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  • February 23rd, ,  PM#1

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    Noodler’s Rachmaninoff

    Noodler’s Rachmaninoff
    I have been stalling this review for quite a while, as I love the composer, and dislike the ink, a colour made for Barbie with the consistency of Pepto-Bismol.

    I’m assuming this atrocious colour was chosen because of the lovely lyrical melodies of the composer. If that’s the case, then it shows an absolute misunderstanding of the music.

    The composer

    A bit about Rachmaninoff, one of the greatest composers, pianists of early 20th century, born in Russian Empire in , and died in Beverly Hills, USA in

    Rachmaninoff’s music was slightly out of the sync with the musical trends of the era, and critics often panned his music for being too lyrical. This is from the Groves' Dictionary of Music and Musicians, edition: His music is "effective but monotonous in texture" and consisted "in essence mainly of artificial and gushing tunes accompanied by a variety of figures derived from arpeggios. The enormous popular success some few of Rachmaninov's works had in his lifetime is not likely to last."

    Well, I can assure you this article has been rewritten.

    Mostly known for his piano work, especially his lyrical 2nd and monumental 3rd concerto. I personally love his youthful first and his misunderstood 4th.

    Here is his Prelude in C Sharp Minor, recorded by the Rachmaninoff himself in



    He has written 3 symphonies, the first of which, nearly derailed his career as a composer, due to bad premier thanks to a presumably inebriated conductor. His 2nd is lyrical and brought him fame, but with the advent of Bolshevik revolution he went to exile to the West, and made a living mostly as a Pianist. He composed few works, notably his Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini and his intense Symphonic Dances.

    It might be noted that the medieval theme of Dies Irae (Day of Wrath), peppers his work.

    Ink Review:
    Now for the ink, it has an offending scent, qualified as archival, fluorescent, forge resistant and water resistant. It'll clog your pen and blind your eyes
    Rachmaninoff -

    It distinctly had flow issues in the Kakuno Ef, and then was extremely wet, in the Lamy Ef. Then over time it was playing hard to get with the B nib in Lamy Safari. I was glad when I dunked it down the drain. I didn’t bother to test it with a stub or flex nib, it seemed counterintuitive after having bleeding through Midori paper. It behaved decently with Rhodia and Tomoe River and it has fast drying time. I don't recommend this ink.
    Chroma:
    Chroma -
    Writing Samples:
    I tried finding quotes by Rachmaninoff, though one should know the man, the music and his times to get the gist of it.
    Rhodia 68gr- dori - dori - Rach mermill
    Photo:
    I didn't bother with a photo. It's not worth it.
    Comparison:
    Pink -
    Water test:
    Water test -

    and finally an artwork, the Pianist
    Charcoal, graphite, Sumi ink



    · Pens used: Pilot Kakuno Ef, Lamy (EF/F/M/B,)
    · What I liked: Listening to Rachmaninov, fast dry times
    · What I did not like: Colour, stench, behavior.
    · What some might not like: Scent, colour, bad behavior.
    · Shading: Absent.
    · Ghosting: Yes on most paper.
    · Bleed through: On Midori, worse on copy paper.
    · Flow Rate: Awful in Kakuno with Ef, sluggish.
    · Lubrication: Ok.
    · Nib Dry-out: A bit
    · Start-up: Yes, with Kakuno.
    · Saturation: Saturated pink.
    · Shading Potential: Dismal.
    · Sheen: No.
    · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice.
    · Nib Creep / “Crud”: A bit.
    · Staining (pen): I won’t be surprised.
    · Clogging: I think it did
    · Cleaning: High maintenance.
    · Water resistance: Excellent.
    · Availability: 90 ml bottles.

    Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier

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  • February 23rd, ,  PM#2

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    Re: Noodler’s Rachmaninoff

    This looks like the perfect ink for a year-old girl.

    I think you went above the call even looking at it. And the Pepto-Bismol reference -- perfect!

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    Re: Noodler’s Rachmaninoff

    I, too, hate this ink… but I love your review! Had me ROFL. Great sketches, too. &#;&#;

    I've got Rouge Opera and it doesn't even come close to the hideousness of Rachmaninoff. But I did have a bottle of Noodler's Lermontov from the Way Beforetimes. It had the consistency of poster paint and was about the same color.

    Oddly enough, the color itself is one I like in clothes and accessories. Just not ink.

    My other pen is a Montblanc.

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    Re: Noodler’s Rachmaninoff

    Originally Posted by LizEF
    Well, the ink may be a bit nauseating, but the musical history lesson is top notch, the review is very thorough (and convinces me to avoid this ink), and the quotes and artwork make it all worth while!
    I was lucky enough to see a documentary on Rachmaninoff, which prompted my review
    Originally Posted by LizEF
    Swatch kitty is a most energetic piano player. Water-test kitty is a crack-up (made me think of Victor Borge). What is mousey doing under there? And the artwork is fantastic! Look at Mousey-conductor go! How does kitty find the foot pedals with that dress on!?
    The mousy under the water test, was supposed to play the cello. But the size of the notebook is really small, and I would've needed a magnifying glass and risk retina burning Some pianists, wear complicated dresses to play the piano. They seem to find the pedals fine
    Originally Posted by LizEF

    Thank you, Yazeh, for enduring and redeeming this ink!
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    Re: Noodler’s Rachmaninoff

    I love Rachmaninov, but I would never have associated him with a pink ink. Here is the man, himself, playing Concerto 2:

    He is NOT a washed out pink. Should be a powerful, explosive blue-purple.

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