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Noodler's Blue question
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I have a bottle of (according to the label) Noodler's Blue. It's well-behaved ink, but I'm starting to wonder if I got a mis-labeled bottle. What I have is very turquoise-y - it reminds me of the old Sheaffer Peacock Blue. I was expecting to get a more standard blue shade from an ink just labeled "blue". For reference, it's much greener and much lighter (I mean it's not as "black" - Noodler's ink is very intense) than PR Lake Placid or Penman. Has that been other people's experience as well? David |
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"*david*" wrote in message news:2005052818501616807%daveevad@gmailcom... Hi everybody I have a bottle of (according to the label) Noodler's Blue. It's well-behaved ink, but I'm starting to wonder if I got a mis-labeled bottle. What I have is very turquoise-y - it reminds me of the old Sheaffer Peacock Blue. I was expecting to get a more standard blue shade from an ink just labeled "blue". For reference, it's much greener and much lighter (I mean it's not as "black" - Noodler's ink is very intense) than PR Lake Placid or Penman. Has that been other people's experience as well? Yes, mine is a different, usually lighter, shade of blue compared to Namiki's, Parker's, Pelikan's, rOtring's, Sheaffer's (not lighter in this case, but still different), or Waterman's; but it's still blue, not turquoisey at all compared to my Pelikan and Sheaffer turquoises nor my Daphne Blue from Private Reserve. I used "Peacock Blue" and remember it as being a fancy name for turquoise ink. Color memory has the reputation of being unreliable. Do you have any turquoise ink on hand? How does a sample of your Noodler's Blue compare when placed right next to a sample of it? If you don't have turquoise ink, you could get into Word or whatever is your word processor and type something with the font colors of blue and turquoise and compare your ink to those. -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
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On 2005-05-29 12:18:08 -0700, "Bluesea" said:
Yes, mine is a different, usually lighter, shade of blue compared to Namiki's, Parker's, Pelikan's, rOtring's, Sheaffer's (not lighter in this case, but still different), or Waterman's; but it's still blue, not turquoisey at all compared to my Pelikan and Sheaffer turquoises nor my Daphne Blue from Private Reserve. Good point. I don't think it's *that* light. I just expected an ink labeled "Blue" to be "just plain blue", and was surprised at what I got. The same, I suppose, as someone who buys Pelikan red or Waterman black for the first time. David |
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"*david*" wrote in message
news:2005052919342175249%daveevad@gmailcom... The same, I suppose, as someone who buys Pelikan red or Waterman black for the first time. David I know about WM black (that it's really grey) but what about Pelikan red? I don't think I've ever seen it. What about it makes it not what you would expect from a red? That sounds abrupt - but I really just haven't seen it so don't know. I'm not big on red inks - seems I'm almost always disappointed in them either in terms of flow or density (too much or too little.) Colors like Noodler's Saguaro Wine are another matter... ooooo. |
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KCat said:
what about Pelikan red? I don't think I've ever seen it. What about it makes it not what you would expect from a red? Technically, you couldn't call it anything other than red, but it's so orange-y that you wish someone had told you. David |
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"*david*" wrote: | KCat said: | | what about Pelikan red? | I don't think I've ever seen it. What about it makes it not what you would | expect from a red? | | Technically, you couldn't call it anything other than red, but it's so | orange-y that you wish someone had told you. Well, she is on the mend! And she LIKES oranges and even orange-ys! john cline ii, who has been known to noodle for auroras.... |
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On Mon, 30 May 2005 04:01:28 GMT, *david* wrote:
KCat said: what about Pelikan red? I don't think I've ever seen it. What about it makes it not what you would expect from a red? Technically, you couldn't call it anything other than red, but it's so orange-y that you wish someone had told you. David No accounting for taste, I suppose. I quit looking for a good red after I got the Pelikan ink; it comes out on paper looking very red to my eyes. I've got other reds that look more maroon or washed out, but the Pel red is what I was looking for -- something that grabs your attention on the printed page like a red Bic or Flair, depending on nib width. Pat Email address works as is. |
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*david* wrote:
I have a bottle of (according to the label) Noodler's Blue. It's well-behaved ink, but I'm starting to wonder if I got a mis-labeled bottle. What I have is very turquoise-y - it reminds me of the old Sheaffer Peacock Blue. The two Noodler's blues that I have, Ottoman Azure and Navy, are definitely on the green, rather than the purple, side of blue (blue being midway between green and purple on the spectrum). From my copy of Greg Clark's Ink Sampler, the straight Blue seems to be similarly situated. If you're willing to mix, add some Noodler's La Couleur Royale or PR Tanzanite to your Blue. That will shade it more toward "true" blue. -- Viseguy |
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