Has anyone heard the Miyajima 'Snakewood' cartridge,

oh boy - I’m trying a humble DGG lp of Kempff playing the bagatelles of Ludwig van, and despite that engineering at the time didn’t quite match imaging with sonority, the musical experience shines through. The highs shimmer, but not unnaturally. I suspect the snake wood body allows natural tonalities to emerge more naturally than did the black wood of the initial Madake.  And as for dynamics, well.......

@dr-john
What are your impressions, now you've had some time to evaluate the cartridge?

Nandric, Once you squeeze all the oil out of it, snake wood is really hard.

After running it through the Cardas pink noise locked grooves for about 12 hours, the Snakewood Madake has opened enough to assess it - maybe more will be revealed, but what I'm hearing now certainly makes my heart beat a little faster.  Its general nature is still Miyajima: natural and neutral and still with the most musical midrange I've heard.  But this snakewood body creates a more detailed and precise image. Hard to believe, but the bass is now tighter and  the treble is extended slightly more with a noticeable increase in air surrounding each instrument, singer, etc.