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#2 2009-02-04 01:27:59
- Ernesto
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Re: What colour ink do you like to write in?
I am used to inspiring many people, to see it, check SF...
I like blue ink the most.
Black is boring as it is always the same or so.
One great thing with fountain pens is that you can make your own color.
When I was in high school, I used a parker pen with parker cartridges that have spare ink at the top of the cartridge and you had to hit the top to make the ink go down. I like the smell of this ink.
Do you know what cheap Parker fountain pens were used 20 years ago ?
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#3 2009-02-04 01:34:42
- The_Shooman
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Re: What colour ink do you like to write in?
Always a medium to dark blue ink for me. l don't like `black' on modern day white paper; it is ugly, harsh and offensive to the eyes.
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#4 2009-02-04 01:55:56
- The_Shooman
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Re: What colour ink do you like to write in?
Writing in black ink is like wearing black suits in the daytime.
#6 2009-02-04 02:01:44
- eg
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Re: What colour ink do you like to write in?
Black for anything official. Other than that, I don't really notice.
#9 2009-02-04 05:02:18
- AQG
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Re: What colour ink do you like to write in?
Blue. Makes it easy to tell originals from copies.
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#10 2009-02-04 07:50:54
- Tony Ventresca
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Re: What colour ink do you like to write in?
I like the purity of black. It reminds me of the death I will visit on my enemies.
Seriously, this reminds me to dig out my old fountain pen, get it cleaned & back in service.
#12 2009-02-04 12:37:34
- Jeeves
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Re: What colour ink do you like to write in?
I have a black Parker 51 that I use with black ink - it has a nice late 50's/early 60's air to it. My favourite is the brown pearl vacumatic which I use with any water soluble ink (it comes undone) but usually blue. On the more exotic front I tried J.Hebrin's Gris Nuage but while it seems nice in principle it just looks like a watery black.
I think the pen Ernest had was probably a Parker 45. I had one that, I'm rather embarrassed to say, I eventually chewed the end off - a habit I have since stopped. That little reserve at the end of the cartridge was very useful.
#13 2009-02-04 15:31:33
- captainpreppy
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Re: What colour ink do you like to write in?
Black most of them time. I can live with blue if that's what's ready to hand. Red when I am editing copy.
I suppose it's the Cruiser lurking within, but I have never understood the retro fondness for fountain pens--maybe if I did calligraphy.
#16 2009-02-04 17:58:44
- John Rotten
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Re: What colour ink do you like to write in?
I prefer deep, deep ink blue. There is a specific Parker cartridge I buy that contains an almost purplish blue.
#17 2009-02-04 22:41:34
- Ernesto
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Re: What colour ink do you like to write in?
It was not a Parker 45.
The tip was made of metal I guess, while the body was plastic. I had a white with green stripes. I remember that there was a hidden screw on the tip of the cap. The clip had no herringbones, just an arrow
#18 2009-02-04 22:42:40
- Ernesto
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Re: What colour ink do you like to write in?
I had a Parker 45 but I wasn't talking about this modele. The nib was much larger
#20 2009-02-05 13:44:01
- formby
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Re: What colour ink do you like to write in?
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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