Parker Quink Blue-black Review

[supertinta]

WELL, ALTOUGH ENGLISH IS NOT MY MOTHER TONGUE I"LL TRY TO DO MY BEST.

I AM AN OLD INK MAKER, IN PERU , SOUTH AMERICA, THAT AFTER MANY YEARS OF EXPERIMENTS

I COULD FIND A FORMULA TO MAKE PERMANENT IRON-GALLOTANNATE BLUE BLACK INK FOR

FOUNTAIN PENS COMPARABLE WITH THE BEST GERMAN AND AMERICAN ONES.

IT WILL BE VERY PLEASENT FOR ME TO TALK ABOUT.

OLDNICO@YAHOO,COM

[ThirdeYe]

WELL, ALTOUGH ENGLISH IS NOT MY MOTHER TONGUE I"LL TRY TO DO MY BEST.

I AM AN OLD INK MAKER, IN PERU , SOUTH AMERICA, THAT AFTER MANY YEARS OF EXPERIMENTS

I COULD FIND A FORMULA TO MAKE PERMANENT IRON-GALLOTANNATE BLUE BLACK INK FOR

FOUNTAIN PENS COMPARABLE WITH THE BEST GERMAN AND AMERICAN ONES.

IT WILL BE VERY PLEASENT FOR ME TO TALK ABOUT.

OLDNICO@YAHOO,COM

 

Welcome to the site. I know there are members on this site that are interested in using Iron Gall inks. Best of luck!

[agnes]

I have noted the greeny tinge to Blue-Black and quite like it - but it does fade to an almost aqua colour on some notes I wrote about 1 year ago.

[drgoretex]

Hmmm...been leaning away from QBB because I find the colour dull, but that pic of the faded QBB is very nice. I like the faded colour much better than the fresh colour!

 

Ken

[cubic archon]

Describing it as "fading" is not really accurate - the colour changes, that's all. The speed of the colour change depends on the paper but it takes place over a few days at the most. After that, while it's still pretty water-soluble, it's not going to suddenly vanish... "fading" implies that it's getting lighter and lighter. Plenty of inks change colour over time.

 

By the way, modern Quink Blue Black is the same as modern Waterman Blue Black I believe; they are now made by the same company in the same factory etc. I have certainly not been able to notice any difference between t hem at all.

[AlanE]

Describing it as "fading" is not really accurate - the colour changes, that's all. The speed of the colour change depends on the paper but it takes place over a few days at the most. After that, while it's still pretty water-soluble, it's not going to suddenly vanish... "fading" implies that it's getting lighter and lighter. Plenty of inks change colour over time.

 

By the way, modern Quink Blue Black is the same as modern Waterman Blue Black I believe; they are now made by the same company in the same factory etc. I have certainly not been able to notice any difference between t hem at all.

 

Yep I have both and they seem to be one and the same.

Edited January 31, 2011 by AlanE

[EduSaurio]

Describing it as "fading" is not really accurate - the colour changes, that's all. The speed of the colour change depends on the paper but it takes place over a few days at the most. After that, while it's still pretty water-soluble, it's not going to suddenly vanish... "fading" implies that it's getting lighter and lighter. Plenty of inks change colour over time.

 

By the way, modern Quink Blue Black is the same as modern Waterman Blue Black I believe; they are now made by the same company in the same factory etc. I have certainly not been able to notice any difference between t hem at all.

 

Sorry about my english, I speak spanish every day... and night. That "fading" another users are mentioning, occurs not in months, but in minutes! In minutes the QBB turns into something like "green". Very nice colour, but that colour is not the colour I bought. Is this a problem with the ink? Should I be concerned?

[wastelanded]

I find the colour shift in QBB depends on what paper I use. On some papers it goes teal-ish quickly, on others it stays more blue. Probably to do with the pH of whatever is in the paper. But I do like this ink. It's kind of fun seeing what's going to happen next!

[hardyoyo]

I really like both the modern, and vintage Quink Blue/Black. The newer one does in fact shift to a green very quickly, but I find that I like it. I especially like it for ephemeral writing, like todo lists, and quick notes. I use what some call a "hipster PDA" which is just 3x5 cards and a binder clip. I like that this ink "fades" to green over time in my pocket. It gives me a visual clue to the age of the item I've added to my list, and serves as a subtle reminder that I better get cracking on this thing... I like using the modern blue/black Quink in new pens, as it has excellent lubrication properties, and gives new pens a chance to "show me what they've got." I like to put the vintage stuff in my vintage pens (it's what I put in my daily carry, a Parker 51). Both versions of this ink, modern and vintage, shade very nicely.