GOOD NEWS
I finally reach Peter Green at SoundSmith. We spoke on the phone and he sent the following email:
"we are alive and well and in fully operational. We appreciate your concerns and your patience under the difficult circumstances we are all operating under."
Apparently, they have had difficulty getting parts due to the Covid lockdown around the country and world. Also, Peter L has taken a few weeks off and he is the only person that assembles the stylus/cantilever for the Strain Gauge carts since each is not only hand made, but matched to the electronics if the SG200 (and I think he is also the only person assembling the Hyperion as). Hopefully, Peter L is well and just taking a much needed vacation, Peter G did not say.