Great Experience with Bill Thalmann @ Musical Technology (equipment repair)

I just wanted to send out some props to Bill Thalmann at Music Technology in Springfield Virginia.  Bill did a rebuild on a Technics SP-10ii for me - from the bottom up (including a Krebs modification and having the chassis professionally painted).  One sticky problem was a very low level mechanical noise that required a stethoscope to assess, but raised my audiophile nervosa.  I was traveling to Virginia over thanksgiving, so I hauled my turntable with me and Bill was kind enough to meet me the day after thanksgiving to fix the problem.  Together, with a stethoscope, I observed as he methodically went through the unit and systematically applied process of elimination until the culprit was identified.  A very abnormal issue of tolerance on machined parts. He swapped out the part and voila - totally silent.  The workshop at Music Technology is well equipped, and there was all sorts of esoteric high-end gear under repair - entrusted to Bill because customers know they can expect an excellent level of service.  That was reiterated by my visit!  Thank you Bill.  I would not hesitate to send MT any of my gear for servicing.