Parker Premier 10 Monochrome (Black) Nib issue and replacement 1st Generation

[Miles1]

Hello Everyone! 

So I just purchased this pen in a M nib.  I know its an older pen.  I have been eyeballing it for years and finally made the jump.  Paid 425 plus tax and shipping (Cdn.) for it.  (S0924770) is the style of the pen.  I find the nib does not flow well on one side when writing.  I am using new Parker Quink.  Contacting Parker was pointless, they cannot exchange as its "old".  A search online does yield very similar nibs, but there seems to have been a generation 2 developed and those nibs all seem to fit the second generation, not mine.  My nib has three lines at the quill and three lines higher at the thread.  Everything I have seen online seems to have only three lines at the quill, nothing closer to the thread. 

 

I am after a F nib for this pen.  As an alternative, where can I get someone to look at it and see if they can get the ink to flow better?  (preferably in Ontario Canada) 

 

A frustrating experience after waiting so long to buy and Parker directly has proven useless. 

 

Can any one give me a hand or some direction?

 

M

[Heinkle]

The Gen II has a screw cap rather than a snap cap (apparently there were reports of the cap loosening with time), so has threads at the top of the barrel:

 

I don't actually know if the foregrips are interchangeable so will take your word for it if they aren't.

[Miles1]

Hello Heinkle,  thank you for replying.  I don't know to be honest.  I contacted the online pen store in the UK who said they were not interchangeable.  I didn't realize that was a thread for the cap.  My cap is a snap on.

 

M

[dennis_f]

6 hours ago, Miles1 said:

 

 

As an alternative, where can I get someone to look at it and see if they can get the ink to flow better?  (preferably in Ontario Canada) 

 

 

 

Try contacting Salman Khattak at Toronto Pen Company.  I believe he mostly does nib grinding, but the "Nib Services" page on his website does quote a price for "adjusting flow".

 

https://torontopencompany.com/index.html

 

Salman does great work.  He's done a few of my pens, and has done in-house nib-grinding days at both Laywines in Toronto and Phidon Pens in Cambridge.  You can contact him by email and see if he can help out.

 

D.

 

 

[Miles1]

18 hours ago, dennis_f said:

 

Try contacting Salman Khattak at Toronto Pen Company.  I believe he mostly does nib grinding, but the "Nib Services" page on his website does quote a price for "adjusting flow".

 

https://torontopencompany.com/index.html

 

Salman does great work.  He's done a few of my pens, and has done in-house nib-grinding days at both Laywines in Toronto and Phidon Pens in Cambridge.  You can contact him by email and see if he can help out.

 

D.

 

 

Thank you so much Dennis.  I will for sure!

[dennis_f]

I hope he can help.  Let us know what comes of this.

D.

[Miles1]

1 hour ago, dennis_f said:

I hope he can help.  Let us know what comes of this.

D.

I will.  Email has been sent.

[Miles1]

On 3/30/2021 at 5:51 PM, Miles1 said:

I will.  Email has been sent.

Ok so I have an appointment to bring my pen in on Saturday and he will try to repair the nib and bring it down to a fine point for me.  Cost is estimated at 40.00 plus 20.00 for service while I wait.  I will deliver in person as its only a 40 min drive from my house.    Will let you all know how it unfolds.  M

[Miles1]

Hello Everyone, so I had my appointment with Mr. Khattak at Toronto Pen company.  Appointment was on time.  He was safe (covid BS) and extremely pleasant and helpful.  He repaired both my Parker as imaged above and my Waterman that I wanted reduced to fine from Med.  Ink flows perfectly on both.  He is an excellent solution for missing nibs and saving money.  Had my Parker nib been available, it would have been around 125.00 USD.  Toronto Pen Company reduced it to what I wanted for 40.00 CDN plus 20.00 for while you wait service.  Two pens operational for less than the price of one replaced NIB.  I highly recommend him and encourage contact for tune ups, repairs etc.  Exceptional individual.  

 

As you can see, there are no marks on the nibs from shaving them down from M to F.  Ink flow is perfect.

 

Thank you Mr. Khattak