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click on photos to enlarge Need bottled ink or refills?
"Many thanks. Today received the
Dolcevita PISTON. I have really taken to this Pen. My favorite Pen. I don't
speak English. I am bad writer. Sorry." "Received the pen Friday. It is
great. Beautiful, and writes perfectly. Thanks for all your help."
DV80190 Delta Dolcevita Piston FP
Sharing dimensions with the Dolcevita Oversized, the Piston measures 5-1/2" capped and 6-3/4" posted. Although large in the hand, Delta's use of fine Italian resin keeps this pen from becoming uncomfortably heavy. It's a writer that allows for extended writing sessions without fatigue, whether the cap is posted or set aside. Visually, the first clue that this is a different Dolcevita, is the amber ink-viewing window. It's visible even when the pen is capped, enabling you to quickly ascertain if it's time for a trip to the ink bottle. As the Piston uses most of the large barrel for it's ink reservoir, those trips will be few and far between!
The pen is entirely handmade; barrels, caps and tops are hand-threaded by lathe and then each individual piece is hand-threaded to insure perfect alignment. The central ring is crafted in solid '925' sterling silver with an olive leaf motif painstakingly etched by a master silversmith from decor featured in old paintings from Pompei.
So, how does one access the piston feature of the Piston?
Another very thoughtful feature of this piston is that it has a safety stop at the end of its filling travel. You'll know that the pen has filled to its maximum when you feel and hear a ratcheting of the piston mechanism at the end of its journey. This is analogous to a similar feature on most automobile gas caps, which lets you know that you've reached the proper end position.
The Dolcevita Piston comes gift boxed and includes a
bottle of Delta black ink, along with Delta's lifetime warranty.
This is one Dolcevita that doesn't come with a converter or
cartridges!
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 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
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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: February 8th, 2010
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One needs merely remove the blind cap at
the barrel's end, to reveal the heavy-duty piston knob. 
