Extra soft ink?

I just purchased a bottle of Pelikan Edelstein Ink. I noticed on the back that it says extra soft ink. Any idea what this is?

It's the opposite of the hard stuff.


Seriously, that's peculiar. I have no idea where they are going with that.

And here it is in all of its glory.

It's easier to lather with than hard ink. Distilled is even better.

Any native German speakers who might know what German word may have been translated soft and other ways to translate it?

John and I have a pelikan contact now... ill ask him for you

syngent said:

John and I have a pelikan contact now... ill ask him for you

Click to expand...

Thank you much...

Mention that they better not EVER discontinue the Topaz. It has to be one of my favorite true blue inks.

Made with soft water?

I thought it was just a Mommas ink, and easily picked on by other inks

Actually it's twofold, that ink has an additive for piston fillers, which in turn bonuses out to give a soft gentle writing feel.

Vlad said:

Any native German speakers who might know what German word may have been translated soft and other ways to translate it?

Click to expand...

Soft in German is "weich", so a soft boiled egg is "ein weiches Ei"....no clue what soft means for ink -

jumper said:

Actually it's twofold, that ink has an additive for piston fillers, which in turn bonuses out to give a soft gentle writing feel.

Click to expand...

So maybe it's "lubricated"?

Maybe when you spill the ink on yourself or a beloved pet the ink feels better than when you spill other inks?

If I spilled ink on the cat, soft or not, SWMBO would have my hide up on this board for use as a strop. The psycho kitty would not care a bit. Spilling ink on the floor isn't something I can contemplate without therapy and/or a really good scotch.

I do not know what the soft means, but I do know that Topaz is one of my favorites! I have it in an M805 now.