Celebry, Nib And Feed Disassembly

[dghagi]

Hi everyone,

As I introduced myself in a "new to the forum section" I can continue here on what is concerning me the most at the moment. I have a Pelikan Celebry that I inherited from my father. It is a very good writer in every possible aspect, smooth and wet with its 14c golden nib. However every once in a while I try to disassemble it for cleaning with no success whatsoever. It doesn't just unscrew from the section part as other Pelikans do, nor does the nib pull out from the section so I simply let tap water to run through from time to time. Is anyone familiar with how to disassemble this pen for cleaning?

[sargetalon]

Welcome to the forum! I don't have a Celebry personally as I'm not overly enthusiastic about cartridge pens. From what I understand about the Celebry, the nib does not unscrew or pull out from the section. The best way to clean these is to run it under the faucet or to use a bulb syringe. You say that it is a great writer and anything you might do to disassemble it can only serve to jeopardize that. There usually is no need to aggressively disassemble a Pelikan for deep cleaning. Letting the tap water run from it as you do should be all that you need. That's just my perspective. Hope that helps and enjoy your pen.

[Bo Bo Olson]

I once spent some 12 seconds (twice but later) trying to take apart one of my two Celebries. The one with the steel nib. I think I wanted that nib on a different pen...it being a black and chrome one.

The other marbled green has a 14 k F nib...not marked same with the not marked steel nib...both are 'true' regular flex and good writers.

 

Like the 200's 1/2 a size narrower than the modern fat and blobby semi-nail 400/600. After a while one can tell if it's@ F or M. (mostly)

 

The '80-97 M400, later '80s and modern 200/215's, my two Celebries and a 38X/39X don't remember now which it is....are all good springy 'true' regular flex nibs.

The '88-sometimes in the '90's old 800 were springy 'true' regular flex nibs also, before they became nails.

 

In modern pens you are not going to get much of a better nib...so leave the nib in the Celebry. If you have an old '50-65 semi or maxi-semi-flex nib, put it on a modern 400/600 that can be taken apart and use a knock out block to knock them out.

 

I wanted perhaps to change nibs...don't remember but it didn't want to come apart and I'd broke my hammer on an Esterbrook. ...The Celebry didn't want to come apart so real fast, I decided to live with the nib....and later when I got the gold Celebry nibbed pen, was glad I did. The steel nib was equal to the gold one or the pre;98.... '90's M400 14 K I have.

I was still somewhat of a gold snob back then.

 

I trans-mailed some 200 nibs to a pal in England, and became so impressed with them, I ended up buying a 215....in I had a hand full of 400's didn't think I needed to own a 200. Then I bought the Amethyst and lucked into an old style W. Germany 200. The Celebry nibs are as good as the 200 or the '90-97 M400 one.

 

 

Normally I'm not into metal pens nor CC pens. One was a gift the other was real pretty and I was on a Pelikan binge. Same with that pretty 38X/39X. By then I was no longer a semi-flex snob.

 

Just use a rubber baby ear syringe to clean it out....

 

The only Amethyst year ink I could get....In I was much too late was in cartridges, and I have some '90's Pelikan cartridges that will need a bit of needle filling with water to get it up to just under the top.

You can refill your cartridges and save a fortune with a needle syringe....do take the sharp point off with a stone. Cartridges are so very expensive and there is a lack of the vast amount of colors that bottled ink costs.

Fairly expensive inks in a bottle are much cheaper than cartridges.

[TorPelikan]

Hi,

 

 

You can disassemble your Celebry.

Here is the result.

 

regards,

 

 

[Bo Bo Olson]

Good to know it can be done....I chickened....I'm sure that was because once I didn't, and should have with some now junked pen. Then again I didn't have that corroded front end either, that says, it don't matter.

 

I had other push pull pens that separated much more easily than the Celebry, so left well enough alone.

[dghagi]

Thank you all for suggestions and help. I think I'm just going to leave it as is. So far I didn't have any flow issues whatsoever, no need to completely ruin my precious gift. Bulb syringe sound like the way to go or a long gone babies snot sucker. I also spotted unused intravenous canulla laying around, it has flexible needle-point tube which fits perfectly in the place when converter is removed, pretty straightforward and foolproof.

[TorPelikan]

I completely support your decision not to disassemble your pen.

Pulling out the nib/feed may cause serious damage.

 

Though, there was almost no risk for me to disassemble my junk pen.

 

By the way, the pen is now in useable condition.

Corroded surface sanded off and covered with clear lacquer.

Steel B nib provides fluent ink flow.

 

 

Hope you enjoy your Celebry!

[TorPelikan]

My Celebry

 

 

 

 

Though, It has been in the drawer for a couple of months, it writes immediately!