Somehow, the tines on my Parker Sonnet are misaligned-- one end of the nib is raised slightly higher than its counterpart. Either my pen caught on my Crane stationery, or I banged it on something without realizing it. This has so not been my day.

Simple fix for any competent pen repair person. Still sucks to have it happen, though. Seems an occupational hazard. Run in to this sooner or later for all of us!

Try Joel Hamilton at www.ink-pen.com

He does good work and usually has quick turnaround. I've been very satisfied with all the work he's done for me. Also Ron Zorn at main street pens. He posts on the various boards a good bit. Another good guy with fairly quick turnaround times.

Richard

Now somewhere there is a page on how to fix this.

Basically you can either flick the side that is too far down up, or flex the other side down. You need to look along the top of the nib side on with a loupe and then gently tweak the tine with your thumbnail. Easier to do than describe

The nib has a sort of memory so with a bit of encouragement you can get it back in place.

Jim

I tried doing that for a few minutes last night but the nib wouldn't budge, so I figured it's not best to force it. I may try again later today. If it still doesn't work, my pen's taking a trip.

Too bad that happened. I noticed the same thing with mine but I was brave and sort of bent it back to the right shape by pressing it lightly against a surface. It doesn't seem to have any effect on the writing thankfully.

Hmm, that should work, do you think that the tines have closed up too? If so a bit of plastic, clean 35mm film would do, work that between the tines and see if that helps.

Just how far out of line are they 1mm, more?

Funny this because I spent about 30 mins last evening tweaking a nib on a "51" that I built from parts off eBay and other places, it can take a bit more force than you realise, so little and often is better than one big tweak. Is it a gold or steel nib? The older the Sonnet the more flex in the nib in my experience, so this means that if the nib is say 1mm out, you may need to tweak it by as much as 3-5mm to get it back. But like I say, do a bit, look carefully, do a bit more, then try again.

You need good light and I find that having a white surface behind the nib gives a better contrast so you can see more.

Best of luck,

Jim

I emailed Parker pens for information on their warranty. They want me to send the pen in to determine if this damage falls under warranty policies. I'm waiting to hear back from them on what they might charge to fix the pen if it's not covered under warranty, before I send the pen off to them.