If this pandemic doesn't finally kill my cartridge, nothing will

The old ones with underlying health issues are always the first to go. Still, sounds like you have a good case for damages. I would join the class action. https://www.bermanlawgroup.com/practice-area/class-action/coronavirus-class-action

Your link is interesting Miller! Although the defense can just prove that it's a Globalist Scam.

Hey maybe I could persuade you to go ahead and purchade a Hana ML and let me know how you like it, I have heard it compared to a Miyabi Standart and am looking to add a new cart as well. Just sayin. Enjoy the music

@tooblue what's your thoughts on miyabi standard? 

It may kill you but save your cart for your succesor's.
An illustration of wishful thinking is tooblue's hope that
his Hana ML is as good as Miyabi standard. 
Even more curious is chakster's  question. 

Millercarbon’s response was truly a shot out of left field

Can you, and do you trust re-tip on your's?

I am also thinking about the high use of my new SAS stylus in my Shure V15vxmr body.

I am cleaning my old lps aggressively, listening to new dual arm turntable exclusively, AND, another issue: R2R tape player and CD gathering dust, grease turning to glue, .... 

Expected life of SAS tipped stylus ___________ hours??

New stylus for my MM body is under $200., and high output.

Any low output MC, non-replaceable stylus, to me, is similar to buying a Jaguar XJS, picking in-line 6 cylinder, or V12. V6 for me, god I miss that automobile. btw, in-line 6 beat the V12 off the line and quite a way down the road, V12 only winning at highly illegal speeds. 6 fast enough? my son took me for a ride in mine, newly paved highway, the fastest ride of my life: 140mp and the suspension, those wide tires, brakes, and he felt there was more to go if the straight away was longer. Prior to that, fastest ride was a truly scary ride at 110mph in a GTO, on a hard dirt road no less. 

@chakster , I absolutely love mine but it has gone dead in the left channel and it is no longer made.

@nandric , I do not own the Hana ML but have heard someone compare it to the Miyabi Standard that I do own and am just hoping for the best. Enjoy the music

tooblue, The only cart repair service I know which can fix coils
is ''Northwest analogue UK'' 

There are more masters.

although coil repair has 2 types
- loose wire or bad contact
- new coil is needed as old one is truncated somewhere

First case is not so difficult and it will be still original, second is more difficult with Miyabi as master has to copy winding technique so it might be not Miyabi at the very end.

So don’t drop it to recycle bin. In the day then you’ll decide to throw it away make an offer for me :)

I do not own the Hana ML but have heard someone compare it to the Miyabi Standard that I do own and am just hoping for the best. Enjoy the music

not sure who it is, can't believe it
Last Miyabi was made for 47 Labs (Sakura Systems) before Takeda-San retired (review is here), now only Fuuga made under impression of Miyabi. 


Not sure that Excel Sound hana can compete with Miyabi (any of them). 

bukanona, The question was not ''philosophical''. ''There are''
is existential assumption but you deed not mention any ''master''
at all but , instead, made some ''if then'' assumptions. 
Well Pegasus assume existence  of flying horses. It make no
sense to ascribe properties to not existing beings. 
What can tooblue do with your ''advice'' ?

"Tooblue" is what it's worth to try to recover. 

Ok let's count on fingers who can repair loose ends:
- Soundsmith
- VAS cartridge repair
now across pond
Dmitri (can be found via vinylengine forum Delta667 )
Aidas - can be reached via GRGaudio here 
Darius -  http://www.cartridgeretip.com/

And due COVID warning I can't be Pegasus anymore, donkey is more viable strategy these days 
I have personally used 2 last masters, both more than once.

@bukanona, not sure I get your drift. Will be sending the Miyabi to Soundsmith for his evaluation when the time comes as he is my go-to guy and will follow his advice. @chakster , as far as the Hana ML being in the same league as the Standard Miyabi, I can always hope.

Sorry, tooblue, just it was discussion about what is possible. Nothing personal, good luck.

Miyabi is legendary hand made cartridge from Takeda. State of the art LOMC (imo). 

Hana is relatively cheap mass production cartridge from the company called Excel Sound in Japan. I have at least 3 different models from Excel Sound (OEM) and they are all completely different from Miyabi Standard and MCA which i own.

Fuuga is $8000 cartridge inspired by Miyabi and made by a person who knew Takeda-San.