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Hello

 

Today I bought a montblanc fountain pen. The problem is, I can't fill it because a part has been broken (bought it like this).

 

My question is, can this be easily repaired? I'm just scared if I send it to montblanc they will replace big parts and charge me a lot.

 

(The pen is laying in water to clean it because it was clogged with ink and a little bit dirty)

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Hi fellow country man !

The piston lead spindle sheared/broke off

This happens sometimes when forcing piston movement on a heavy contaminated -nearly frozen - piston.

The original lead spindle being rather weak, I mostly replace them with a reinforced Ketron Pek version,See :

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/255063-modern-montblancs-weak-piston-lead-screw/?hl=%2B%26%2339%3Breenforced+%2Blead+%2Bspindle&do=findComment&comment=2812496Best

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Hello

 

Today I bought a montblanc fountain pen. The problem is, I can't fill it because a part has been broken (bought it like this).

 

My question is, can this be easily repaired? I'm just scared if I send it to montblanc they will replace big parts and charge me a lot.

 

(The pen is laying in water to clean it because it was clogged with ink and a little bit dirty)

 

 

I would at least ask Montblanc.

 

On one hand if this was a standard pen (i.e.: a 149 model) they have a rather acceptable flat repairing price (considering the pen's price) of less than 100$ (if I remember properly). On the other, being a special edition I don't know if Montblanc would cover it under that fixed rate. All in all, better ask to know.

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Based on the linked discussion and the fabrication of stronger-than-factory parts, if it was my pen I'd ask Francis for a quote.

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Based on the linked discussion and the fabrication of stronger-than-factory parts, if it was my pen I'd ask Francis for a quote.

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Agree, this is a no-brainer!

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Based on the linked discussion and the fabrication of stronger-than-factory parts, if it was my pen I'd ask Francis for a quote.

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Based on the linked discussion and the fabrication of stronger-than-factory parts, if it was my pen I'd ask Francis for a quote.

You won't be disappointed with Francis' work, it's a bit of a task, to remove the 'C' holding in the broken part of the spiral.

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For such a gorgeous pen, I would only trust it with a qualified repair-person who does great work. It sounds like Francis fits the bill.

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If Francis is willed to help, let him do the repair!

Also I agree with Francis' diagnosis.

In case it is just the internal part Montblanc might charge only around 100 €. Otherwise repairs on older limited editions will cost much more.

Good luck and I hope you can enjoy your Carnigie soon. A truely beautiful pen.

 

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