How quick a pen goes dry? Loss of Ink Over Time – Results on Common, Popular Pens (and also non inserted cartridges and converters).

It sometimes happens that you don't use fountain pens for a long time or you replace cartridges before they are emptied and think you can use the remaining ink again later (at least you think so, but you rarely do it, and if you do, you should do it quickly, as the test shows). My curiosity was piqued again and I thought it could be fun to measure how quickly ink in fountain pens (or cartridges and converters lying around) dries out.

22 Oct 2023 1

Black isn’t that Black …

Today, I would like to introduce a few black inks. The following inks were tested: J. Herbin Perle Noire Montblanc Black (from 2019) and Mystery Black (2020) Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black Cleo Black Cross Black General ApproachThis primarily describes the writing properties and appearance on paper, including aspects like shading and ink absorption on the... Continue Reading →

12 Sep 2023 1

Mic comparison Microtech Gefell M930 und Microtech Gefell MT 71 S (English translation)

This is not a review, more a comparison. Just listen to the audio samples (German). I have left the recordings completely raw (except for the conversion to the mp3 format, which is unavoidable due to the sheer size of 16-bit WAV files). I am using the MOTU M2 audio interface, and I have set the gain on the MOTU M2 to about 1 o'clock position. I tried to maintain a distance of 15cm for both mics. However, I also tried the close-miking technique, where the distance was about 5cm. A pop filter was also used.

11 Sep 2023 0

The effect of the vocal head booth for voice recordings (English translation)

For a few months now, Thomann has had what they call a Vocal Head Booth in their lineup, which is quite similar to another model, the Isovox 2 (the successor of the Isovox). As far as I know, these are the only two types of these mini vocal booths available on the market.

11 Sep 2023 0

Pen Case – Atelier De LaForêt

Today, I want to introduce a couple of pen cases from a french company called Atelier De LaForêt (http://www.atelier-de-la-foret.fr – the content is in french language, only). Obviously, apart from pen cases and stationary, this company manufactures a big range of leather items, but this is something you can check out yourself. I will focus... Continue Reading →

7 Apr 2018 2

Ink consumption of a fine nib versus an italic 1.1mm nib (Lamy Safari -Z50)

Lamy Safari, Z50, steel nib, italic 1.1mm, fine

Lately, I recognized on my wordpress-statistics that somebody from Mexico was hitting my page by entering the search phrase „how much more ink does m nib use compared to F“. Well, he or she obviously found my page and landed on it, but two things have crossed my mind regarding this: (a) be carefull what... Continue Reading →

27 Oct 2017 2