Nib Tines Bent To The Right

[Jobesmirage]

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Does anyone know if there is someone I cant send this pen to for repairs? Both tines are slanted to the left and I don't even know where to start on this or which nibmeister can handle this kind of damage on the nib

[jar]

Brad Torelli up your way could handle it. Also drop Danny Fudge a line and see if he will straighten it.

[gregamckinney]

You could also check with

 

Daniel Smith: https://nibsmith.com/

Mark Bacas: http://www.nibgrinder.com/

 

Best Regards, greg

Edited October 17, 2016 by gregamckinney

[Octo]

How does it write? If it has a nice sweet spot, perhaps it was modified for a strongly left or right handed person or to form special script. If you can use it as is, why not do so? If you can't, then do send it to a nib specialist or take it to one at your next pen show. The bends all look smooth.

Edited October 18, 2016 by Octo

[Erik Dalton]

Have you written with it yet?

[mitto]

I have a 51 whose nib was just like yours. I very carefully straightened both the tines one by one and the nib is now one of my best BROAD nibs. It was a long and slow process but at last I was one happy man. One thing, because mine was an English broad nib there was enough room for adjusting the tines and smooting the nib after straighening it.

[jjlax10]

Straightening gold nibs is very labor intensive and has to be done with a lot of care.