Here's one that is a bit perplexing but maybe not uncommon.
I've got more pens inked than I need, probably more than I should. However, in addition to many of my regular, loved users, I've had good luck in the past year or so with new purchases that really hit the mark. As such, I enjoy so many of them and it allows me a wide array of inks and lines that I've kept them inked up. In recent days, however, I've also upped my correspondence and have been noticing something regarding the depth of color of the ink at various points of writing.
I haven't kept any careful notes to compare the inks, but at least a half dozen pens have done this: start out bold and dark(er) and after about a paragraph, lighten up noticeably and stay that way. I have a habit (in letters) of writing each page with a different pen and ink, so I can often see it a couple of times in one letter. Starts out bold of hue, then grows a bit fainter. Often I think the 2nd tone is closer to what the ink is.
I'm fairly certain it is obvious: when the pen sits (most are horizontal), the ink in the feed tends to concentrate, maybe even evaporate a bit. Once the initial flow is written off, the ink flowing next is less dense and more like what one would expect. Honestly, I've just not noticed it to any extent before (and that is many years) but I may have just not been observant. Or writing as much. Or as many pens inked. I think the first thing I'll try to note is if this happens with any pens stored nib-up; if not, I'll know it has much to due with flat storage.
Just wondering if anyone else ever has this minor issue?
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