'330' series

"Hi. Thanks for the handwritten and sealed note! Your Nibs logo on the seal looks great. I prepared the Hero with a washing out, and it worked perfectly from the first stroke. No wonder you’re still selling this pen after 14 years!...I am amazed at how smooth the pen writes!...Wrote with the pen tonight. Still baffles me how good it is… and I have 21s 51s and a 61!"
L. K., Middletown, NY

"Hi Norman! The Hero 330 arrived on the 20th of December, in excellent order. Both the ink and pen are lovely to look at. I can truly understand why the 329 and the 330 were picked to start with, they are exquisite pens for a reasonable sum! I love the way they perform, and the Private Reserve Sepia colored ink flows beautifully. The only reason I had to order another because my 14 yr. old son commandeered it for his own use once he used it to fill out some page-tabs. I haven’t seen hide nor hair of it since!!"
P. T., Westmoreland, TN

"The Hero 330 arrived the 15th in excellent condition. I inked up and was surprised at how fluid it felt for such a light pen. The nib, as usual, is representative of your high standards. The pen writes silky smooth (especially so for a very fine nib) and has never failed to start writing immediately, even after carrying it around for three days in 95+ degree heat, in my pocket, without being used. As its is an inexpensive pen, I have no qualms about stuffing it in my jeans pocket and charging out the door. I have Several people wonder at me for carrying a Parker 51 around like that. I am obligated to explain that I purchased it from your web site. I then am asked (happily) to write down the web address for them. Hope to send some customers your way!!"
P. T., Westmoreland, TN

"My Hero 330 arrived today with the cholat ink. I am so pleased. The last time I used a fountain pen was in the fifties! There were no ball points or rollerballs, only pencils and fountain pens. This pen is a delight to use! The right fine-ness. I love the ink. The write is smooth, fine and the color just right. Thanks."
M. M., Rexburg, ID

"Hi Norman, Received your fabulous Heros [referring to 329 & 330 pens] yesterday. Thank you again for the great service. Very much appreciated! The pens are really quite great. The quality is fine but what a lovely surprise when you discover how they feel when you start writing. Absolutely wonderful! I don't want to put it down! THANKS SO MUCH, Norman."
M. M., Vancouver, Canada

"It is a wonderful writer! It's light, well balanced and gives a smooth crisp thin line with a bit of a bite. Great pen! As a matter of fact I would like to order one more Hero 330 (burgundy) from you for my colleague."
N.A., Sweden

"I received the Hero pens Wednesday, and I have to say that I'm impressed. I like a fine nib, but fine nibs can be a little scratchy. Both of my Hero's are smooth with excellent flow characteristics. The burgundy 330 will become my everyday pen. Thank you." L.T., Eastpointe, MI

The Hero '330' series has been a perennial best-seller of the Hero line. Like the '329' series, these pens have hooded nibs, designed to recall the Parker '51' and '61'. Just above the nib is an arrow symbol insert, much like that found on the Parker '61' (although certain customers that it's the 'Star Trek' emblem <G>). They measure 5-1/4" capped, and 5-1/2" posted. They lay down a 'very' fine line, have aerometric-style 'pump' converters for bottled ink (with an ink-view window), and spring clips (with the name 'Hero' engraved upon it). They have gold-toned slip caps, which have the Chinese characters for 'Hero', '330' and 'Made in China' etched upon them. These pens seem to write forever!

As with all new pens, I recommend to run a dilute solution of dishwashing soap (two or three drops to a small bowl of water) through a new pen a few times, followed by water only. Step one is effective at removing manufacturing oils that can tend to make the ink less than enthusiastic in heading from the converter/filler to the nib, and step two removes the traces of the detergent you've used...which tends to have the opposite, diuretic effect.

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!