(Silly me I guess for getting a used Sonnet on Fleabay)

I have a wide band, black lacque in M. As a used, more than 2 year old pen I realize my warranty
options with Parker are probably nil and I'm not sure from what I've heard I'd have them working
on a nib for me anyway. (Even a nib replacement may not solve the issue anyway)

The pen appears to me using all I've read here to be genuine, from a supposid collector who used
it daily and bought it from a known source.

Loaded with PR Midnight Blues I'm getting the classic intermittant Sonnet "skippidydoodah" on some
"a", "c" and "o"s. From what I've read here, that is most likely a correctable nib issue. Sorry, call me
a heretic, but I am not going to play "chase the ink" to find one that makes a (new) >$100 pen happy.
I don't (and won't) do that with my beautiful $35, like new 65 year old Esties that costs about $2 new
or my trusty $35 Phileas and I sure aren't gonna do it for what is supposed to be a quality modern pen.
Of course, Parker sticks me in the eye even deeper by making the Sonnet such a nice looking, well
balanced wonderful writing pen When It Is Acting Correctly that I don't want to just give up on this one.

It may have an inner cap issue as even with a couple hours sitting, though there is flow, it takes a couple
letters for it to kick in all the way. I will do the wax trick if it comes down to it but I'd rather not if it can
be fixed correctly for a reasonable amount.

Has anyone here had personal expeience getting a pen repair person/nibmeister to definately and
assuridly fix this "skippidydoodah" and ink pickyness situation? It'd be nice too if that person were
willing and able to correctly address the inner cap issue if there turns out to be one. If there is, I'd
also like to hear about what it cost you and what the turnaround time was (in a PM if you're more
comfortable that way on that).

I'd also appreciate hearing from any pen repair person who might want to take this on.

Thank you in advance,

Bruce in Ocala, FL