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Are Hero fountain pens good quality?
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I'm just getting back into writing with a fountain pen I'd really like some gorgeous pens--but the Montegrappa for instance.. What I like are things like the Montegrappa Romeo and Juliet pens, their dragone, and the Hero pens (Pandas, dragon and phoenix) seem very nice. Also if there are other lines that have "art" pens like these, for less than $100 each, I'd like to hear about it. I think you might like the Dani snake pens. They are large, fairly inexpensive, and carved with snakes. Check with Art Brown, FPH, and some of our onliners for them. Nancy |
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quality of Hero pens. I just took a Hero 329 (Parker 51 knockoff)
out of my desk drawer -- I remember leaving it there MONTHS ago. Wrote the first time. For a $5 fountain pen, not a bad deal. Be aware that their nib sizes run extra fine: I use mine for editing and margin annotations. But you can pick up one in NYC's Chinatown district (I go to Pearl River at the corner of Canal and Broadway). If NY is not in your plans, lots of wonderful raves about Norman Haase and his site www.hisnibs.com -- same pen will cost you $10, but you get great service and dealing with him is worth the extra few bucks. Good luck. |
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Dik F. Liu wrote:
Pearl River in NYC had the 329 for $4.50 a pop. Pearl River also have Hero ink for $1.50 a bottle. By the way, Pearl River is now on Broadway, near Prince street. Dik, I go to Kate's Paperie on Broadway at Prince street whenever I get the chance. I never saw Pearl River. Where is it from Kate's? Is it on the ground level or is it a hidden treasure like Berliner? Nancy |
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Agreed - best editing pen in Creation, and also from Norman's emporium. Nice
fine-but-dense line and you can leave it uncapped while you're pondering an edit and it still writes first time. Oh, and even PR Sherwood Green rinses out of the sac without staining. (Small point, but it impressed the hell out of me.) Cheers KT Upcoming books : CITY OF PEARL (HarperCollins/Eos) March 2004 - available on pre-order from Amazon now. Short fiction now in October Realms of Fantasy - STRINGS http://www.karentraviss.com "John" wrote in message om... quality of Hero pens. I just took a Hero 329 (Parker 51 knockoff) out of my desk drawer -- I remember leaving it there MONTHS ago. Wrote the first time. For a $5 fountain pen, not a bad deal. Be aware that their nib sizes run extra fine: I use mine for editing and margin annotations. But you can pick up one in NYC's Chinatown district (I go to Pearl River at the corner of Canal and Broadway). If NY is not in your plans, lots of wonderful raves about Norman Haase and his site www.hisnibs.com -- same pen will cost you $10, but you get great service and dealing with him is worth the extra few bucks. Good luck. |
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OK very cheap pens. In China Hong Kong literally dime a dozen. By the time
they reach US prices multiplied manyfold, but still reasonably cheap. I was frankly disappointed by the pen and the man who touts them. But kept one for my son which he does not use (it's hard as nails nib so good for carbon copiets and ok looking) . Barely succeeded in giving the two cheapos away as gifts. They look tinny and cheap. For about same price you can get Waterman Phileas, close out Sheaffer's, vintage Parkers. Why don't you go that route iso Hero's. Just my 2c for what it's worth. Here they are quite a lot higher. wrote in message ... I'm just getting back into writing with a fountain pen (I used fountain pens all through Jr. High and High School) and I'd really like some gorgeous pens--but the Montegrappa for instance are way out of my league. What I like are things like the Montegrappa Romeo and Juliet pens, their dragone, and the Hero pens (Pandas, dragon and phoenix) seem very nice. But are they good quality? I don't expect top of the line for under $20, but they should be at least sturdy enough to stand up to use, the quality of engraving should be decent, the nibs should write well and stand up to use. Any word on the Hero? Also if there are other lines that have "art" pens like these, for less than $100 each, I'd like to hear about it. Well, I might go $200 for something really outstanding. -- kettir at| "Catnip mice taste good. softhome |That's why I bite their heads off. dot net |They're good for breakfast." - Bucky Katt - |
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I've bought several 329s and 330s from Ray at Wood 'n Dreams, who has
excellent and very fast service; the pens are about the best cheap pens around, I think. I have a little pouch I keep in my book bag, with 6 Hero 329s, all inked in different colors, and use these for making comments on student papers, writing lists during the day (have to do a to-do list constantly since I'm starting to have CRS alot), etc. I've given 2 or 3 away to students who've seen me writing with a fountain pen and wanted to know just how to do it; think I've converted (nudge, nudge) some people! (Incidentally, these take much longer to dry out with the cap off than most pens, making them extremely useful to those of us who write, have a thought, have to remember what it was, and then have to write it down before we forget it!) Sally "John" wrote in message om... quality of Hero pens. I just took a Hero 329 (Parker 51 knockoff) out of my desk drawer -- I remember leaving it there MONTHS ago. Wrote the first time. For a $5 fountain pen, not a bad deal. Be aware that their nib sizes run extra fine: I use mine for editing and margin annotations. But you can pick up one in NYC's Chinatown district (I go to Pearl River at the corner of Canal and Broadway). If NY is not in your plans, lots of wonderful raves about Norman Haase and his site www.hisnibs.com -- same pen will cost you $10, but you get great service and dealing with him is worth the extra few bucks. Good luck. |
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