Refurbish Fidelity Research Tonearms

@chakster no big secret as far as I'm concerned. I looked up the invoice of Robert Graetke of Analog Tube Audio, which amounts to €559,15 including tax and shipping. This quote was for a complete overhaul of my 64S (#051198), including new pure silver wiring (diameter 0.20 mm). Obviously the bulk of this total was labour cost (6 hours of work). In the process he also refreshed the grease of the dynamic balance spring. However, two years after the fact the VTF dial has become increasingly difficult to operate again. It's a common issue usually contributed to aging, but my experience now suggests a design flaw or else a problem with my sample. Either way I've found that static balancing sounds slightly better, so I stopped using it altogether. By contrast the dial of my 64FX has always been very smooth as well as more accurate.

Great! Thanks for clarification @edgewear

I’m not sure about the above video?
does it look like a finger is rubbing on the first clip?
also, why are comments turned off?
just curious....

If the cover over VTF spring is still attached, use a suction cup to remove it. Also, modern damping grease is available from Nye Lubricants. I used Nyogel 774H5 and am VERY happy with results.