Retip lyra delos and upgrade

There should be no concerns using Joseph Long, I have followed it for many years now.

I also know a recent build carried out by him on a Kontrapunk C, where new parts are added, has blown the new owner/user of the Cart' away, it is claimed by the individual who informed myself, that it is now preferred in use over a much more expensive Cart'.

His Work is going all over the World and here in the UK, the Boron Cantilever with a FGS is a recommendation that can be seen regularly and those that adopt it are very complimentary in their appraisal.

I have become a fan boy of Ogura Vital Styli with a Beryllium Cantilever, I have heard this in comparison on same TT>Tonearm as a A/B to a similar Cart' but much more expensive from the same Brand/Family with a FGS added to the Cart' and I am more than happy with the choice I have made.

I have also A/B compared my Cart' in the same manner as above to a Cart' from the same Brand, with a Boron Cantilever and Ultra Polished Replicant Styli, and again am very pleased with the choice I made.  

@baylinor You have stated " I am not a puritan and I fully trust Soundsmith "

As said by myself in a previous Post in another Thread about a Cart' Rebuild,

' to have a Trusted Workmanship is a Luxury '.  

There is nothing to suggest the returned Cart' will not be impressive, the Boron Armature will bring something new to the presentation.

Will it be enough the put a 1000hrs of usage on the Cart' in a few years 😎  

Third Party Cartridge Services that Retip, Refurbish,  Bespoke Rebuild, as outlined by @needlestein, can offer to a Customer an increase in options on how the Cartridge being offered for a work to be undertaken, can be returned as a functioning design.

As suggested in the past, a Manufacturer in many cases, is most likely to restrict their work to using equivalent parts when receiving a Cart' that needs new parts to achieve the Refurb. Parts used at the time of Manufacture are potentially no longer stock items.

 With the above being a most likely outcome, I can't see any reason not to speak with a Third Party Service and draw on their experience of available materials and works undertaken on Cart's to discover if a Cart' can be offered that seemingly will be an attractive prospect to ones own preferences.

I was assured an Ogura Styli / Beryllium Armature (not used on any of the Cart' Brands Products) along with an upgraded internal Damper, etc, (used by the Cart' Brand) would be a worthwhile combination to get the Sound I was describing from a Cart' I was offering as a Donor Model. I have never shown a disappointment, I have only been thoroughly impressed with the Technicians work and this rebuild. I  often wonder if it can be maintained when the time comes.     

As there is not a Thread dedicated to listing Cart' Refurb - Rebuild Services, I am adding to this thread a Service available in Europe that offer a FGS retip and other Styli as well.

http://www.torlai.it/

It seemingly makes sense that a Thread is produced that consolidates all the Contacts for Services that are to be found referred to in a multiple of Threads on this forum.