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J. Herbin Ambre De Birmanie: Very Short Review


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Here is a very short review (scan) of J. Herbin's Ambre de Birmanie.

 

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Writing Sample

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A very unsaturated ink of amber colour. I can't say I like it. It has some decent shading in flex nibs, but the colour is too wishy-washy in normal writing.

It dries quite fast and water-resistance is poor.

I think this one is a typical Herbin ink: very low saturation, watery inks which write so light that your eyes hurt. It would be a nice choice for drawing, but not for writing (for me anyway).

 

I don't know why I bought a bottle of this. Now I have to find a way to use up a barrel of it...

 

The samples are done on Rhodia Pad with a vintage Waterman's.

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I find it very pen dependant, it needs a broader wet pen to get the darker tones and the shading.

 

Tried a dip pen with it once - it's far too watery to work with it properly, but the shading you get with it looks incredible.

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I like the colour and the shading a lot....

 

What I do not like....

 

It is as dry as a Camel's bottom after a desert strolll

 

In Jazz usic you have scatman in FP you have Skipman....

 

I have drop the FP from a plane in 10000 metres altitude after not using it for two days... Just like the Herbin Caacoa de Bresil..

 

What a pity... Ilove the colour and the shading.... I have more Herbin inks that behave very well... 1670 Blue, Vert d'Olive, terre de Feu, Lie the the I love...

 

Herbin fier Fils de France, je suis un Francophile, J'adore Herbin.....

 

Please Herbin make this ink behave well... It is lovely

 

I love Herbin.... Je suis un Franophile.... J#

Das leben ist wie ein Perpetuum Mobile mit ein Mangel..... Immer im Bewegung jedoch nicht unendlich. (life is like a troubled Perpetuum Mobile ever moving but not for ever)

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I use this Ambre de Birmanie often in my Montegrappa Harmony Honey with F nib. The colour of the pen matches the colour of the ink. I like this colour very much. Looks a bit like gold and caramel. When it is filled with Ambre de BIrmanie I do write with this pen everyday otherwise the ink evaporates in the convertor ! At least that is what I think what happens.

Catherine Van Hove

www.sakurafountainpengallery.com

 

Koning Albertstraat 72b - 3290 DIest - Belgium

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I like this ink, but it is too light in the snorkel!

If there is righteousness in the heart, There will be beauty in character. If there is beauty in character, There will be harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, There will be order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, There will be peace in the world. Bhagawan Shri Satya Sai Baba

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I love the color. Plenty dark for me, but like Ste_S said, it's too watery. At some point, I'll have to stick it in a fine, but for the time being, it's been shelved for other ink.

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I love the color. Plenty dark for me, but like Ste_S said, it's too watery. At some point, I'll have to stick it in a fine, but for the time being, it's been shelved for other ink.

 

May be not very saturated but I love the colour...

 

It looks in French.... Chene d'Automne...

 

That is French for Autumn Oak and that is what it look like a bit.... and it shades....

 

 

It is a bit dry though

Das leben ist wie ein Perpetuum Mobile mit ein Mangel..... Immer im Bewegung jedoch nicht unendlich. (life is like a troubled Perpetuum Mobile ever moving but not for ever)

Tricked throughout the centuries...

For centuries people had been tricked by kings & "religion-alism"

In the 20th century people got tricked by communism

Today people get tricked by (neo)capitalism :)

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I love this ink and don't find it too pale for writing at all. I use it as cartridges in a Pilot Prera with the standard yellow nib that it came with (a medium nib, I guess). The shading is so beautiful! It is one of my favourite inks of all time :)

UK-based pen fan. I love beautiful ink bottles, sealing wax, scented inks, and sending mail art. Also, thanks to a wonderful custom-ground nib by forum member Bardiir, I'm currently attempting calligraphy after years of not being able to do so due to having an odd pen-grip :D

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Thank you!

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