Sumiko Blackbird Soundsmith Rebuild Level?

Thanks all, I wanted to get as close to the original as possible.

I called Sumiko who told me they can only offer $200 in a kind of trade-in program....they don't do rebuilds nor do they have a program where they might take in a damaged one and give you a better break on the new replacement. All the company does now is work with their "dealer network," which means that's where you get the $200 off but even at that, I'd be spending close to $2,000 ($1,100 + $900) by the time I'm done.... Anyone know of a service that uses the elipticals and boron?

Hello Peter, and thanks for your response.

I just received the SAE1000E that you did the level 2 rebuild upon. It sounds very, very nicely and I'm wondering if I should consider the level 3 with the Blackbird since it is a higher quality cartridge, from the accounts I've seen?

I did not know that you can do the boron cants. That might also seem to be a good option with the contact line stylus. I'll send you a message on your site to get the details....

Thanks to the others for providing insight, and regrets to Tablejockey....ouch! Or rather, I know just how that feels!