Decca London Cartridge?


I recently discovered a Decca London Cartridge in my collection of audio detritus. It was made on Feb. 2, 1973. Does anyone have any experience with this cartridge? Is it worth having it retipped, or re-built? And, if so, where would one send it for revision?
lapaix

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While i've never heard this cartridge, IAR stated that it was pretty good sounding. I have a hard time understanding this statement as Moncrieff is usually a tough critic and the frequency response of this cartridge as he measured it was pretty horrible. Then again, i've read / seen / experienced more than a few things that didn't make sense : )

As far as re-tipping goes, you can send it to Van Den Hul. I think that there is also another place in England that does this, but i can't recall the name. I'm sure that some of the other "vinylheads" can help you out in that respect.

As far as "is it worth re-tipping" ? That would be up to you. I guess i would contact the people that do this work and find out what it costs. Once you have a ballpark price, you'll have a better idea of whether or not you want to spend the money or not. Sean
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