Montblanc Meisterstuck 147 - Cracked Tail Cap (Repairable?)

[Dt123]

I posted this in the repair forum but maybe it would have been more appropriate to post it in the Montblanc section?

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Hi All,

 

A friend gave me a Montblanc 147, which I'm thrilled about. However, it has two cracks in the cone/tail cap/finial (whats it called?). The cartridge sled had been frozen inside, however i managed to get it out. I suspect the last owner over tightened the tail cap trying to wrestle out the frozen cartridge sled out - splitting it in two places. I'm wondering if its repairable.

 

I've read about the problems attempting to repair MB resin/plastic. However i recall (maybe mis-remembering) @Ron Z mentioning that n-butyl cyanoacrylate might work on MB resin. Very curious to know if anyone's had success with it repairing MB resin?

 

Also, has tried 3M LO100 or 3M Scotch-Weld PR100 with or without their adhesive primer and had any success with that?

[meiers]

I would send it to Montblanc service. 

[Dt123]

Thanks @meiers I may do that.

 

I wrote to My Jewelry Repair curious to know whether they had the parts for the 147 - after reading about some instances with folks getting pens returned from them as parts not available after paying the required to/fro shipping.

 

Heard back from them:

 

Thank you for contacting My Jewelry Repair. We believe we can help you with this repair. We are the official U.S. authorized Montblanc Service Center. Repairs begin at $85 – repair cost can rise significantly depending on the instrument model and scope of repairs necessary for restoration. Please note that we do not provide estimates without inspecting the item in question first.

 

Our process would have you send your writing instrument in for service and we will evaluate and provide you with an estimate for the repair.

 

***When sending in your item we require that you include all of the components of the writing instrument so we can conduct a most thorough assessment.***   

 

If we have necessary parts on hand we can turn around repairs within two weeks or so. If we have to order parts we're seeing 45-60 day wait times due to global shipping delays. Also, MB takes the time and care to handcraft their nibs -- which is a testament to MB’s stellar craftsmanship, but it can take up to 90 days to do. We just want to be transparent with you here.