Kommentare zu: LYRA COLORSTRIPE

Von: Lexikaliker

Lexikaliker — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:41:19 +0000

Hello Ricardo, thank you for your detailed and competent comment which surely qualifies for being the longest in that weblog so far :-)

As far as I can tell (I am not an expert) they are indeed well-made. At first I had my doubts concerning the bond between lead and wood because the pencil is not axially symmetric, especially when using a manual sharpener. But I was wrong – there were no problems (except the small one mentioned above which could also have been casued by the sharpener).

You’re right: The colour range limits the artist’s use of the COLORSTRIPE but I wouldn’t be surprised if the range would be extended after a period with satisfying sales figures. By the way, one or two graphit variants would also be very nice.

Unfortunately I don’t have any information about the lead’s composition. A quick test has shown that the blue COLORSTRIPE is very similar to the one of the LYRA Super FERBY DUO, and as far as I know that pencil doesn’t contain bee’s wax.

In most cases the retail price is below the recommended price – at least in Germany – so I expect the COLORSTRIPE to be available for less than 1.70 Euro each (but time will tell).

Von: Ricardo

Ricardo — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:19:21 +0000

This is my first comment on „Lexikaliker”, i’m an usual reader and this as been a great reference to me, i’m always looking for new posts. Although i can’t read German, i’ve been using „Yahoo! Babel Fish - Text Translation”, this allows me to read this wonderful blog. The translation provided by the software is not that accurate and many things are lost in the process, it’s good enough for me to understand almost everything that is written though.
Now, back to what made me start writing this comment, the „Lyra Colorstripe” pencils! I cannot „speak” for my own experience as i have never seen or tried one of these, hopefully i’ll be able to do it in a couple of months from now. They really look great, in my opinion this is one of the best looking pencils i have ever seen, i also believe they are very well made, after all it’s a „LYRA”. The color range available is to small though, only 16 colors, this is not an „Artists Quality” product (by that i mean professional) for sure. On most professional colored pencils i know (the better ones), the lead contains bee’s wax, that gives a texture very similar to oil pastels allowing wonderful color blending and a luminosity that is impossible to obtain with other pencils, again, i cannot tell if this is the case with the „Colorstripe”. The recommended price (per unit) €1.70 is a bit much for a „School” pencil, this alone would place it in a professional cathegory, on the other hand we are looking at a very different product, the lead core is much thicker than usual, maybe the double size of a „normal” pencil. I guess the manufacturing process for the „Colorstripe” being so different makes them more expensive than average color pencils. Still, judging only for what i have read about it and for what i saw, i think we are looking at a wonderfull pencil that soon will have a legion of fans around the world. If this is in fact a „School” pencil it seems to be a very good one. Also, it would be really something if „Lyra” would expand the color range and made a professional version of this product, it would be a winner for sure.

Best regards,
Ricardo.

Von: Lexikaliker

Lexikaliker — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:57:35 +0000

@viola: Die sehen nicht nur gut aus, sondern fassen sich auch gut an ;-) Auch ich freue mich drauf – wenigstens das kleine Set muss ins Haus.

@Frank: Die Eurostyle wirkt in der Tat immer noch modern und gar nicht abgenutzt, was jedoch sicher auch daran liegt, dass sie nicht im Übermaß eingesetzt wurde (wie z. B. die Rotis).

Was den Blift angeht, so schiebe ich die Überarbeitung des Artikels ständig vor mir her, da ich mich immer von etwas anderem ablenken lasse ;-) Ich hatte jedoch das Glück, noch etwas Material (Prospekt-Scans und alte Blifte) sowie interessante Informationen zu bekommen, und ein paar alte Ultra-Pens von Geha, für die Kreuzer OEM war, konnte ich ebenfalls auftreiben – ich hoffe also, mit der Überarbeitung etwas bieten zu können.

Von: Frank

Frank — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:53:15 +0000

Auf diese Farbstifte bin ich ebenfalls gespannt, wäre ein tolles Geschenk für meine Töchter zu Ostern.

Eurostyle schein mir korrekt zu sein, Bold Extended und Extended, dezent spationiert; schon erstaunlich, wie modern sie wirkt mit ihren 47 Jahren, da zeigt sich eine erstaunliche schöpferische Kraft, die auch den damaligen „Zeitgeist” überdauerte und noch heute ohne jegliches „Retro”-Gefühl sehr ansprechend ist.

NB: Gibt es Neuigkeiten zum Blift?

Von: viola

viola — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:04:06 +0000

die sehen „in echt” ja genauso gut aus wie auf produktbildern. sehr schön.
da macht das in-der-stadt-mal-nachsehen-ob-es-xy-schon-gibt-spiel im märz/april ja dann richtig spaß.
ich freu mich drauf!