Noodlers Fountain Pen Ink - Summer Tanager (orange) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is an interesting ink from Noodler's. I had read great reviews on other sites/forums about the color, and had to try it.
My first impression was that it was filled to the very, very top. I opened the bottle and there was this deep orange color that was unexpected, I thought the ink itself would be lighter in color, but no bother. Loaded it up into a newer Sheaffer Agio and got to writing.
I used it in that pen for about a week, fine nib with a converter. The ink was very thin compared to Noodler's American Eel Black. It flowed nicely, although wasn't as consistent in opacity/darkness as I was hoping. Perhaps it was the papers I use (standard office paper, notebooks, etc, nothing fancy here) but it would consistently be darker at the beginning and endings of letters and words. Not really bad, and not gloppy or bleeding, but just darker. On the second loading of ink I made sure to really shake the bottle up and make sure there wasn't any pigment settled to the bottom and I don't think it made a difference.
The color itself is cool. It's bright and jumps off the page, especially when I would take notes mixed with black or a navy blue, the two (or three) contrast beautifully.
I'm going to try this in a few of my other pens and see how it flows, if it's any better. I had an issue with it leaking out the back of the Sheaffer's converter, which I did not experience with the black. Again, I think the thinner ink exploited a problem with the converter that was already there, I just have to re-seal the threads. So really not a strike against the ink, just an observation. Will come back and update once I've had a bit more experience with this ink.
Overall, I recommend buying a bottle and trying it out. As I say the color is bright and full of energy, definitely worth having in your lineup.

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