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Evening Stripes


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"Norm: The pen and ink bottles arrived in pack today. WoW! The Evening Stripes has a smooth writing nib that duels with some of the best high price names out there. Nice heft, very smooth, excellent balance, and writes with authority. Quite a lot of characteristics for a pen that costs 45 bucks!...While I don't sign autographs, I can see this as my signature pen using Midnight Blue. The pen's personality projects absolute authority. It actually writes by itself, the hand just being an instrument for the pen to move through.  Ah....Private Reserve...what a name. The ink is intense what more can a guy say? Vibrant and rich in hue, excellent ink to display moods or express intent...Of all the inks I have tried, Private Reserve is the best value for the dollar... Continue your success, and remain well."
D. L., Philadelphia, PA

"Hi, Norman! My pens arrived today in good order. I have to tell you that the Evening Stripes is a gorgeous pen with nice heft. I want another one if you have more...It really is spectacular!"
 J. B. K., San Antonio, TX

Evening Stripes    $45.00

I thought of calling this the 'Big Purple Torpedo'...but then I calmed down. Measuring 5-7/8" capped, 5-1/8" cap aside, and a full 6-1/2" with cap posted...this is a large pen. With its girth and lacquer-over-brass construction, posting the cap is not something that comes naturally with this pen. It will post, but wasn't really designed with that in mind, as the barrel end primarily rests on the cap threads, not a conventional inner cap.

Cap aside, it's certainly a comfortable fit for all but the largest hand, and has that heft that many writers find pleasing -- myself included.

The pen's classic torpedo shape is coupled with that most elusive -- and therefore popular -- of all fountain pen colors....PURPLE! Admittedly, it's just a hint of purple in combination with those of the blue and black stripes, but still....PURPLE! Well, ok, maybe some would say lavender -- but it's close.

 

 

 

 

 

The blue 'jewel' in the clip adds just a touch of brightness to the silver-colored trim and dark tones of the pen. It's subtle, but adds panache.

 

 

Unscrewing the cap displays a variation of the oversized nib found on the Silver Chain Dragon, Dragon's Offspring and the Plasma. Like those models, this is a true western medium -- still a rarity for a Chinese-made nib.

 

 

 

The pen comes with a large piston-filler for bottled ink, and will take International-style cartridges, such as Private Reserve. A gift box is included.

 

 

 

                   

 

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!

 

Ordering Procedures & Returns

International customers, please note, we will not falsify shipping documents

Credit cards, for the quickest fulfillment of your order, are accepted through PayPal, a secure site allowing you to use your credit card without us even seeing the information. If you'd like to make use of this credit card service, please let us know when you email your order and address, and we'll email you the appropriate Request for Payment, and instructions for the simple payment procedure (you don't need to join PayPal to use it).

                                                                                               

If you would like us process your credit card directly instead, then please email us:

1. Card # (dividing this number in two, between two emails, will ensure security)
2. Expiration date
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4. Address for billing statement
5. Card verification # (3-digit number printed on the back of your card. It appears after and to the right of your card number, or 4-digit number on the front of your AMEX card).
 

If you'd rather pay by money order or check, kindly make payable to:

His Nibs.com
  2540 W. Union Street
  Allentown, PA 18104

We ship via insured Priority Mail
(email for cost)

 

 

Please send your order and shipping address (along with any questions) to:

orders@hisnibs.com
(on PayPal transactions, the email address may also display as stonebri@sprynet.com -- both are valid)

We will email you back with your order total (PA residents please add 6% sales tax)

 

Warranties and returns

If an item proves to be defective, in most cases the manufacturer's warranty will apply. However, please email us first so that we can determine the easiest way to resolve the problem to your satisfaction. In the case of fountain pens -- which are a bit more individualistic than other writing instruments -- what may at first appear to be a defect (hard starting or poor flow for example), can in almost all cases be resolved with a few simple 'tweaks' to the nib, which we'll be happy to guide you through or perhaps suggest returning to us for adjustment.

Should you wish to return a non-defective item within 3 days of receipt because it doesn't suit you for some reason, again please email us and we'll arrange an exchange, credit or refund (minus any shipping/insurance charges), if the item is returned in an 'as new' condition. If you've dipped a fountain pen to try its writing characteristics, kindly clean off any ink residue prior to shipping -- to save us both a nasty surprise .

We want you to be happy with your purchase from His Nibs.com and hope to have you join the ranks of our many long-term, repeat customers!

 

Revised: March 10th, 2010

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