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Hello, Pen Friends:

 

I'm sure this has been asked dozens of times, so my apologies for redundancy, and please feel free to point me to previous threads.

 

I moved to the United States not long ago, and am in need of recommendations both for vintage pen repair, and for nib work (flow, tuning, grinding).

 

Not necessarily expecting that the same person would be equally proficient at both. So, would happily receive recommendatons for each, separately. I have vintage pens that need mechanical attention, and therefore require the care of someone who works with early- and mid-century pens frequently. I also have some modern pens I'm keen to have tuned into more fluid, pleasant writers. 

 

Many, many thanks, in advance, for  your recommendations. 

 

Houston 

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Marc Bacas at NibGrinder for nib repair and shaping.

Danny Fudge at TheWritePen for straightforward restoration with quick turnaround.

New guy on the block is Gary Weimer at MidnightPens on Etsy.

Ron Zorn at MainstreetPens for major repairs requiring sophisticated skills.

Baptiste knew how to make a short job long

For love of it. And yet not waste time either.

Robert Frost

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4 minutes ago, corgicoupe said:

Marc Bacas at NibGrinder for nib repair and shaping.

Danny Fudge at TheWritePen for straightforward restoration with quick turnaround.

New guy on the block is Gary Weimer at MidnightPens on Etsy.

Ron Zorn at MainstreetPens for major repairs requiring sophisticated skills.

+1 for Danny Fudge, he restored a Snorkel in bad condition for me and it is wonderful  :)

 

Also in the US:

-John Mottishaw at nibs.com is an experienced nibmeister

-Gena Salorino at Custom Nib Studio is a newer nibmeister (I don't have any experience with her work, but I've continued to hear great things)

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I've had work done by, and can definitely recommend, Ron Zorn (Main Street Pens), Mike & Linda Kennedy (Indy-Pen-Dance -- he does the repairs and she does the nib work), Danny Fudge, and Martin Ferguson; and additionally -- for nib work -- JJ Lax, Mike Masuyama, and Deb Kinney.  

Note, though, that I've haven't sent out pens to any of these people -- I had work done at pen shows so I could be, as it were, on the spot.  So I don't know what their turn-around times are for sending pens to them.  Some of the other people on the above list might also have websites besides the ones I've noted, but I don't know what the URLs are, offhand.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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2 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

... I had work done at pen shows so I could be, as it were, on the spot.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

I do agree that this would be the best if one can. One nibmeister also pointed out to me that he missed the old time interactions between client and nibmeister while the client watches the work being done and could give feedback for any adjustments.

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...as I posted elsewhere, the simple repairs make it possible to balance the time required for the stinkers.  I do nib work too.  No point in repairing a pen if it's going to write like a chicken foot!

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That's true -- I remember you working on that 51 Vac for me a few years ago that I'd found in the wild in a place down in West Virginia.  It was scratchy until you worked on it.  Now, if I have to take a lot of notes (say, for some research project) that's the pen I reach for. :thumbup:

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"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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....that's the pen I reach for.

 

And that is music to my ears.  That's what pen repair is all about.

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If you like really fine nibs, I can recommend (in no order) Mike Masuyama (mikeitwork.com), John Mottishaw (nibs.com) and Dan Smith (nibsmith.com).  They do excellent work on needlepoints.  I am sure they also do excellent work on other types of pen, but I've never gotten anything else. Their wait times tend to be a bit long, but worth it.

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On 1/5/2021 at 8:16 PM, Daosus said:

If you like really fine nibs, I can recommend (in no order) Mike Masuyama (mikeitwork.com), John Mottishaw (nibs.com) and Dan Smith (nibsmith.com).  They do excellent work on needlepoints.  I am sure they also do excellent work on other types of pen, but I've never gotten anything else. Their wait times tend to be a bit long, but worth it.

Dan Smith doesn't seem to be accepting new nib work right now, except on the pens he sells. 

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On 1/5/2021 at 8:16 PM, Daosus said:

If you like really fine nibs, I can recommend (in no order) Mike Masuyama (mikeitwork.com), John Mottishaw (nibs.com) and Dan Smith (nibsmith.com).  They do excellent work on needlepoints.  I am sure they also do excellent work on other types of pen, but I've never gotten anything else. Their wait times tend to be a bit long, but worth it.

 

John Mottishaw is also not accepting any new work or repairs except on pens sold through his website.

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Marc Bakas is not selling pens so he would be a good choice.  I think he was trained by one of the guys mentioned above.

Baptiste knew how to make a short job long

For love of it. And yet not waste time either.

Robert Frost

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