Repair to Parker 51 Nib

[chiniebwoy]

Good day forum members.
I have a recently acquired aerometric P51 with a nib that requires a little work. A bit scratchy, and doesn't start writing readily.
I do believe some tuning will fix the problem.
Can the members here recommend someone in the continental USA who can remedy the problem?
Many thanks, in advance.

David

[pajaro]

indypendance.com. Trained by Richard Binder, a now-retired expert.

[Chrissy]

Kirk Speer at Pen Realm. He also occasionally visits Dromgoules to do nib work.

[chiniebwoy]

Thank you very much Pajaro and Chrissy. Much appreciated.

David

[proteus]

chiniebwoy

Are you able to post images of nib please.

Top, bottom and side

If it is not damaged, the fix may be easier than you think

[welch]

Indy Pen Dance was trained by Richard Binder, an ace. She -- Linda does the nib work -- is one of several well-regarded people.

I use Josh Lax, the president of the Big Apple Pen Club, of which I am a member. Josh is very good. Among other work he has done, Josh repaired -- recovered from the dead -- a Parker 100 that had fallen point-down.

See https://www.jjlaxpenco.com/

[chiniebwoy]

Proteus.
I will try doing that.

David

[chiniebwoy]

Thanks for the recommendation Welch.

David

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[FredRydr]

And it’s called artificial intelligence?

[Farmboy]

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[welch]

- Wish we had a moderator

- Or else an anti-thanks button...

[Doctox]

I've pretty much always done my own nib tuning. It's actually not that hard with a P 51 (depending on the extent of damage, of course). If it is "not starting well", I presume it is not so damaged as to be a lost cause, though.
All it takes is patience and an image of how you want it to look in the end.