Rohrer & Klingner Alt-Goldgrun – Handwritten Ink Review

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Rohrer & Klingner Alt-Goldgrun

Handwritten Review

Pen: Lamy 2000, Binderized Medium Nib
Ink: Rohrer & Klingner Alt-Goldgrun
Paper: Rhodia dotPad, No. 16 – Top Spiral Bound

Notes: Pea Soup? Bile? I don’t know. I’ve this ink twice and I still don’t know how I feel about it. It performs well on Rhodia, but lesser-quality papers tend to feather and bleed quite a bit. I like how the ink looks on nice paper, and it dried nicely on the page. No hate towards R&K as a brand, but they have some borderline ugly inks. They also have some really nice ones (like Verdigris and Verdura). This color definitely isn’t for everyone, but if you’re looking for a unique ink with nice shading, then definitely check it out and make sure you have some good paper on hand. Another thing worth noting is that the ink is pretty thin (watery?) but when it’s in a pen with a smooth nib, you can really appreciate the nib.

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Also: All of the images in the review are clickable, and come up supersized. It takes up a lot of storage, but it’s worth seeing everything nice and close up!

Rohrer and Klinger Alt-Goldgrun Fountain Pen Ink Review 4 — Certainly a unique ink.

Rohrer and Klinger Alt-Goldgrun Fountain Pen Ink Review 5 — Nice shading all around.

Rohrer and Klinger Alt-Goldgrun Fountain Pen Ink Review 6 — Here’s some exaggerated shading (more pressure on the nib).

Rohrer and Klinger Alt-Goldgrun Fountain Pen Ink Review 1 — Smudge on the “o” – dry time isn’t that bad though, I should have been more careful.

Rohrer and Klinger Alt-Goldgrun Fountain Pen Ink Review 7 — Layered the heavier lines in the cursive section, the ink layers nicely resulting in a darker green color.

Rohrer and Klinger Alt-Goldgrun Fountain Pen Ink Review 8 — Very similar to Franklin Christoph’s new Olde Emerald ink.

9 thoughts on “Rohrer & Klingner Alt-Goldgrun – Handwritten Ink Review”

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gsteer says:

June 6, 2013 at 10:17 pm

Love this ink Ed, one of my favourites, shades beautifully eh 🙂

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1. edjelley says:
  
  June 7, 2013 at 10:10 am
  
  Definitely does!
  
  Thanks for reading!
  
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Azizah A. (@GourmetPens) says:

June 7, 2013 at 9:13 pm

LOOOVE THIS INK. The first time I saw it (actually, the second, and third as well), I was like, this is a repulsive ink, why are people buying this? And then suddenly one day, I realized I was in love with it and I needed it. And now my bottle is running very low and I may need to replace it soon.

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1. edjelley says:
  
  June 8, 2013 at 9:58 am
  
  It’s pretty great, I just don’t know if it’s bottle worthy for me. I wouldn’t mind re-ordering samples when they run dry if I miss it though!
  
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Kenshin says:

June 13, 2013 at 2:24 pm

Nice review. I got a sample of this ink based on a pen pal letter. Haven’t used it yet, but it seems made for an italic nib.

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Dale Challener Roe says:

October 2, 2013 at 11:24 am

It’s admittedly an odd color. I call it Cthulhu green. Makes me feel better about the creepy color. Either way, I like this ink a lot.

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Christy says:

November 17, 2014 at 4:47 pm

This is my current favorite ink. I just love how it shades between green and gold and has so much variation. I bought a sample on Goulet Pens’ website and almost immediately had to buy a full bottle just because of how much I loved it.
Your tests and handwriting are so beautiful.

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