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Rohrer & Klingner operates since 1892. At the moment it's the fifth generation of the family that manages the company. I guess that after 122 years they know what they are doing.



R&K inks offer amazing quality for amazing price. In my country a bnottle of R&K ink costs 5-6 $. I know it's a bit more expensive in America, yet I believe the price is still reasonable.




I find it interesting that Rohrer & Klingner seems to focus mainly on the content and not on the bottles. Inks come in industrial looking bottle taht is quite handy but there's just nothing fancy about it. It's surprising.


http://www.rohrer-klingner.de/fileadmin/_migrated/pics/schreibtinte_top_03.jpg




Anyway they offer eighteen colors, some stunning, some boring but all have good qualities and are easy to clean.



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Let's check them.



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Helianthus: intense, dark yellow. In broad nib I can see it as a daily writer.



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Fernambuk: red with some pink accents. Nice, decent, smooth and consistent flow.




http://imageshack.com/a/img904/921/2Ss5YZ.jpg



Morinda: one of my favourite red inks. I like the hue and great lubrication it provides to my dry writing Pilot 78G with broad nib.




http://imageshack.com/a/img631/8620/rvsLyH.jpg



Alt-Bordeaux: pale and boring in dry nibs, really nice in wet nibs.



http://imageshack.com/a/img540/7069/qIjHwr.jpg



Magenta: magenta. Intense, eye-catching, but too bright to my taste.



http://imageshack.com/a/img540/8971/cq9ran.jpg



Solferino: screaming, popping purplish magenta. I like it.



http://imageshack.com/a/img661/9591/lJHbRx.jpg



Cassia: decent violet.



http://imageshack.com/a/img540/7310/gCAFFH.jpg



Scabiosa: waterproof, nice, dusty color. Good choice.



http://imageshack.com/a/img745/1412/2Eswf9.jpg



Blu Mare: lively, saturated blue. Not bad.



http://imageshack.com/a/img673/9058/2RkapU.jpg



Konigsblau nice, decent ink. The thing is there's so many blue inks on the market and there's just nothing special about this one.



http://imageshack.com/a/img540/1746/Hju3nH.jpg



Blau Permanent: not really permanent but it shows some waterproofness. Good ink, good saturation, nice color.



http://imageshack.com/a/img674/6130/SIeuSi.jpg



Salix: waterproof, famous R&K ink. I don't like the color.



http://imageshack.com/a/img907/4881/C9frH5.jpg



Smaragdgrun: meh. I dislike this kind of greens.



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Verdura: decent green. But there are better ones on the market.



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Alt-Goldgrun: great, unique ink. A winner.



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Sepia: greyish brown. Calm. I do like it.



http://imageshack.com/a/img673/1081/H9TBfj.jpg



Verdigris: greenish blue/black. Nice one.


http://imageshack.com/a/img911/1756/oPZABq.jpg



Leipziger-Schwarz: blueish bl;ack but still black. I dislike blacks and this one won't change my taste.



The review was made with dry writing tool: Pilot 78G with broad nib. You may think that the ciolor are more intense in your notebook. But that's how these pens write.



SWABS (Mondi 90g)



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Gems (cut in PS from the photo made in intense sunlight)



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DROPS OF INK ON KITCHEN TOWEL




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CHROMATOGRAPHY




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CALENDAR



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OXFORD PAPER



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RHODIA



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DIP PEN



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DRY TIME




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POLISH PANGRAM ON LYRECO PAPER



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WATERPROOFNESS




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Before immersion



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After immersion



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SUMMARY



I highly recommend R&K inks. They offer good quality for a) fantastic price in Europe B) reasonable price in Americas.



My favourites are: Alt-Goldgrun, Helianthus, Morinda, Sepia, Verdigris and Solferino (in small doses).



I dislike Salix, Smaragdgrun and Leipziger – Schwarz.



The rest is more or less fine.



Let me know what you think.


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Thank you for another great comparison visvamitra! Alt-Godgrun is my favorite of the R&K inks, and Blu Mare (in a very wet pen) is a close second for me. You made me really want to try Helianthus now so I will need to add it to my sample wishlist!

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Wow, this is amazing. I haven't tried but four R&K inks so far, but Verdigris is my favorite among those. Really looking forward to trying Helianthus and Scabiosa, though!

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Their inks are as fabulous as your reviews!

For the record - my faves in order are Leipziger Schwarz, Sepia, Scabiosa & Salix.
Owning seven R&K inks I can see your colour reproduction is spot on.

I predict many will be buying after seeing this collection.

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Wow, thanks so much for the review of my favorite ink brand, I've been waiting for this one for a long while! My favorites are Scabiosa, Sepia, Alt-Bordeaux and Magenta while Alt-Goldgrun and Cassia are so-so and the rest I don't find very interesting (I should try Morinda though, though I don't believe it could ever equal Diamine Oxblood in looks and performance). Do you notice any notable difference between Alt-Bordeaux and Diamine Tyrian Purple?

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Wow... another amazing review. I totally agree on your favorites... with the exception of Solferino (too bright)

 

Alt-Goldrun, Verdigris, Sepia..... :puddle: :puddle: :puddle:

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Wow! That's a great comparison of the R&K inks! Thanks.

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Many thanks for the overview. It helps enormously to see the colours of inks under real writing conditions. I've only tried Blau Permanent so far and I liked it, despite it being rather flat. Now I'm looking forward to a couple of others too.

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Lovely and comprehensive work - thanks! :thumbup:

I only use the two IG inks but I like the looks of several of the oyhers.

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Thank you for the excellent review. I love R&K ink and have used it since I picked up a few bottles in 2009. I'm glad to see that they are more easily available here in the US.

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Fabulous WONDERUL and SPECTACULAR!

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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Wow... another amazing review. I totally agree on your favorites... with the exception of Solferino (too bright)

 

Alt-Goldrun, Verdigris, Sepia..... :puddle: :puddle: :puddle:

 

 

Wow, my favorite is Solferino - it's retinal searing. My next favorites are Morinda and VerdeGris.

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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Thanks for the reviews! They 're really helpful. I especially like the gems.

 

Btw, you 've just sold me a bottle of Fernambuk, Morinda, Scabiosa and Verdigris.

I wouldn't even consider them if it hadn't been for this topic.

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