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My Koetsu Rosewood has expired recently (sniff). I am considering having it rebuilt vs. buying another outright. Has anybody had any experience with rebuilds?I have a trustworthy dealer that said he will send it in for me.
Do the Koetsus come back as good as new or are they doomed never to be the same?
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Sending it back to Koetsu, via a authorized dealer is expensive, but worth it. You get about everything new, stylus, cantaliver, motor assembly, wire etc. The only thing you get back of whatb you sent is the body. This is better than "retip", because of all the things mentioned. In cases where you just get a stylus replacment, you run the risk of the suspension drying out, wires having fatigue from the coils moving, even cantaliver collapses have been known to happen to some makes and models. Go Koetsu, and get a bargain!
If it was bought from a US dealer, I'd go for the retip (which is really an exchange for a brand new one) for $1,100 through your dealer. That is the price posted on Musical Surroundings website. They are the US distributor for Koetsu.
I had a Koetsu Rosewood (standard) that needed a retip last year and sent it to these people:
http://www.garrottbrothers.com/rep&retip.htmlI was very happy with the results, and cost wise it set me back $700 Australian dollars.
Hello
retips do work.. but they invariably sound different from original...sometimes worse but usually better. of course, this depends
on what you consider better. some of the older cartridges had a kind of sweetness that was oozy & fuzzy.. if you like that sort of thing a lot, then you might be disappointed -- most retips will make it tighter & crispier.
rgds
munna
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