How Do I Change The Nib Of An Fpr Triveni Jr. Ebonite?

February 7, 2018

A couple of weeks ago I purchased a Triveni Jr. Ebonite when FPR was selling off the last of the #5.5 nib version at 30% off. It came with a flex nib installed (that was what was on sale) but I bought a separate #5.5 EF nib at the same time which I would now like to install.

How do I swap out the nib? Is the nib mounted in a nib unit which I unscrew from the section? Is the nib and feed then friction fit in the nib unit?

Thanks in advance.

February 8, 2018

The nib and feed are friction fit - grip them tightly (maybe using a bit of rubber grip) and pull straight out. It's pretty simple to reinsert - the inner bore of the grip section is circular, so you don't need to align the nib and feed to a particular orientation when you reinsert. The new FPR Triveni with #6 nib, on the other hand, *does* have a required orientation (mine arrived yesterday - just checked it!).

Edited February 8, 2018 by Jamerelbe

February 9, 2018

Thanks Jamerelbe. I've now got the EF installed.

The feed orientation is not keyed to the section but looking closely it seemed to me that the section does have a very shallow channel cut into it. On the assumption the channel is there for a reason I took a guess and tried to align the bottom of the feed with the channel. Anyway, the nib is installed and so far no flow issues.