Jelco tonearms closes

Takako Ichikawa of Ichikawa Jewel Co. (Jelco) announced he is closing the 100 year old company due to the impact of COVID-19 and an aging workforce.

noromance05-12-2020 12:18am

tomic601 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 12,951 posts 05-12-2020 at 12:44am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete That is indeed very sad - I have had and sold many many tonearms over the years built by this iconic firm. bummer
reubent Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,035 posts 05-12-2020 at 01:31am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @noro - Where did you hear they were "closing"? On their website it only says this - " Jelco is now unable to accept new orders from April 2nd, 2020, due to the availability of transportation and delays in production due to the spread of the serious infectious disease COVID-19. Thank you for your understanding."
mofimadness Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,993 posts 05-12-2020 at 02:43am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Update to the story: https://www.analogplanet.com/content/tonearm-manufacturer-jelco-covid-19-victim#comment-568783
bukanona Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 174 posts 05-12-2020 at 07:38am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If to count into the list Jelco OEM business like current Ortofon tonearms a lot of ideas can be lost forever.
mijostyn Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 8,570 posts 05-12-2020 at 11:11am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete That Sucks!