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Hi,

 

I have a Pilot MYU 701 F nib pen that appears to have a slightly bent nib and is an extremely dry and scratchy writer.

 

Can anyone recommend a good, reasonably priced, repair person for this? The pen in located in NJ, USA.

 

Thanks in advance.

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Hi,

 

I have a Pilot MYU 701 F nib pen that appears to have a slightly bent nib and is an extremely dry and scratchy writer.

 

Can anyone recommend a good, reasonably priced, repair person for this? The pen in located in NJ, USA.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Hope you get it sorted. They're great pens, but - just for information, mine always writes on the dry side, even when working perfectly. This is my second 701 and they were both dry writers.

 

But, it's a work of art, too!

 

Good luck.

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Thanks for your response. I'll contact Mike-it-work. I did reach out to Nibs.com, however, they are not sure how helpful they can be since it's a stainless steel nib.

 

I have sent my m90s to Mike-it-work. Takes time, as all good things do. Nibs.com look capable as well.

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Thanks. I used to own another F 701, that was a smooth writer with ample flow. I gifted that to my brother-in-law and can't wait to steal it back from him when he is not looking :)

 

I think there is something wrong with this nib since the tines seem a little uneven under the loupe and no matter what I do, it's either too scratch or just starts skipping every few lines. Thought about taking it apart and vigorously cleaning the feed but am leaning towards having a professional do this for me.

 

 

Hope you get it sorted. They're great pens, but - just for information, mine always writes on the dry side, even when working perfectly. This is my second 701 and they were both dry writers.

 

But, it's a work of art, too!

 

Good luck.

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Thanks. I used to own another F 701, that was a smooth writer with ample flow. I gifted that to my brother-in-law and can't wait to steal it back from him when he is not looking :)

 

I think there is something wrong with this nib since the tines seem a little uneven under the loupe and no matter what I do, it's either too scratch or just starts skipping every few lines. Thought about taking it apart and vigorously cleaning the feed but am leaning towards having a professional do this for me.

 

 

Interesting.

If you ever do fancy taking it apart (it does come apart) there was a thread on dismantling these pens in the Japan Asia sub forum, some years ago. I had a quick look, but couldn't find it (but I can never find anything on this forum).

 

Good luck.

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Any talented nib meister should be able to tune it well... and the most talented should be able to solve the flow issue.

 

Case in point, I had a "spare" MYU 500BS (black stripe MYU) and brought it to Richard Binder last year at the NY pen show. The nib was bent slightly and was separating too much from the feed. Well, not only did he fix it, but he improved the flow as well! It actually writes a tad wetter than what you'd come to expect from these pens.

 

So not only can the nib be adjusted for proper function, the MYU 701 can be tuned for greater ink flow. :)

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Thanks! I decided to thoroughly flush the pen before sending it out. Looking like there was some dried up ink that may have been responsible for this. I'm going to do another flush of the pen over the weekend before inking it. Hopefully that fixed it, otherwise off to Mike it is.

 

 

Any talented nib meister should be able to tune it well... and the most talented should be able to solve the flow issue.

 

Case in point, I had a "spare" MYU 500BS (black stripe MYU) and brought it to Richard Binder last year at the NY pen show. The nib was bent slightly and was separating too much from the feed. Well, not only did he fix it, but he improved the flow as well! It actually writes a tad wetter than what you'd come to expect from these pens.

 

So not only can the nib be adjusted for proper function, the MYU 701 can be tuned for greater ink flow. :)

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