I finally got around to buying a Custom 912 with an FA nib. The pen is the be used primarily for jotting quick notes in court and signing documents - both on standard copy paper. No feathering, minimal bleeding, even when flexed. The ink needs (well, I want it) to be a nice, vibrant blue.
Based on my experience with my Konrad and Ahab, I bought a bottle of Noodler's Liberty's Elysium as I'd had good luck with samples I'd tried. It met all my criteria. Unfortunately, when the Pilot arrived, that combination of pen and ink proved to be too wet. No joy.
After cleaning out the pen I decided to try out some samples I had while the search continued. When I inked it up with Diamine Prussian Blue I was floored by its performance in the Pilot. It's dry enough to give me a nice, super-fine line with no feathering or bleeding, but viscous enough to maintain an unbroken flow when flexing the nib.
Unfortunately, it's not the shade of blue I'm looking for. So that brings me to the point of this thread: what blue inks would y'all recommend that have all the properties of the Prussian Blue but come in a more vibrant shade?
To give you an idea of where I'm looking on the spectrum, Asa-gao and Serenity Blue are too purple and Tsuyu-kusa (on copy paper) is too pale. I want a saturated blue, but it still needs to be blue, not violet.
TIA!
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