Replacement Nib For Noodlers Ahab?

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Hello,

 

does anyone knows a source for a replacement nib for the Noodler's Ahab?

 

Thank you

[linearM]

I don't know how a Noodlers flex pen and an Ahab compare. I was able to use a #2 Moore nib (1920 vintage) in my flex pen and it worked fine. So if you have a vintage pen nib of the appropriate size for the feed, and the Ahab feed can be removed as easily as the feed on the flex pen, that might be a possibility. You wouldn't necessarily need a replacement Noodlers Ahab nib.

[Bo Bo Olson]

The Ahab is a very big nib.

You have to match that. I can't help you, in none of my nibs are so big. My Degussa easy full flex would not fit it.

 

On a couple of other recent Ahab threads some one has a regular flex nib that he says would fit.

Edited January 23, 2012 by Bo Bo Olson

[P.A.R.]

Are you seeking a new Ahab nib, or a new nib that will fit the Ahab? If it's the second, look at the thread linked in my signature. Those nibs don't have much flex, but they're very smooth for general writing.

[lightfeather]

Thanks for the responses,

 

i'm seeking a new Ahab nib...

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no hints?

[P.A.R.]

As far as I know the only replacement parts you can get right now for the Ahab are the piston seal o-rings - these can be had at gouletpens.com. You'll probably have to get a different nib (I highly recommend the ones in my link.)

[icevic]

I think the ones from Fountain Pen Revolution will work. They are $7 for the flex nibs and there are some other options, including a stub. Noodler's sources the pens from India (probably Chelpark) and Fountain Pen Revolution carries the same manufacturers and nibs.

[r100ridr]

I have a Knox K 35 in my Ahab very nice but not flexy.

[akustyk]

I have a Knox K 35 in my Ahab very nice but not flexy.

Mine would not well at all, even with attempted heat setting.

[redbike]

I lost the nib to my Ahab down a utility sink drain. I e-mailed the distributor and they sent me a new one. I'm not sure that's their standard practice though. Good luck.

[ddustinn]

I have an ad for #6 nibs in the classified section. They work well in my Ahab and Konrad when I want a firm nib.

[Drone]

Go to Noodlersink.com, click Contact on the upper right, and plea for a nib. You should get a reply from someone at Luxury Brands in Georgia, USA - the distributor for Noodler's products.

 

I asked for a spare feed once because I hacked the original feed too much in an attempt to make an Ahab actually work. They instructed the supplier I purchased the pen from (Goulet) to supply me with a few feeds on my next order, at no cost. They did, without question.

 

While you are at it. Please complain to Noodler's/Luxury Brands about not being able to purchase spare parts for Noodler's pens. It is ironic that a pen you often have to hack on to make work is impossible to buy spare part for. After all, I thought Noodler's pens where designed to be user serviceable to avoid waste. But if you need a spare part - forget it!

 

We should be able to buy spare pen parts in small quantity from our Noodler's dealers.