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

reubent Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,939 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 4,941 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 8,237 posts 05-12-2020 at 11:11am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete That Sucks!
chakster Details Discussions Posts This discussion 6,144 posts 05-12-2020 at 12:21pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete As any discontinued products they will stay on the used market for decades with some aftermarket parts for them (or custom made parts from third party vendors). No more new tonearms from Jelco :(