Lamy Safari has medium flow with Capri Blue. Lubrication Lubrication is also fairly good with this ink in the Safari. Dry Time Dry time is moderate, between 25 and 30 seconds on Clairefontaine paper from the Safari. Feathering Capri Blue performs well and feathers minimally on the cheap office pad paper used in this test. Bleedthrough Bleedthrough/showthrough is moderate with the the cheap office pad paper. Water Resistance Capri Blue is not a water-resistant ink in the 10 second immersion test. Before After Comparison with Other Inks Here's a comparison tile with several turquoise and light blue inks. NB: The tile labeled "Sheaffer Turquoise" is actually the discontinued Sheaffer Peacock Blue ink.





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