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Sumiko Blackbird Cartridge

I have a Sumiko Blackbird cartridge that is not working. This happened after a routine stylus cleaning. The repair shop says it is dead. I am out quite a bit of money on this and want to know the best way to recoup any expense possible. Do I list it here as not working, usable for trade or retip? Any advise will be appreciated.
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phduncanson
73 posts
 
maybe send it to soundsmith - they may be able to fix it (that is if your repair shop is not a cartridge specialist). they can at least confirm it is unfixable.
tortilladc
121 posts
 
Would you mind telling us what cleaning procedure caused the damage? I have the same cartridge too!
rickadei
5 posts
 
I recently had a catastrophic accident with mine (duh -- I dropped a record on the tonearm). I took it to a nearby Sumiko dealer, who arranged to have it sent in to them for repair. Instead they just replaced it, for hundreds less than the cost of a new one.
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