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Hi Richard, Aside from damaged cantilevers (shanks), of which I have seen *many* in my long career in broadcasting, I have had a few (very few) problems with dried-out mountings. I've never had the magnets fail. Expert can definitely retip used assemblies, assuming they are in useable shape. --Kevin -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Richard L. Hess Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 1:22 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Styli Hi, Kevin, In the thinking-outside-the-box department, other than the actual stylus tip, what wears out in a stylus assembly? Does the compliant mounting wear out? Does the magnet get weaker? Obviously the "tube" (cantilever?) can become crushed or bent--I realize with that the assembly is probably beyond repair. The reason I ask is would it be possible for Expert Stylus to place new tips on old stylus assemblies? I'm asking this out of ignorance--there is so much I don't know about playing disks that it could fill several volumes--but it was a thought that came to me upon reading your post with interest and I believe the only stupid questions are the unasked ones. I am still impressed at how good a disk can sound--I've spent some time playing LPs recently with my Stanton 681 EEE cartridge--I have several and several spare stylii that should last the rest of my life. I'll confess that a client wanted me to do 10 disks for her as part of a larger tape project and didn't want me to refer her to someone else (Surely you can play LPs," she said) and someone from a local church who knows me wanted me to preserve five disks they made two or three decades ago--played, but not killed, and pretty much the best copies in existence. We tried chasing down the masters of the church recordings to no avail. The 10 disk client was oral histories, not music. Cheers, Richard On 2012-08-03 3:36 PM, Kevin P. Mostyn wrote: > I recently tried to order some more custom styli from Expert Stylus > for a Stanton 500 but was informed that Stanton has essentially left > the phono cartridge business, at least for now and perhaps forever, > due to their purchase by Gibson Guitars. Expert suggested that I turn > to Shure or Ortofon. Ortofon is out of my price range, so I'm looking > at Shure. I know that some U.S. dealers still have Expert-Tipped > Stanton styli available but I would like to find a long term solution. > > > -- Richard L. Hess email: [log in to unmask] Aurora, Ontario, Canada (905) 713 6733 1-877-TAPE-FIX http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm Quality tape transfers -- even from hard-to-play tapes.