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

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!
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 :(
scar972 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 231 posts 05-12-2020 at 02:36pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Sad to hear a company with such long history going away.