Rotring Quattro Multipen

[georgem]

OK, It's not a fountain pen, but the "blind cap" that covers the eraser fell from the pen and cannot be located. It's probably somewhere in the basemant storage area of my condo. Although my chances of finding it are somewhat greater than winning the lottery, I don't expect to do so.

 

Does anyone know whether these caps can be purchased?

 

BTW, I just discovered that these pens were made in a few colors. Mine is black

 

Thanks.

[georgem]

Just a further comment. I called Rotring Repair in Janesville WI to see if I could get a replacement cap from them. Their answer was that I had to send the entire pen to them.

 

OK.

 

I really don't understand why the entire pen must go back to them in order to obtain a replacement blind cap to fit over the eraser. I can't imagine that the tolerance curve is so great that they must be individually fitted, as the spokesperson implied. Anyway, it's less costly than buying a replacement pen so I'll send it off and hope for the best.

[Keith with a capital K]

George,

 

Right now, the only pen I carry that isn't a fountain pen is my Steadtler Retro 4, another really decent pen that has been doscontinued. Like the Rotring Quattro, it's built like a tank and comes with a lifetime warranty.

 

Something I discovered is that the Zebra mini ballpoint refills work infinitely better than the Staedtler refills and I do believe that all the multi pens use the same size refills for all their respective writing points.

[KCat]

sending the entire pen may just be a matter of them assuring you are an owner

 

though it seems silly for such a tiny part

[wimg]

Hi George, KCat,

 

Sending the whole pen is just standard practice. I had to send in the whole pen on several occasions, where just a small part would have sufficed, or where they could just have sent a part themselves.

 

Maybe something to do with CMM ratings and the paperwork surrounding it, I don't know.

 

Kind regards, Wim

[georgem]

Wim, KCat;

 

Thanks for the comments. It looks as if I'm dealing with yet another of the corporate bureaucratic absolutes. Oh well, off it goes and we'll see what happens. I find that I use the pencil and stylus more than the BP and the highlighter hardly at all.

[georgem]

After almost a month's wait, it's back.

 

Well, not actually. Because the older style of multipen that I had is no longer manufactured, I was sent a new pen of slightly different style.

 

What would be the section if it were a fountain pen is slightly built up with some engraved indentations making the pen somewhat easier to hold. The clip is redesigned so that it hinges; when hinged to place the pen in a pocket, whatever point had been extended retracts. Good Idea!!

 

I was charged only a nominal fee this; quite reasonable since it's my own d*** carelessness that caused the problem in the first place.

 

To Parker, Sensa, Waterman, Rotring Repair Center, Congratulations