Diamine Music Inks, Part 2

Yesterday we covered the first half of the Diamine Music Set, so today we are going to look at the other half. At Cult Pens you can either buy the inks in the boxed set, or in individual 30ml bottles. As far as I know, Cult Pens is the only retailer that sells them individually.

Swabs:

Left to right: Wagner, Beethoven, Schubert. Tchaikovsky and Handel.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: Low-there was a little bit of feathering in the flex nib.

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low-there is some bleeding in the flex nib.

Other properties: medium shading, low sheen, and no shimmer. I only saw sheen in the flex nib on Tomoe River paper.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as bleeding, so I would not recommend these inks for cheap paper.

Comparison Swabs:

Wagner is a bit darker than Robert Oster Chartreuse and a little less yellow, I like Wagner better though.

Beethoven is not an especially unique color. There are a lot of similar greens out there- Colorverse Shrodinger is a bit warmer, Shin-ryoku is a bit more vibrant.

There are a lot of teals out there similar to Schubert, but I wanted to compare it to other Diamine teals. It’s darker than Steel Blue but lighter than Aurora Borealis.

I swear there are a million blues out there similar to Tchaikovsky, butt two are Diamine Cornflower and Taccia Ao Blue.

Handle is more unique, and my favorite from this set. It is less saturated than both Platinum Lavender Black and Bungubox Sweet Potato Purple. It has just a little bit of green sheen.

The full set inked up.

I used a Lochby Lined Blank A5 notebook (Tomoe River 68gsm). All of the inks had an average flow.

Overall, while I enjoyed all five of these, Handel and Wagner are the two that seem the most unique. I’ve had all five of these inked up for the past few weeks and have been using them daily. I’m in love with Wagner, Schubert and Handel, but Handel is my favorite.

Disclaimer: I purchased these inks myself, and all photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.