[NTLK] [OT] Fountain pen ink

The thread on pens and Moleskines a week or so ago resonated with me,
as in the distant past before PDAs I very much enjoyed writing with
Schaefer and Osmiroid pens. Coupled with my need for a decent
haircut, which for me means Ernest Wilhelm in Vancouver, I'll make
the ferry trip to the mainland and visit Vancouver Pen Company, which
is unfamiliar to me but seems to have outstanding reviews despite
being sufficiently old-fashioned to not even have a web site.

I have pretty much decided on a Rotring or possibly Waterman pen, and
would like to know what brand of ink is recommended. In the past I
remember using Parker Quink, but have been using ball-points and gel
pens for so many years that I don't know what has changed in inks for
fountain pens. Are 'permanent' inks pigment-based and, if so, do they
clog fountain pens? Most of my writing is on Moleskine journals.

Thanks in advance for any help.

William

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