Ebony Purple - Private Reserve

[visvamitra]

Private Reserve Ink was founded by Terry W. Johnson and Susan Schube in the workroom of Avalon Jewelers/Gallery in Zionsville, IN, as an addition to the fountain pen department. Terry's vision was simple... "Why not have fountain pen ink in a rainbow of colors to expand the bounds of writing beyond standard black, blue, red and green."

That's what's written on their internet site. My experience with their inks is ambigous: I like most colors, but the inks I've tried weren't best behaved (Orange Crush, Shoreline Gold caused nib crud; Hor Bubble Gum is PINK and it stains everything).

Ebony Purple is very well lubricated ink that flows super smooth. It's part of small ebony inks collection - so far I've tried two of them and they're both (Ebony Green + Ebony Purple) dark, heavily saturated, and with quite a lot of sheen. I've never seen something like this greenish sheen on purple ink - it's crazy Basically I rather enjoy this ink although loooong drying time may be an issue for some of you.

Ink Splash - Ebony Purple is a sheen monster

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Drops of ink on kitchen towel

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Software ID

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Waterproofness

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CIAK, Kaweco Sport Classic, B

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[PaperDarts]

The green sheen on the Ebony purple blows me away - I've used this ink for several years and never seen that. Mind you, I use fine nibs. Thanks for the illumination!

[lgsoltek]

You can't even see the colour of the ink in the splash!

[migo984]

The best green sheen I've experienced on purple ink is BungBox Sweet Potato Purple.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 11, 2015 by migo984

[pepsiplease69]

That green sheen is absolutely dazzling.. The mind boggles.

 

How is this ink as far as hygine?

 

Heavily saturated purples are a warning sign in my mind. The stains you'd have to burn the converter to get rid of them.

 

Diamine Majestic purple is along the same lines, and I cannot get the stains out for the life of me.

[ENewton]

Diamine Grape also has a green sheen. However, it is a notorious stainer and clogged the nib of two of my pens within a day of normal use.

 

Paperdarts, you mention that you have used this ink for a while. Does it tend to dry quickly in the nib while you are writing, or is it practical for note taking?

[blINK]

This is one of my favorite inks and for some reason plays weakly well with my Lamy 2000 - so much so that it is all I use in the 2000.

[torstar]

Good ink, a half bottle sits on the office desk, still half full for quite a while...

[drv1913]

I keep trying, but I cannot bring myself to like this ink. I've never been able to get much purple out of it, and certainly not the green shown above. It just seems like a dull, not-very-interesting black to me. I've tried it in both regular and italic nibs, too. I have an opened, almost full bottle of it that I would happily give away to someone who would love it. If anyone (in the US) is interested in it, send me a PM.

[Bentlink]

It's the color of a 1990's Ford Mustang Cobra! That's pretty, and very distinctive.

[eelldan]

My wife and I enjoy this ink a lot. It's a really great color. I have found it to be a pain to clean out of pens. It stains a little for me.

[Ghost Plane]

I keep trying, but I cannot bring myself to like this ink. I've never been able to get much purple out of it, and certainly not the green shown above. It just seems like a dull, not-very-interesting black to me. I've tried it in both regular and italic nibs, too. I have an opened, almost full bottle of it that I would happily give away to someone who would love it. If anyone (in the US) is interested in it, send me a PM.

What paper are you using?

[mmg122]

That's some crazy sheen! Boggles the mind.

[da vinci]

Love the colour, actually not fussed about the sheen.

 

Like others would like to hear what the hygiene hassles/risks are.

[visvamitra]

Well - I just had a sample. It was in a pen for a week and didn't cause any trouble. On the other hand I heard that some people had issues with this ink (clogging, staining).

[drv1913]

What paper are you using?

Sorry, I didn't see this earlier. I've tried it on all of the different papers that I use regularly, from cheap to medium expensive. I didn't bother testing it on my expensive paper, since by that time, I knew that it just wasn't for me. The ink is on its way to a new home, however, and I hope that the new owner will like it better.

[da vinci]

Well - I just had a sample. It was in a pen for a week and didn't cause any trouble. On the other hand I heard that some people had issues with this ink (clogging, staining).

Ok, thanks

[Ghost Plane]

Sorry, I didn't see this earlier. I've tried it on all of the different papers that I use regularly, from cheap to medium expensive. I didn't bother testing it on my expensive paper, since by that time, I knew that it just wasn't for me. The ink is on its way to a new home, however, and I hope that the new owner will like it better.

Ah. That says it all.

[FinalEleven]

It reminds me of Sailor Shigure. Similar color, and same green sheen.

[pepsiplease69]

It reminds me of Sailor Shigure. Similar color, and same green sheen.

Well that changes everything for me.

 

If sailor has something that is similar to this I will almost always choose sailor over private reserve.

 

Just me being prejudiced there.