Does Parker Sonnet Take Universal Converter?

[Maurizio]

Ive decided Im going to get a Parker Sonnet in the Silver Cisele. Ive admired the pen for years and am finally going to just do it. Im aware that some Sonnets are reputed to be problematic, even so, Im resolved to send my new pen to a nibmeiste,r if need be, if I end up with a balky pen. I dont like the newer versions with the longer section quite as much as the more classic looking versions from 10 or more years ago, but am not willing to pay a premium for vintage.

 

My question is: can this pen accept a universal converter or must I get the Parker converter? Is it proprietary?

 

Thanks for the help.

[Kalessin]

Parker converter only. The twist-knob style piston converter is the one to get.

[jchch1950]

Only Parker converters or cartridges.Can also take Aurora converters.

[tamiya]

If it doesn't use Parker cartridges... you've bought a clone

[Maurizio]

Parker converter only. The twist-knob style piston converter is the one to get.

Only Parker converters or cartridges.Can also take Aurora converters.

 

Thanks folks

[senzen]

Aaaaand most problems seem have to do with evaporation, not the nib, so a nibmeister might not be able to fix it; assuming there are still some problems of course. The one I have with Ina Ho doesn't seem to mind being left out (miracle!), the other one with Lie de Thé (and any of my other 25 inks) has to be stored or ink will only stutter out, even after numerous cleanings; both steel nibs are very nice to write with.

[Maurizio]

Yes I read the long and ongoing thread about Sonnet quality. The only concrete solution I deduced from the thread was to “drip some epoxy down the cap”. Now, I myself am not handy, especially with messy stuff like epoxy, so, if I find myself the unlucky winner of the Sonnet evaporation sweepstakes, I will send it off to Ron Zorn as my first choice for a possible remedy.

[pajaro]

If your Sonnet dries up too quickly, pop off the cap jewel (black). It can be popped out with a pen knife inserted under the edge. It has a small prong that fits into a hole in the center of the cap top. Next, mix up some epoxy and put a small amount into the cap top recess where the jewel came out from, more or less filling the recess. Then pop the cap jewel back in. The latter is a little touchy if you don't have good dexterity. This has stopped the drying out on three of my couple of dozen Sonnet pens. Do this with good ventilation, as the epoxy can smell bad, and I am not sure how toxic the vapor is.

Edited December 22, 2018 by pajaro

[Maurizio]

Thanks for the advice Pajaro. Im satisfied to learn theres a do it yourself fix.

 

Im not the most dexterous for these things but, now knowing the procedure, I can enlist my much more deft teenage son to actually execute the reinsert cap move.

Edited December 22, 2018 by Maurizio