Lamy Violet (cartridge)

[QuarkVI]

A quick handwritten review of Lamy Violet which is only available in cartridges, to the best of my knowledge.

All part of the search for the perfect Violet/Purple/Burgundy for my wife - which has resulted in her settling on Montblanc Violet and Private Reserve Ebony Purple as her favourites.

 

The Montblanc Violet sample is too dark - pen was running out of ink and I don't think I did a good job of rinsing it out before I filled it with MB Violet otherwise the scan looks a touch bright on my monitor but the colours are fairly accurate.

 

 

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[TwilightFury]

A quick handwritten review of Lamy Violet which is only available in cartridges, to the best of my knowledge.

All part of the search for the perfect Violet/Purple/Burgundy for my wife - which has resulted in her settling on Montblanc Violet and Private Reserve Ebony Purple as her favourites.

 

The Montblanc Violet sample is too dark - pen was running out of ink and I don't think I did a good job of rinsing it out before I filled it with MB Violet otherwise the scan looks a touch bright on my monitor but the colours are fairly accurate.

 

 

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Very nice handwriting!

I personally really like the Lamy Violet cartridge...more so than my MB Violet...but I go through dark and light phases.....

[ribbit]

A quick handwritten review of Lamy Violet which is only available in cartridges, to the best of my knowledge.

All part of the search for the perfect Violet/Purple/Burgundy for my wife - which has resulted in her settling on Montblanc Violet and Private Reserve Ebony Purple as her favourites.

 

The Montblanc Violet sample is too dark - pen was running out of ink and I don't think I did a good job of rinsing it out before I filled it with MB Violet otherwise the scan looks a touch bright on my monitor but the colours are fairly accurate.

 

 

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i15/Quark_VI/FPN/LamyVioletReview.jpg

 

Very nice handwriting!

I personally really like the Lamy Violet cartridge...more so than my MB Violet...but I go through dark and light phases.....

 

I'm rather fond of both but the Lamy, IMO, is a 'fun' ink while the MB could get away with 'business'/'serious' use. I do wish they'd put the Lamy in a bottle.

[Ondina]

Same wish here, why such a nice ink does no come in bottles? Or MB Pink, by the way.....

[bwnewton]

A quick handwritten review of Lamy Violet which is only available in cartridges, to the best of my knowledge.

All part of the search for the perfect Violet/Purple/Burgundy for my wife - which has resulted in her settling on Montblanc Violet and Private Reserve Ebony Purple as her favourites.

 

The Montblanc Violet sample is too dark - pen was running out of ink and I don't think I did a good job of rinsing it out before I filled it with MB Violet otherwise the scan looks a touch bright on my monitor but the colours are fairly accurate.

 

 

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i15/Quark_VI/FPN/LamyVioletReview.jpg

 

Very nice handwriting!

I personally really like the Lamy Violet cartridge...more so than my MB Violet...but I go through dark and light phases.....

 

I'm rather fond of both but the Lamy, IMO, is a 'fun' ink while the MB could get away with 'business'/'serious' use. I do wish they'd put the Lamy in a bottle.

 

My wife and I bought a pink Lamy Safari for our oldest daughter. I bought some Lamy Violet carts to go with it. We tried out a violet cart tonight. I wouldn't use purple for myself probably, but that violet is a great color! Rich! I am really surprised Lamy doesn't offer it in a bottle but I suppose they know their sales better than I do.

[wvbeetlebug]

Thanks for the review. I just picked up a Charcoal Safari and I think now I will have to break out my Lamy Violet cartridges and give it a trial run. Really is a shame it doesn't come in a bottle.

[Yoda]

This is probably my favorite Lamy ink. It boggles the mind that they can put the Red (pink?) in bottles, but not this great color. Needless to say, I have several boxes of Violet cartridges

[bwnewton]

This is probably my favorite Lamy ink. It boggles the mind that they can put the Red (pink?) in bottles, but not this great color. Needless to say, I have several boxes of Violet cartridges

 

I emailed Lamy to see if there are any plans to offer bottled Lamy Violet. Sadly, the response was negative.

[Bo Bo Olson]

Wanting to try Lamy Violet in a better nib, I sucked out as much as possible with a needle and syringe and put three cartridges into an ink well.

I had just done the same with Lamy Blue-black.

 

Cartridges really don't have much ink. Even the long ones.

Mine last so long because I so seldom use the pens the inks are captive in. I prefer semi-flex nibs and none of my cartridge/converter pens are semi-flex, two are nails.

 

I have a wonderful swatch book that was given to me with sixty inks in it. The Paper is Oxford Optic Paper 90 g/sm by Landre`. All I did in that was write Lamy Violet next to the other violets in the booklet.

 

I have no poor papers to try it on, and I've not got a scanner nor did I do much work. I used Xerox paper, and two thirty year old papers, Eatons Corrasable (25% rag) Typewriter paper, and Gohrsmuehle Bankpost sheet. Those are my better papers that I have in larger than sample ammounts; on which I wrote a few lines so I could compare paper a little bit. On the rag typewriting paper it was a tad darker.

It's so odd, I swear I'm going to take pens out of rotation, and do so; three or four days later they are back.

I was also checking out cartridge Lamy Blue-black out of an ink well too.

If you have twist off nibs, you can also suck up the ink with a needle syringe and fill the pen that way, too.

 

I am using a very good writing Pelikan 120, with a steel Fine nib. There is nothing else free at this time. (well I could swap on an other Pelikan nib; a 90's 400 regular Medium or a 140's OB semi-flex; but I'm too lazy to go wash them out for this.

I am sure medium, broad or semi-flex would give darker shades.

 

Lamy Violet is very close to Pelikan Violet.

Waterman Violet is darker more towards blue violet.

Mount Blanc appears more the red Violet

[Bo Bo Olson]

Lamy Violet is very close to Pelikan Violet.

Waterman Violet is darker more towards blue violet.

Mount Blanc appears more the red Violet

 

I was given a swatch book, and could compare the colors there; writing little capitol L's, my best Letter. I do not have Pelikan or MB or Waterman violets. The swatch book did.

[arniegirl]

I have this loaded in my Vista. And it's quite pretty, changes from dark to light depending on paper. My nib is a Medium. I love it so far.

[Toolattack]

Another great purple ink to add to my collection!

[beurling]

Lamy Violet is very close to Pelikan Violet.

Waterman Violet is darker more towards blue violet.

Mount Blanc appears more the red Violet

 

I was given a swatch book, and could compare the colors there; writing little capitol L's, my best Letter. I do not have Pelikan or MB or Waterman violets. The swatch book did.

 

I was just thinking this is very much like the Pelikan Violet when I read your post

[Bo Bo Olson]

Odd, that ink is still in rotation...then in a Pelikan 120 F, a joy to write with, and now in a Lamy Persona black titanium oxide cursive italic M-B.

I don't think it's not been out of rotation for as much as a week since 19 July 2010, the date of my last post on this ink.

 

I prefer shading inks on the whole.

But the color of Lamy Violet is so basic 'violet'. :blink:

[sproosemoose]

Is there any other Lamy color that comes only in cartidge?