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Please,allow me to start by saying thank you mmg112 for sending me samples of all new Franklin-Christoph's writing fluids (and much more!). I appreciate it a lot and I hope the reviews I've prepared are enough to repay you :)

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Franklin-Christoph is one of fairly new pen makers. I had three of their pens and they were all good writers. The company is headed by Scott Franklin and operates from North Carolina. I like company's approach to clients (sales directly to us) and they're designs.

Franklin-Christoph offers not only pens but also notebooks, pen cases, wallets and inks. I was huge fan of Olde Emerald from first generation of their inks. It used to be my favourite ink for a while. At the moment however the bottle's long gone and I keep fond memories of this exceptional writing fluid.

I was surprised to hear they've stopped producing first generation of their inks, especially after I took a look at new colors. First generation colors were rather unique, second generation colors are rather generic. And that's not an advantage to my eyes. Being boring in ink market may be safe when you're Pelikan or Sheaffer, but for smaller player it's risky. Just my opinion.

If you happen to know who makes they're ink, I'm eager to know.

The second generation of FC inks counts eight inks with uninteresting names (Black Magic, Dark Denim, Olde Emerald - those were cool names; Blue 72, Emerald 357 are NOT cool names)

  1. Blue 72
  2. Brown 732
  3. Classic Black
  4. Dark Chocolate
  5. Emerald 357
  6. Midnight Emerald
  7. Noir et Bleu
  8. Red 187

Emerald 357 is called after pantone color it's supposed to match. I dislike the color.

Verdict: No, no, no. It's ugly. But if you enjoy such colors this one shouldn't disappoint you.

Ink splash

http://imageshack.com/a/img540/9708/ERzGcR.jpg

Drops of ink on kitchen towel

http://imageshack.com/a/img909/2435/z22qN2.jpg

Waterproofness

http://imageshack.com/a/img633/1959/Q6pfpL.jpg

Software ID

http://imageshack.com/a/img538/6336/OBeZL5.jpg

Semikolon, Kaweco Sport Classic, B

http://imageshack.com/a/img661/1728/BpSS4r.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img912/9222/5wCRqV.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img673/9495/mwGJBj.jpg

Midori, Hero 5028, stub 1,9

http://imageshack.com/a/img673/7942/u4tINz.jpg

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Thank you, as always, for the awesome reviews.

 

I'm really, really sad to see Olde Emerald replaced by this.

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Thanks for the review, Vis. Unfortunately FC won't say who makes their inks...only that it is US based and none of the usual suspects (Noodler, etc). I know FC follows the ink reviews and pen reviews and is very responsive to their customers. Maybe Scott will rethink his current ink lineup.

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Thanks for the review. I don't need this color, though.

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I like the color, but not for writing.

 

Recalls for me Sheaffer Green which I used in the early '90s. The F-C shade is darker, though, if memory serves. Makes me want to check my old notebooks for the Sheaffer Green.

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Just a note, this ink wasn't meant to replace the Olde Emerald ink, but is just in our lineup as our base green to match our Piper cartridges. Midnight Emerald is the first venture into "other green" (my personal favorite) and of course more will be coming. We've found the new ink to be much more consistent from batch to batch and better performing overall.

The next inks out will be a black cherry and a dark purple, names to be determined. Should be about mid August that we'll have these ready.

 

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Seth...thanks so much for the feedback. I'm expecting great things out of Franklin-Christoph. Any plans to create another Olde Emerald (green leaning toward yellow) ink?

 

ETA: It's been my experience that all the FC 2nd generation inks are extremely well behaved.

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Please,allow me to start by saying thank you mmg112 for sending me samples of all new Franklin-Christoph's writing fluids (and much more!). I appreciate it a lot and I hope the reviews I've prepared are enough to repay you :)

http://imageshack.com/a/img537/3941/5Lb5cU.jpg

Franklin-Christoph is one of fairly new pen makers. I had three of their pens and they were all good writers. The company is headed by Scott Franklin and operates from North Carolina. I like company's approach to clients (sales directly to us) and they're designs.

Franklin-Christoph offers not only pens but also notebooks, pen cases, wallets and inks. I was huge fan of Olde Emerald from first generation of their inks. It used to be my favourite ink for a while. At the moment however the bottle's long gone and I keep fond memories of this exceptional writing fluid.

I was surprised to hear they've stopped producing first generation of their inks, especially after I took a look at new colors. First generation colors were rather unique, second generation colors are rather generic. And that's not an advantage to my eyes. Being boring in ink market may be safe when you're Pelikan or Sheaffer, but for smaller player it's risky. Just my opinion.

If you happen to know who makes they're ink, I'm eager to know.

The second generation of FC inks counts eight inks with uninteresting names (Black Magic, Dark Denim, Olde Emerald - those were cool names; Blue 72, Emerald 357 are NOT cool names)

  1. Blue 72
  2. Brown 732
  3. Classic Black
  4. Dark Chocolate
  5. Emerald 357
  6. Midnight Emerald
  7. Noir et Bleu
  8. Red 187

Emerald 357 is called after pantone color it's supposed to match. I dislike the color.

Verdict: No, no, no. It's ugly. But if you enjoy such colors this one shouldn't disappoint you.

Ink splash

http://imageshack.com/a/img540/9708/ERzGcR.jpg

Drops of ink on kitchen towel

http://imageshack.com/a/img909/2435/z22qN2.jpg

Waterproofness

http://imageshack.com/a/img633/1959/Q6pfpL.jpg

Software ID

http://imageshack.com/a/img538/6336/OBeZL5.jpg

Semikolon, Kaweco Sport Classic, B

http://imageshack.com/a/img661/1728/BpSS4r.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img912/9222/5wCRqV.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img673/9495/mwGJBj.jpg

Midori, Hero 5028, stub 1,9

http://imageshack.com/a/img673/7942/u4tINz.jpg

 

 

i actually like the color... thank you for the amazing review... as usual...

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