Comments on: Review of Staedtler Noris Ergosoft HB.

By: In Praise of Thick. » Pencil Revolution

In Praise of Thick. » Pencil Revolution — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:43:13 +0000

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By: Ramya

Ramya — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:31:13 +0000

Hey, I need these and have been looking for them. I am in the US. Its not available at Staples. Dono whee to get tem! Pls help

By: Peter Ferreira

Peter Ferreira — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:21:01 +0000

I love this pencils as I have used them since I was a child growing up in Europe! Thank god in my profession I do travel to Europe alot and always make sure to bring a bunch back with me! They are still my favorite to compose and pencil in fingerings on sheet music.

By: humdog

humdog — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:17:05 +0000

i love the ergosofts and i wish i could buy them…i, too, got a bunch at office depot then one day they just DISAPPEARED…gave them to my piano coach also, he liked them alot. right now, though, i am having a good time with the california republic golden bear 2B. i like the palomino with eraser kinda sorta. i mean the pencil is great but there is something about the way the eraser fits on the end of the pencil that is not quite fall-in-love-with happymaking. i think it is the gold stripe. i think if the eraser thingie covered the gold stripe then it would be happier. but the golden bear is absolutely lovely. palomino lead is better, but who dreamed of a regular pencil at reasonable price (40 for what 5 bucks or so)that writes so DARK??

By: scruss

scruss — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 03:43:44 +0000

Actually, Shane, I find the triangular shape helps keep the point. You do have to make a conscous effor to turn the pencil every few lines, though. Oh, and that's a Lee Valley belt-clip sharpener in the bottom picture.

By: We Saw a Chicken … » Blog Archive » writey

We Saw a Chicken … » Blog Archive » writey — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 03:37:39 +0000

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By: Frank C.

Frank C. — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 01:40:12 +0000

Thanks for the link to the order page–I just ordered some.

I don’t necessarily prefer a triangular grip, but I don’t find them uncomfortable, either. I’ve never had a problem finding the correct side to write with that exposes the sharpest part of the exposed lead. The Grip 2001 is one of my favorite pencils because it writes extremely well; the triangular grip is a bonus but not the most important part of the pencil.

By: Christopher Meisenzahl

Christopher Meisenzahl — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 21:08:07 +0000

I thought I would dislike the triangular shape. But it ended up feeling quite natural for me.

By: Shane

Shane — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:53:53 +0000

I can’t handle a triangular grip. They provide so much less freedom in writing with the perfect facet of the exposed lead. I’d be interested in hearing others’ reasons why/how they cope and even prefer triangular.

By: Chris Meisenzahl

Chris Meisenzahl — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:03:31 +0000

Nice, I’ve never seen those before. I have 4 Faber-Castell Grip 2001 pencils at my desk after learning about them here. ;-)

Chris
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