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In Reply to: RE: Thomas Schick posted by Steelhead Mike on October 19, 2016 at 11:49:12
And hopefully he will have my third Schick arm ready when I see him in two weeks. This is for a Gates CB500.
I'm selling my trusty SME 3012s...not even in the same league and going all Schick with my main TTs. Hope to have enough change from the sale to pick up a Jelco 12" also. Can't afford Schicks for all of my experiments!
My 9" Jelcos, present and past, are "good enough" but smeared and a bit dull next to the Schick. Same with the SMEs.
Steelhead Mike, I know the wait is killer but I'm willing to insure your purchase with one of my personal Schick arms. I'm only risking that because I know he would never rip anybody off. Totally good guy. Slow but good.
He has been working furiously installing modern heating and plumbing in his old farmhouse and finishing a barn as a well-equipped workshop. I was there, in the winter. Very cold in Eastern Germany! Insulation would be nice!
Thomas is my friend, and I love using things made by friends, but the long Schick is really super for compliance 10 and under, SPU and DL103s specifically, my main cartridges. A specialized tool, it is not for everybody or every application, but for 2g plus VTF, low compliance it is totally dialed in. Set and forget. No fishing line, springs, silicone oil, outrigger weights, etc. My kind of arm.
These arms are handmade by Thomas working alone. I would be surprised if he can make more than 4 or 5 a week working full time with a gun to his head.
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Free your mind and your ass will follow -- Parliament/Funkadelic
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Thank you Joe for your kind, generous offer and for your valuable insight. Thomas is fortunate to have a friend in you. My patience is being tested, but it's still there and running strong.
Best,
M
Schick was my friend for some years before I even tried out his tonearm. Many of my good friends are manufacturers and I don't run out and buy any of their stuff. But once I finally broke down and tried his arm, I was sold on it.
Frank Schroder is also a good friend and his arm sounds great, but he knows I will never go for an arm using fishing line as part of the mechanism, even if I could afford it. Or even if he gave me one, which is extremely unlikely.
Actually, Frank is also a vocal supporter of Schick arms for people who need an arm like that. He is another super honest German tonearm maker.
In any case, I'll insure the purchase, so all you have to worry about is time, not loss of funds. It is nice to have the opportunity to buy meticulously hand made items but the wait list downside is indeed painful.
The other arm I bought recently is a Karmadon Gray Research update from the Ukraine. Handmade beautiful thing. $500. Soon he will have a long wait list too, probably.
Many who go into the business "on the side" don't last when they realize that it takes over your life and making as much money as a real job is a distant goal. Schick is fully committed to full-time manufacturing and past that part of the cycle, but it is surely a relentless gig to run a one man shop, even though I can see he loves what he does.
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Free your mind and your ass will follow -- Parliament/Funkadelic
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