Soundsmith - Thank you to everyone.

There is a love that is not love

It is not the kind that makes you weak

It makes you rise so far above

It takes your breath, it makes you weep

 

There is a love that runs so deep

Makes all you do seem merciless

It implores your soul rise from its sleep

And all life’s plans superfluous

 

There is a love you cannot touch

It is not a kiss on fevered brow

It gathers all but won’t hold much

And hitherto sworn you’ll disavow

 

But it exists outside of time

Yet there’s nothing that’s not held within

It cannot die, it needs not find

what it gifts it does not rescind

 

One cannot look away or fake

but makes you stop and gather heart

you cannot give, you cannot take

it’s the reason to stop, the reason to start

 

I met a woman who had this love

It was loaned to her and to keep her well

It was not hers, but she stole it not

To guard her soul from living hell

 

Steel shining swords in crosses were

Across her eyes and down her breast

And o’er her head in midday sun

And I that sight forever blessed

 

I know she lives - it matters not

It makes the world make sense of pain

Redeemer of the senseless caught

Makes every struggle not in vain

 

For the sake of others, I could see

For safekeeping’s sake she held it true

It was not for her, it was not for free

It was not for me.

 

It was for you.

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(peter ledermann 4-27-20

Peter, you should have a couple of SG repl stylii emails from me. Look fwds to yr reply.

Enjoying the music, my Soundsmith cart so beautifully extracts.            Shalom (despite these troubled times) and zei gezunt, Peter

@retipper Mr. Ledermann, i enjoyed your two RMAF lectures, very interesting. It’s nice to have industry professionals on our forum to discuss tech stuff.

Sadly Jonathan Carr does not post on here as much as he did before, but it was so great to read his opinion about some classic cartridges from the legendary designers and legendary brands.

Watching your lectures i see you’re admire MI design over MC. You’re the one who personally refurbished and re-tipped thousands of different cartridges (old and new).

I;m pretty sure there are some models that inspired you to go further in cartridge design. Watching Art Dudley’s (R.I.P.) SoundSmith factory tour i see you got vintage equipment in your collection. What about cartridges ?

I am interested mainly in classic cartridges from the golden era (70’s/80’s). Without making a free advertising for new cartridges and modern brands it would be nice to discuss some OLD GOLD from the past, discontinued models or disappeared brands.

Could you recall some of the greatest, clever design from the past (MM/MI or even MC). I’m pretty sure you learned a lot with those carts from the past. It’s good to share some knowledge about clever design that surpass the time test (if we can imagine we found NOS, UNUSED or MINT condition).

I’m curious to read your opinion.

*From Russia with Love