Who Can Fix A Broken Piston Screw?

[yeepers]

Have a pen that is great other than a sad broken piston screw . Is there anyone you can recommend to fix it? Preferably USA but will send overseas as needed. Prefer to send to individual rather than MB as its a vintage pen and would like to preserve as much of it as possible.

 

Thanks!!

[Chrissy]

First you would need to find someone who has a spare Montblanc piston and that might be difficult. Then you need to compare their price with the $70 that Montblanc would charge.

You can always ask Montblanc to only replace the piston and tell them you don't want a new barrel, grip or feed.

 

Is the piston screw thread on the end of the barrel plastic or brass?

[penparadise]

First you have to tell or show us what kind (model) of pen you have!...

 

Is it a contemporary pen, made within the last 10 or twenty or 30 years, then send it to Montblanc. This will be the cheapest way as Montblanc charges just a flat rate for the repairs.

Is it a vintage pen, made of celluloid or a pen from the 1950th, 1960th or 1970th - then send it to a pen repair man as Montblanc doesn't have any spare parts for old(er) pens.

[zaddick]

It comes down to parts, who has them. I have seen brass spindles on ebay as replacement parts. They would be more sturdy, but would alter the total weight and weight distribution of the pen.

 

I'd contact Brad Torelli to see if he has parts. I had him replace a worn spindle for me but I already had the part.

[yeepers]

Thanks everyone! It's from the 70s (at least that's what I think!) and I'd really not send it to MB and wind up with a frankenpen. I did try emailing Brad Torelli but haven't heard back. However, as recommended by our own Fountainbel I did get in touch with Ron Zorn and we're trying to work it out Hopefully it won't be too painful of an endeavor to get this pen back to functioning form.

[dubhe]

You could buy another pen from the same period, swap the piston screw, send the new pen which now has the broken screw to MB for repair, sell the pen when it comes back with new parts.

[Chrissy]

I wouldn't ever consider a 1970's Montblanc FP repaired by Montblanc to be a 'frankenpen', but each to their own.

[Bo Bo Olson]

"""However, as recommended by our own Fountainbel I did get in touch with Ron Zorn and we're trying to work it out.""""

I'd recommended Fountainbel, he re-corked both my rolled gold 742 with the telescope piston and my 234 1/2. Did a nice job on my Fendomatic Safety Pen also.

[meiers]

Let us know how it turns out.