Hisnibs.com Update -- You're My Hero

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HisNibs.com update -- You're my Hero


Greetings,

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A couple of years ago I shared with you my communication http://hisnibs.blogspot.com/search/label/kirk%20douglas with Kirk Douglas, and my sending him a Stipula Gladiator http://hisnibs.com/gladiator.htm pen after reading his recently published 'I am Spartacus!', detailing his looking back upon the making of the film 50 years prior, along with breaking the blacklist in Hollywood by hiring Dalton Trumbo to pen the screenplay (Douglas produced as well as starred in the film).

I just came across this video

of Michael Douglas publicly celebrating his dad's approaching 100th birthday.

Following up on the career of Kirk Douglas -- although I have several links in my blogpost listed in the first link above (including one from Spartacus) -- here's a short highlight reel http://www.kirkdouglas.com/highlights from his website that's kind of fun.

Now, moving from one hero to another Hero -- we're introducing the Hero Pastel http://hisnibs.com/pastel_series.htm series, comprised of slim hooded-nib pens in a rainbow of pastel colors (that happen to match up with the Private Reserve pastel ink colors quite well).

Continuing with Hero, we just received restocking of the Marble Veined http://hisnibs.com/marble_veined.htm, which has long been a customer favorite, due in part to taking design cues from the Parker Duofold Centennial/International models.

The Jinhao Dreadnaught series is once again represented in full force, including the Sunburst Orange http://hisnibs.com/dreadnaught.htm color -- which always seems to sell out quickly.

Don't forget to order your Horrible Halloween http://hisnibs.com/halloween.htm supplies! The date is coming up fast.


As this newsletter goes out to a mailing list of thousands of customers, please understand if there's a delay in answering your email queries or orders after one of these is sent. We will respond in order received and as soon as possible!

IMPORTANT SERVICE NOTE: Every nib that ships from His Nibs is closely examined under high magnification and tuned or adjusted if needed. About 85% of modern nibs need some adjustment out-of-the-box from the manufacturer for an optimal writing experience. Most commonly, the tines of the nib are misaligned -- which would cause scratchiness at the minimum; the slit between the tines is partially or fully closed -- which would starve the nib of ink and at best cause skipping; or the slit between the tines is too wide -- which will either again cause skipping, or conversely, flooding. There are other factors -- such as separation of the nib from the feed -- that are inspected and repaired before any pen leaves the Palace.

The only 100% guarantee of course comes when the pen is actually filled with ink and written with for the first time, but our pre-shipping inspections and tunings have eliminated 99.99999 (my finger is getting tired) of the frustrations that a customer experiences when first using a new fountain pen. Although this can be time-consuming on occasion, it affords our customers a much more pleasant experience when receiving a fountain pen from His Nibs -- and saves us the frustration of dealing with returns!

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* Hero Pastel series
* Jinhao Dreadnaught series
* Hero Marble Veined
* Halloween time!
* Last of the Monteverde Poquito fountain pens
* Last of the Monteverde Catalina fountain pens
* 'His Nibs' page on Facebook

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Hero Pastel series

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Another hooded-nib series from Hero, famous for continuing the Parker 51 style -- as in the '616' http://hisnibs.com/'616'_series.htm -- for almost 70 years now (see the Pen World article on the subject here http://hisnibs.com/news_articles1.htm). This time, these slim beauties are done in pastel colors. Interestingly, they match up quite closely with the Private Reserve pastel ink colors http://hisnibs.com/ink.htm, and hence the names I've given to each one (with the exception of the non-pastel Onyx!).

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Read more here... - http://hisnibs.com/pastel_series.htm


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Jinhao Dreadnaught series

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"The Dreadnaught FP arrived today -- it's perfect! The wide girth, nice center of gravity (even when posted), and smooth-writing medium-to-broad (always my preference!) nib makes it my favorite writing instrument. It's every bit as good-if not even better-as you-know-who. I might have to purchase another color to have two in my collection. Definitely a superior pen!"
C. H., Twinsburg, OH

"Norman, my order arrived today and I am a very very happy customer !!!!! I want to complement you on the wonderful prompt, efficient and polite way that you processed my order. The hand written note was a very nice touch. If only more companies realized how important small things are, perhaps more companies would have more customers that return again and again. Now for the pens. WOW!!! After the converters had short wash up with Mr Clean and a good rinse I inked the pens with my favourite Diamine ink. I can not say enough about how smooth the nibs are or how well the ink flows. I was absolutely taken by surprise by the performance. I always had a rather dim view of Chinese pens, given the rather disparaging comments that we hear at the typical pen show from collectors. Until now I was a confirmed Conway Stewart and Onoto user with a few Pelikan and Mt Blanc pens. The nibs on these Chinese pens perform better than other pens in my collection. I believe that I have become an enthusiastic convert to Chinese pens. The only thing I still am unable to work out is why Chinese pens have not taken over more of the market and why the high quality and performance of these pens is not more well known and do not claim a greater share of the market. Niceties of finish are ever so fine but it really is about the nib and the paper. Thanks for making this a very fine and enjoyable experience. Please keep doing business the way that you are doing it now. Good quality and careful customer service are becoming rare."
B. M., Enfield, CT

"Hi Norman, I received my Jinhao Dreadnaught and Silver Chain Dragon http://hisnibs.com/silver_chain.htm fountain pens. I prepped them and inked them up with Diamine Oxblood ink. Wow! What a wonderfully smooth writing experience with each of them! I write with the pen unposted. Along with the smooth writing, I truly enjoy the weight and balance of each pen in my writing hand, but especially that of the Dreadnaught. Thank you for not only providing such a pleasant writing experience, but also for the care that you give to each and every nib, and the special personal touch that you added to my order. This was my first purchase from you, and am looking forward to my next one."
T. L., Jamaica, NY


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Size comparison of the Jinhao Dreadnaught and the Montblanc 149

More photos here... - http://hisnibs.com/dreadnaught.htm

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Hero Marble Veined

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This lovely offering from Shanghai Hero is reminiscent of one of the marbled versions of the Parker Duofold Centennial/International line of pens. A slim pen, it measures 5-1/2" capped, 6-1/2" posted and 4-3/4" with cap held aside.

Although the pen has a stylized arrow clip like a Parker, Hero makes it quite obvious that it's not a Parker (adding a third cap ring for example) and is a Hero, but proclaiming that fact on the cap itself.

The lavender marbling on a black background is very distinctive. It seems to change appearance a bit with distance from the eye, looking somewhat whitish/gray from far away and more lavender as it approaches. Quite unique.

See more here... - http://hisnibs.com/marble_veined.htm

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Halloween time!

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See everything here... - http://hisnibs.com/halloween.htm

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Last of the Monteverde Poquito fountain pens

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The pen measures 4-3/4" capped, 5" posted and 3-3/4" with cap held aside. Of brass construction, with either a matte finish (in the case of the Stone Grey) or a metallic gloss lacquer for the other colors, this is one pen that won't weigh you down.

More photos here... - http://hisnibs.com/poquito_fp.htm

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Last of the Monteverde Catalina fountain pens

The Catalina is a full-sized pen, measuring 5-1/4" capped, 6-1/8" posted and 5" with cap held aside. Let me start by quoting Monteverde's description of the pens:

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"The bold and stunning rings on the cap and the pearlized colors of the Catalina collection immediately take you on a nautical journey to your favorite island getaway. A quick one hour boat ride from the coast of Los Angeles, California and you arrive at the incredible beauty of crystal blue water and sandy beaches of Catalina Island that are awaiting for you. The revolutionary clip with a roller wheel facilitates easy placement in your pockets, and like a trustworthy anchor, provides firm adherence."

The two upper chrome rings are engraved with Monteverde and Catalina respectively, and each cap has five resin rings that rather spectacularly define the overall look of the pen (black for the Butterscotch version, and white for the Blue or Black).

See more here... - http://hisnibs.com/catalina.htm

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