Regarding the Virstuoso in particular I think that Fleib's
advice is the best. I have a loyalty problem between Fleib
who is my friend and Don who is my brother. I disagree with
Don's retip advice. Not because it is much more expensive
but because of the method by which a retip is done. The new
cantilever/stylus combo is glued in the cut (shortened) original
tube (aka cantilever). Because the stylus is usually also
glued in the cantilever the rigidity of the
new cantilever/stylus combo become problematic. Learning
from other one errors is the cheapest and rhe best way of
learning. I made two 'upgrades' on my Virtuoso. One with
the boron cntilever the other with aluminum , both with
line contact styli. I want mention the price; too embarrassing.
By looking with my magnifying glass I was
able to clearly see were the new cantilever is glued in
the existing (rest) of the original cantilever.
From my friend Fleib I learned how to do the 'transplant'
but, alas, after my expensive 'upgrades'. The donor was
the AT 95 stylus in my case. If I remember well Fleib spend
about $600 on his 'donors' by killing them in the
learning process. My first transplant was perfect and that
is why I think that learning from other one errors is so
rewarding.
advice is the best. I have a loyalty problem between Fleib
who is my friend and Don who is my brother. I disagree with
Don's retip advice. Not because it is much more expensive
but because of the method by which a retip is done. The new
cantilever/stylus combo is glued in the cut (shortened) original
tube (aka cantilever). Because the stylus is usually also
glued in the cantilever the rigidity of the
new cantilever/stylus combo become problematic. Learning
from other one errors is the cheapest and rhe best way of
learning. I made two 'upgrades' on my Virtuoso. One with
the boron cntilever the other with aluminum , both with
line contact styli. I want mention the price; too embarrassing.
By looking with my magnifying glass I was
able to clearly see were the new cantilever is glued in
the existing (rest) of the original cantilever.
From my friend Fleib I learned how to do the 'transplant'
but, alas, after my expensive 'upgrades'. The donor was
the AT 95 stylus in my case. If I remember well Fleib spend
about $600 on his 'donors' by killing them in the
learning process. My first transplant was perfect and that
is why I think that learning from other one errors is so
rewarding.