Digital BW, The Print

Chatzebussi,

> 
> I still have an old EPSON 1160 with just one "black"-nozzle not firing
> properly - I think that nozzle has gone for good.

In addition to the usual cleaning recommendations, you might try a cleaning
cart and let it sit there, with occasional cleaning cycles, for a week or
more.

> ... If I were to "upgrade" Ebony k with a
> "colour" cartridge for a different printing technique  should I choose
> the "FS" oder the "FSN" version??? Put otherwise: is FS' or FSN's
> original/inherent "hue" nearer Ebony's mildly warm k???

FS is warmer than FSN and closer to Eboni's warm tone.  I call FS medium
warm.

> Why am I asking this question? The answer: I can't stand even ever so
> slight hue "deviations" along the d-curve, e.g. one part being warm,
> one part cooler, and one part more neutral ...

Of course, the problem with a "monotone" inkset is that different papers
print with different tones or colorcasts in different parts of the curve.
One reason for the variable-tone approach is to be able to profile the
papers so that they are even.  Identical ink colors doesn't do it.

For example, Eboni is closer to neutral in the dark shadows than in the
lighter tones.


> Of course I should like to get slightly more neutral prints than you
> can get with the BO-Ebony-k technique but then I am a purist as far as
> the overall hue goes. No compromise there (see above).

UT-FS is probably your best shot.

Good luck.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com