Which Inks Are You Using Today?

[DilettanteG]

 

If your lack of Edelstein Mandarin was a purchasing oversight, and not intentional, send me a PM, and we can figure out how I can send you my bottle. I bought it six months ago and used it once; I haven't since. Another Pelikan ink pet-peeve: no good saturated orange. My current orange is Diamine Pumpkin. I like orange, but only if it is dense and legible. Mandarin is not for me: I find it hard to read on the bright white papers I like to use (it does have lovely shading though, if you are into those kinds of things).

 

I bought Ancient Copper because I do a lot of work in the copper industry, and when I write with a broad nib, the ink does have some of that brown/red shading that one sees in patinated (with oxygen) copper. In a finer nib, I sometimes have difficulty differentiating it from 4001 Brilliant Brown. Ancient Copper seems to have, in general, a distinct red tone compared Brilliant Brown, but it is not always obvious, at least to me. I find it an OK ink, but not my favorite (in brown, that honor goes to Iroshizuku Yama-guri).

 

With few exceptions, my EDC pens are generally inked with Pelikan, Pilot, or Diamine inks.

 

Does anyone have much experience with Pelikan 4001 Violet(t)?

Thanks, that's a very kind offer. It was, however, intentional to exclude the Mandarin Orange from my order. I've bought several complete lines of ink over the years and the oranges tend to get used once, then stored for years untouched.

 

Pelikan 4001 Violet is fine. I used to use it a lot until Montblanc's Violet came out, which is a bit darker. Then that was replaced by Goulet's Purple Heart. (I love lubricating inks.) Now, I'm obsessed with Cult Pen's Iridescink Philip as I'm on a sheen kick. I suffer from too many choices, rather than too few:

 

http://harmless-dilettante.blogspot.com

[Misfit]

I’m using Diamine Ancient Copper, and Private Reserve Arabian Rose.

[DilettanteG]

I decided to put all my new inks in pens, mostly to fill up my sets, and now I'm up to a thirteen inked FPs:

 

1. Pelikan Edelstein Topaz in my Sheaffer Prelude Chrome with an IB nib

 

2. Pelikan 4001 Blue Black in my Sheaffer Prelude Chrome with an Fine nib

 

3. Pelikan 4001 Violet in my Pelikan M605 White and Violet with an EF nib

 

4. Pelikan 4001 Dark Green in my M1000 Green and Black with a customized O3B

 

5.Pelikan Edelstein Star Ruby in my Pelikan M800 Red and Black with a customized Broad

 

6. Pelikan Edelstein Onyx in my Montblanc 146 Black with a monotone medium nib

 

7. Pelikan Edelstein Sapphire in my Pelikan M800 Blue and Black with a customized Broad

 

8. Pelikan Edelstein Jade in my Pelikan M800Green and Black with a 14kt medium nib

 

and the five others I mentioned earlier. I should be good for at least a month.

 

So far, I like Pelikan's Edelstein line better than the 4001. The 4001 can be a little dry for my tastes.

 

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[N1003U]

Thanks, that's a very kind offer. It was, however, intentional to exclude the Mandarin Orange from my order. I've bought several complete lines of ink over the years and the oranges tend to get used once, then stored for years untouched.

 

Pelikan 4001 Violet is fine. I used to use it a lot until Montblanc's Violet came out, which is a bit darker. Then that was replaced by Goulet's Purple Heart. (I love lubricating inks.) Now, I'm obsessed with Cult Pen's Iridescink Philip as I'm on a sheen kick. I suffer from too many choices, rather than too few:

 

http://harmless-dilettante.blogspot.com

 

I figured that was the case (that the omission of Mandarin was intentional). In truth, my offer was largely rhetorical to underscore what seems to be a lack of love for Edelstein Mandarin.

 

Good information on the 4001 violet, thanks. I am fortunate that I have a couple of B&M shops not far from here where I can source Pelikan and Montblanc inks. I will try both. Someone recently sent me a letter written in Montblanc Psychedelic Purple, which also looks interesting.

[N1003U]

I decided to put all my new inks in pens, mostly to fill up my sets, and now I'm up to a thirteen inked FPs:

 

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4. Pelikan 4001 Dark Green in my M1000 Green and Black with a customized O3B

 

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How does that 4001 Dark green compare to the other Pelikan greens, e.g., Adventurine or Olivine?

 

I also noted that the red tones in the Ancient Copper that seem to come out with broader, wetter nibs.

[Helen350]

Private Reserve Avocado

Diamine Sherwood Green

Diamine Syrah

[DilettanteG]

 

How does that 4001 Dark green compare to the other Pelikan greens, e.g., Adventurine or Olivine?

 

I also noted that the red tones in the Ancient Copper that seem to come out with broader, wetter nibs.

4001 Dark Green is not as dark as Olivine, which is more of a dark olive green. Plus, the 4001 dark green is dry and seems reluctant to flow smoothly, even in a really well behaved O3B customized nib.

 

Adventurine is lighter than the dark green and more of a true green. It’s wet, smooth, and easy to write with.

[dhanks]

I'm using vintage MB blue-black from a NOS bottle in a Toledo red Pelikan 205 with a B nib. This ink is fantastic!

 

 

And so is that pen! Please post a writing sample and a pic of the pen.

 

Rumpole

[inkstainedruth]

Today so far it's been Birmingham Pens Cathedral of Learning Panther Blue, in the Teal Parker 51 Aero, F nib; and Noodler's 54th Massachusetts, in the ebonite Noodler's Konrad, flex nib.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[N1003U]

4001 Dark Green is not as dark as Olivine, which is more of a dark olive green. Plus, the 4001 dark green is dry and seems reluctant to flow smoothly, even in a really well behaved O3B customized nib.

 

Adventurine is lighter than the dark green and more of a true green. It’s wet, smooth, and easy to write with.

 

Ooooh...that is exactly what I wanted to hear about 4001 Dark Green! I need something in between Olivine and Aventurine in my green palette, and dry-running to boot! I thought that in-between green color might be Iroshizuku Shin-ryoku, but while it is a tad darker than Adventurine, it is still close, and I have a couple of fire hose feed/nib combinations that could stand a dryer ink to tame them a bit. I will be off to my local B&M shop tomorrow if they have a 4001 Dark Green in stock. If the shading is modest, it will be even better.

[NumberSix]

For all my love of "boring" inks, I decided I needed at least one pen that was not black, blue, or blue-black. So today I flushed the Waterman Mysterious Blue out of one of my Parker 45s and replaced it with Pelikan 4001 Dark Green.

 

It's a lovely color I have not used in awhile. O man, is it ever dry in this fine steel nib! It makes my teeth rattle when I write.

 

But it's so purty and well behaved.

 

 

 

ETA: Based on recent comments above, looks like I might want to give Adventurine a look for a pen like this one. Or maybe try the more affordable Waterman Green?

Edited May 5, 2020 by NumberSix

[ENewton]

Pilot Iroshizuku Murasaki Shikibu in a Peyton Street Pen Works prototype pen with a cursive italic nib. I have never used Murasaki Shikibu in a pen as wet as this one and find the color to be a good match for the purple irises I see in bloom in San Francisco now.

 

Pilot Iroshizuku Kujaku in my Pelikan 140 (width not marked but must be fine or extra fine), which I just verified has been inked since early January! I do write with the pen a little bit every day, but it holds so much ink and dispenses it so modestly that a fill lasts a very long time.

[bill-ho]

Monteverde caribbean blue in lamy 2000m. It was a dry ink... just changed back to Iroshizuku moonlight

[N1003U]

Diamine Presidential Blue

Lamy Blue

The last few drops of Edelstein Adventurine to make room for a fill of 4001 Dark Green.

[inkstainedruth]

Edelstein Olivine, in the M405 Stresemann, B nib.

J Herbin Bleu des Profundeurs, in the Aqua Blue (?) Snorkel, EF nib.

Noodler's 54th Massachusetts, in the ebonite Konrad, flex nib.

 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[N1003U]

 

3. Pelikan 4001 Violet in my Pelikan M605 White and Violet with an EF nib

 

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Pedantic commentary for the month:

 

DilettanteG-- I ask this only because you both typed it and wrote it (and you are rumored to be a huge M6xx fan):

 

Do you have a violet/white M600, or is it really an M605, which would make it a rare and interesting model that I didn't know about...

Edited May 7, 2020 by N1003U

[DilettanteG]

 

Pedantic commentary for the month:

 

DilettanteG-- I ask this only because you both typed it and wrote it (and you are rumored to be a huge M6xx fan):

 

Do you have a violet/white M600, or is it really an M605, which would make it a rare and interesting model that I didn't know about...

No, it’s a M600 with the gold trim, which I actually have 2 of. My wits were obviously wandering, but I think the all white version is a M605.

 

Also, here’s another green sample for you: http://harmless-dilettante.blogspot.com/2010/08/pilot-iroshizuki-shin-ryoku.html

 

It leans a little blue and is also a very well lubricated, wet ink.

 

FYI: Edelstein Jade is also a true green, but even lighter than the Edelstein Adventurine.

[Noihvo]

 

 

[inkstainedruth]

So far today, it's been J Herbin Eclat de Saphir, in the Parker 75 Ciselé, B nib; but I need to write some checks to get mailed today or tomorrow, so it will shortly be Noodler's 54th MA, in the ebonite Konrad. Just waiting for my hair to dry enough that I can go outside to check the odometers, and insurance card expiration dates, for both cars (we got the registration renewal notices recently).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

ETA: But I just realized that I have a lot of pens inked up with blues and blue/blacks at the moment, so I suspect I need some variety in my life -- green, brown, pink, grey.... Maybe even gold....

Edited May 7, 2020 by inkstainedruth

[nmp]

Greetings all!

 

1. ASA Maya with Jowo EF nib inked with PR Electric Blue

2. Lamy 2000 with F nib inked with Conklin Horizon Blue

3. Wing Sung 601 with F nib, inked with Noodlers X-Feather.