short review of Rohrer & Klingner Morinda

[Nellie 2]

. . . however one that always looks orange in scans for some reason.

The dip pen writing is on good (my favourite) recycling paper, and the rest was written in a cheap (white) journal.

 

 

[Ann Finley]

Hmmm...I think this is supposed to be R & K's orange, even if it looks more like red in person, and the Fernambuk, their red.

 

Thanks for reviewing these two inks--someone had requested a review of these quite sometime ago!

 

Best, Ann

[Nellie]

Well, I would agree just going by the scan. However that looks nothing like what I see on paper, unfortunately. Morinda certainly has brick-red undertones, but Noodler's Fox (newer variety) looks much more 'orangey'. In my scan the dip pen sample on recycling paper looks a lot more like the real colour.

[Peter from Sherwood Park]

Thank you for this review -- this certainly is an ink that I will look into.

[Ondina]

In my monitor looks orangish too. An surprisingly different with the dip pen ( lovely color!) . Thanks for the review.

[RoyalBlue]

Hmmm...I think this is supposed to be R & K's orange, even if it looks more like red in person, and the Fernambuk, their red.

 

Thanks for reviewing these two inks--someone had requested a review of these quite sometime ago!

 

Best, Ann

 

Hello Ann,

Just to say I took delivery of several R&K inks today and like Morinda far more than I dared hope. It is as Michael Richter says: 'Morinda is a nice medium red. It is not as bright as the normal red ink made by Pelikan, Lamy or Montblanc and lacks their orange hues.' To my eyes it is less orange also than Waterman Red which along with Diamine Poppy Red is the only red I've used till now. What impresses me is that unlike the others it doesn't make my Sonnet skip. On my computer the orange scan looks some way off.

 

I really like the R&K range. The colours are distinctive and strong but at the same time have a nice understated, mellow look that appeals to me (does that seem contradictory?). And they are well-behaved!

 

Best wishes,

Tom

Edited October 31, 2009 by RoyalBlue

[Jared]

R&K is one of my most favorite inks. I have a pen inked with Morinda at the moment, and find it to be a very pleasant red. The color reminds me of a ripe tomato.

 

 

[piembi]

Morinda is a nice medium red and the dip pen sample is much closer to the inks colour than the orange-looking scan.

[matje]

Morinda is a nice medium red and the dip pen sample is much closer to the inks colour than the orange-looking scan.

 

this is also my experience

[matje]

I really like the R&K range. The colours are distinctive and strong but at the same time have a nice understated, mellow look that appeals to me (does that seem contradictory?). And they are well-behaved!

 

 

 

+1 for this, it is very true, even if it sounds a bit contradictory

[coyotewhisper]

I just recieved a bottle oif this ink. Overall I find it it impressive, it is an unique color. I find it to lean towards a brick reddish color.

The flow is great, it behaves very well.