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Okay, so this is the last of the pens to arrive courtesy of my mini buying frenzy.

 

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Who would be the best person to approach for a restore job on this? I have no idea if the insides are perished or not (neither did the seller) but the pen body is in fabulous shape with just a little brassing of the tail ring. Oh, and the nib feels a little flexy!

 

Suggestions?

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where are you located?

"Writing is 1/3 nib width & flex, 1/3 paper and 1/3 ink. In that order."Bo Bo Olson

"No one needs to rotate a pen while using an oblique, in fact, that's against the whole concept of an oblique, which is to give you shading without any special effort."Professor Propas, 24 December 2010

 

"IMHO, the only advantage of the 149 is increased girth if needed, increased gold if wanted and increased prestige if perceived. I have three, but hardly ever use them. After all, they hold the same amount of ink as a 146."FredRydr, 12 March 2015

 

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Cryptos,

 

I like Danny Fudge for most straightforward repairs. He is in the states, but his prices are very reasonable. I like all of the moderators here as well. They all do outstanding work (Ron Zorn, Gerry Berg, Tim Girdler). The deciding factor for me is usually the turn-around time. Danny is usually much quicker (Thewritepen.net).

 

If there are specialized problems like large cracks or big chips, I'd definitely go to Ron Zorn or Todd Eberspacher (FarmBoy). For nib retipping, Greg Minuskin, etc.

 

Hope this helps. :)

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I agree about Danny Fudge (based on my own very limited experience of one pen!) but you may find, like me, that it is worthwhile learning how to do straightforward repairs such as replacing sacs yourself.

Postage costs are the problem here in NZ. For a pen such as the Moore, sending it away to have it fixed will probably cost about as much as you paid for the pen in the first place, without a commensurate increase in value. Even a local (NZ) repairer could run to $20 or so. If you can find one.

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John

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I had Danny Fudge on my radar to re-diaphram a Vac51 and a Striped Duofold, so it would be no problem throwing this one in the box as well. Thanks for the advice guys, and johnmc2, it may only be a Moore but the picture does not do it justice. It's a beautiful pen.

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... it may only be a Moore but the picture does not do it justice. It's a beautiful pen.

It sounds like you got one of the better Moore nibs which will make this even more special. If you send it to Danny he will make sure the nib is just right before he lets it go. I have a sister to your pen and enjoy it a lot.

 

By the way, try looking at the barrel and cap in sunlight. That brings out the colors even better.

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Beautiful pen, Cryptos,

 

Looks like the same material as my Pre-Parker Valentine #4. You're right, a picture just doesn't catch the sparkle! (Especially my poor cell phone pics).

 

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+1 on learning to service these yourself. You've caught the 'bug' for finding them, I submit to you that there is an even greater satisfaction in restoring and maintaining them yourself!

 

Best of luck,

 

Clayton

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Oh indeed!

 

In sunlight it fair sparkles. Probably the most eye-catching pen I have. Paid $25 for it because I didn't know anything about Moore pens but someone said the nibs can be flexible. Took a plunge, paid too much (right?), and yet... if it scrubs up well I cannot help but thinking 'What's not to like?' here.

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New Zealand, but that factor has no impact on this request.

my apologies for asking....

 

here you go. a link for a number of repair people/restorers who might help: http://www.penhero.com/PenBookmarks_PenRepair.htm

 

one in australia: http://www.oldpostofficepens.com.au/Repair_Restn.html

 

and another that might do repairs: http://www.auspens.com/index.html

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"Writing is 1/3 nib width & flex, 1/3 paper and 1/3 ink. In that order."Bo Bo Olson

"No one needs to rotate a pen while using an oblique, in fact, that's against the whole concept of an oblique, which is to give you shading without any special effort."Professor Propas, 24 December 2010

 

"IMHO, the only advantage of the 149 is increased girth if needed, increased gold if wanted and increased prestige if perceived. I have three, but hardly ever use them. After all, they hold the same amount of ink as a 146."FredRydr, 12 March 2015

 

"Surely half the pleasure of life is sardonic comment on the passing show."Sir Peter Strawson

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Cryptos,

 

If it cleans up well and you like the way it writes, you didn't overpay for it. I'd rate the older Moore's like a second tier pen. It looks very nice!

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