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Hi,

 

This is my first actual forum post, so I apologize if I'm doing it wrong.

 

I foolishly allowed someone to borrow my 2011 Parker Sonnet Ciselé with an 18k medium nib, and they dropped it. It landed on the nib and bent the tip towards the feed.

 

I'm looking for advice on who to send it to for repair?

Or if I should just replace it?

My pens: Two Parker 45s, a Parker Jotter, a Pilot Custom 74 smoke demonstrator, a Lamy Studio, a Parker Sonnet Ciselé, and a Duofold International Citrine

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I'd contact Parker direct, as they will be able to give you a quote for repair / replacement.

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If you end up buying a new nib, you might look on Amazon and see how much the French pen seller will soak you for a nib. I think the prices have gone up, but I have bought a few nibs from him for Sonnets, and they were top-notch, for around $60, 18K, but I think I saw that they are more now, probably about $90. This French seller is Lewertowski, known for good stuff.

 

Parker will probably want you to send them the pen. Your nib looks like one of the Sonnet Refresh nibs, as they call them. The earlier nibs have a different design pressed into them.

 

I keep a few spares for eventualities like this. Spare Sonnet nibs, spare Frontier nibs, spare Pelikan nibs, spare 51 nibs, and on. Live long enough and you acquire stuff.

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I might not send it to Parker, but rather to a qualified nibmiester. Parker will probably charge you for a new section rather than repairing the nib, which will be quite expensive.

 

I would recommend Greg Minuskin, who is practically a miracle worker when it comes to fixing bent nibs. He has fixed a couple nibs for me and his turnaround time in quick. I'm not sure what he would charge to repair that, but it may be cheaper than buying a new nib unit. Try sending him an email with a picture and he can probably give you a quote.

 

Take a look:

http://gregminuskin.com/?p=3406

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Contacting Greg Minuskin is a great idea. $90 for a new nib or have it fixed. Greg Minuskin is likely to make the nib better than new.

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Thank you all so far! I'm looking into all of these options.

My pens: Two Parker 45s, a Parker Jotter, a Pilot Custom 74 smoke demonstrator, a Lamy Studio, a Parker Sonnet Ciselé, and a Duofold International Citrine

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mottishaw can also do something (nibs.com)

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So can John Sawaroka. I met him at the London WES show and I have every confidence in his abilities having watched him at work.

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I would guess it depends on where the OP lives and the logistics.

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I would guess it depends on where the OP lives and the logistics.

 

 

The turnaround time is most important to me. I'm fairly sure I'm going to go with Greg Minuskin since he says he can do it in around 2 weeks and he seems very good at what he does.

My pens: Two Parker 45s, a Parker Jotter, a Pilot Custom 74 smoke demonstrator, a Lamy Studio, a Parker Sonnet Ciselé, and a Duofold International Citrine

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Greg IS very good, and his turn-around is fast. John Mottishaw is one of the two all-time greats -- Richard Binder the other -- in the US. (John Sorowka is in the UK.). However, Ricgard no longer takes in repair work, and John seems to have about a 6-month wait.

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Wow! Sure would like to know how it turns out for you when you get your nib "fixed" and re-defined tuned!

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So the pen arrived in California yesterday according to USPS tracking, after I had sent it Wednesday.

I got an email at 3:45 eastern time today (Friday) saying it was finished, and including pictures.

 

He also put up very kindly with a ton of questions I had afterwards!

 

I am very impressed!

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My pens: Two Parker 45s, a Parker Jotter, a Pilot Custom 74 smoke demonstrator, a Lamy Studio, a Parker Sonnet Ciselé, and a Duofold International Citrine

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I got the pen back from Greg today after a mix up with USPS Priority shipping!

 

I immediately inked it up, the nib felt good at first, but then I realized the nib wasn't set on the feed quite right, and the feed was actually bent to the right ever so slightly. I heated up some water, warmed up the feed, and bent it back to shape since I figured if I didn't fix it I would never write with it.

 

It worked perfectly! The pen is a dream now and maybe even better than it was before!

 

Thanks for the advice everyone.

My pens: Two Parker 45s, a Parker Jotter, a Pilot Custom 74 smoke demonstrator, a Lamy Studio, a Parker Sonnet Ciselé, and a Duofold International Citrine

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