A new blue pigment has been discovered and is commerically available. YInMn Blue is $180/oz - which should give premium ink makers something to get excited about...
A new blue pigment has been discovered and is commerically available. YInMn Blue is $180/oz - which should give premium ink makers something to get excited about...
Vintage. Cursive italic. Iron gall.
fountainpenkid (February 3rd, 2021), Yazeh (January 24th, 2021)
Wow, I'm sure Nathan will be soon create a new Noodler's ink
Lloyd (January 24th, 2021)
Not to be argumentative but, what makes you think they're now pigmented?
They do have something called Elixir Calligraphy Black that is pigmented and they have a disclaimer stating: "it is important to clean the fountain pen with lukewarm water after every use of permanent ink to keep it in perfect condition." If their permanent inks were also pigmented, I would think a similar warning would apply.
I am surprised that they offer the Elixir Calligraphy ink and have a shred of hope they might just do the blue too.
Last edited by Wile E Coyote; January 25th, 2021 at 03:54 PM.
The only other archival/permanent inks (that I am aware of) are pigment-based. I don't think dye-based inks can cut it in that field. I'm happy to be proven wrong, naturally. I have been looking at this for a while and MB is not exactly forthcoming about their inks, so it is all conjecture, but based on what the competition does (R&K, Sailor, Platinum, for example), pigments seem to be the standard for archival inks.
Vintage. Cursive italic. Iron gall.
We'll never know for sure with MB, as you point out their lack of clarity regarding ink formulation. But that blue in your original post would be a spectacular ink color.
Sailor pigment inks are my favorite pigment inks.
I see in your sig that you're a fan of IG. Have you tried Platinum's classic inks? I currently have the Cassis in a stub Lamy 2000 and really like the color once it changes.
I don't have any R&K.
I'm a recent convert to Seiboku. Absolutely love it. It is currently in my L2K <MCI>.
The only Platinum IG (other than their excellent Blue Black) that I have tried is the Khaki. It's not that I didn't like it, its just that my colour palette is very boring: I like Blues, Blue Blacks, Blacks, and not much else.
Vintage. Cursive italic. Iron gall.
Pigmented ink leaves a unique residue on the underside of a nib. I first noticed it years ago with Sailor's pigmented ink. Montblanc Permanent Blue has the same characteristic....what makes you think they're now pigmented?
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fountainpenkid (February 3rd, 2021), Ole Juul (February 3rd, 2021)
Maybe you have done/consider this, but if you unscrew the Pelikan nib unit, can't you get the residue out of the ink window either by flushing or a tool that won't scratch the ink window or leave fibers in.
Unless you meant that the residue actually stains the ink window.
I received this information about YinMn Blue today from Jackson's Art
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silverlifter (February 16th, 2021)
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I was referring to MB. I was also referring to archival inks, ie., those with an ISO certification, not inks arbitrarily designated as archival by their maker with no basis.
SlowMovingTarget (February 17th, 2021)
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