Montblanc Inks

[mrchan]

I see it, thanks a lot good job btw.

[Darius]

Back sooner than anticipated with a very special ink. The Montblanc Salzburger Festspiele ink that Montblanc was giving away at the Salzburg Festival. It's a very beautiful and well behaved ink. I first saw it on Stephen Brown's Inkcyclopedia review and later got my hand on a sample. I have no idea how it was packaged and I've asked Stephen if he had any information.

 

Here it is with comparisons to the Montblanc Diamond Blue and Balzac Dandy Turquiose inks.

 

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Water resistance is a bit disappointing. It leaves a very faint hardly legible line.

 

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[Darius]

I finally got some of the new MB permanent inks. So, here they are.

 

Permanent Black

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Permanent Blue

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Water resistance test done by keeping the page dry for a couple of hours then putting it under running water for five minutes.

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The blue has excellent water resistance, barely any noticeable effect of water on it. The black has good water resistance, but some of it runs with water.

[Blade Runner]

Thank you Darius. I really like the shade of blue!

[Darius]

Thank you Darius. I really like the shade of blue!

It is a nice blue. However, I found that it takes more than the usual effort to flush it out. It also lest a residue on the walls of the container I was using to flush the pen, which makes me think that it is a pigment based ink rather than a dye based one. So, I will use it with caution and a higher level of maintainance.

[lapis]

Very nice report... Not sure if I'm all that hot about the water irresistance of the black, though. I have both, like both, but that difference between blue and black -- as regards "permanence" -- looks like it's not worth paying 70% more than usual...

[Darius]

More Montblan inks, the new non-ironall Midnight Blue and the limited edition Leonardo da Vinci from the Great Characters series.

 

The new Midnight Blue:

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The Leonardo da Vinci:

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Water resistence test for the two inks along with the similar inks previously released:

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The Leonardo completely washed away after 5 minutes under running water. However, the new Midnight Blue wasn't bad. It left a clearly legible line after 5 minutes under water.

[cybaea]

The non-iron-gall midnight blue does just fine under water - I am impressed! From this I would say similar performance to Pelikan 4001 Blue Black in that respect. How do they do it?

 

Thank you, Darius, for this update.

[Ghost Plane]

If I wasn't overloaded with ink at the moment, I'd grab the Leonardo ink. The color simply appeals.

[Bigsurprise]

Thanks for all your efforts Darius. You have helped me to acquire two Mont Blanc inks! I chose Royal Blue and the current Midnight Blue.

[MikeyW]

This is an awesome resource Darius! Thank you very much my friend!

[PAHarris]

Terrific post! Thank so much.

[Darius]

The first special ink for 2014. The Meisterstuck 90 Years Permanent Grey.

 

I had this ink for a couple of weeks now. It's quite a nice ink and I enjoyed using it.

 

I heard that it will become part of the regular production inks, but for now, it comes in the 35ml bottles that the Writers Edition inks come in. The special label reminiscent of the old packaging as it's advertised.

 

The other Montblanc greys are at the end of the sheet for comparison.

 

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Water resistance is excellent. The sheet below was left to dry and then kept under running water for 5 minutes. The recently released permanent inks are included for comparison.

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[Blade Runner]

Thanks again for adding to this wonderful thread! I hope you've been well.

[Darius]

Thanks again for adding to this wonderful thread! I hope you've been well.

Hi Blade. I've been well. Just a bit too busy and travelling a lot lately.

[Amy1234]

Hi- sorry to resurrect this thread but I wondered if anyone can tell me what is an equivalent ink ti montblanc ink of joy? I absolutely LOVE this ink and can't find anything near it in this cheerful orange....iroshizuku yu-yake and fuyu gaki are too red as is diamine pumpkin. Any ideas anyone?

[Old_Inkyhand]

Does anybody still have the pictures? The imageshack links have already expired and this thread is so highly praised... I want to see them so badly!

 

Aisha - I'm sorry, no ideas.

[Quintane]

I got from Darius posts the photos of Burgundy/Bordeaux, pre-2010 and post-2010. Sorry I can't help more. Perhaps Darius himself is still around...

 

[Cyber6]

Hi- sorry to resurrect this thread but I wondered if anyone can tell me what is an equivalent ink ti montblanc ink of joy? I absolutely LOVE this ink and can't find anything near it in this cheerful orange....iroshizuku yu-yake and fuyu gaki are too red as is diamine pumpkin. Any ideas anyone?

 

 

Found this online..

 

 

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[Old_Inkyhand]

I got from Darius posts the photos of Burgundy/Bordeaux, pre-2010 and post-2010. Sorry I can't help more. Perhaps Darius himself is still around...

Thank you very much! His profile page states that he logged in one week ago, so perhaps I can send him a private message and see if he still has these photos.

Edited May 16, 2016 by Old_Inkyhand