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Need bottled ink or refills? No. 2 of the series...The beauty, color and majesty of the World's most immortal mountains are sculpted by Monteverde designers into treasured writing instruments. The Monteverde Mauna Kea is Monteverde's Second Edition in the monumental Mountains of the World collection. All Monteverde Mauna Kea Mountains are hand-crafted from the finest European-grade acrylic resins. Each captures the subtle hues of Hawaii's breathtakingly beautiful volcano. From sea floor to summit, Mauna Kea measures 5.6 miles in height, standing as the tallest peak in Hawaii. Its last eruption occurred over 3500 years ago. The Mauna Kea cap is created from a single piece of the finest European-grade acrylic resin. The result is a design that runs naturally uninterrupted. Every Mauna Kea writing instrument is presented in an elegant, wood-trimmed case with a magnetic closure.
Mauna Kea fountain pen
Mauna Kea convertible fineliner
Mauna Kea convertible ballpoint
In their capped configuration (in the case of the fountain pen and convertible fineliner) or retracted state (in the case of the ballpoint), all three pens are the same size, measuring about 5-7/8" in length, with identical widths. With caps posted, the fountain pen measures 6-1/8" while the convertible fineliner comes in at an even 6 inches.
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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Ordering Procedures & Returns International customers, please note, we will not falsify shipping documents Please send your order and shipping address (along with any questions) to:
orders@hisnibs.com We will email you back with your order total (PA residents please add 6% sales tax) 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) If you'd rather pay by money order or check, kindly make payable to: His
Nibs.com We
ship via insured Priority Mail
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 HisNibs.com and hope to have you join the ranks of our many long-term, repeat customers!
Revised: February 11th, 2012
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