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Cartridges and old man

As far as I know some of the best cartridges are being build by old or ageing men. Carts like van en Hul, Lyra, Koetsu, Jan Allearts, and maybe some others are all being build by older men.

What will happen when those people die out? Will there be a next generation of people who will take over a new generation of pioneers?

What do you think?
mordante

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mordante OP
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No that is not normal.I doubt very much that the children will always want to take over.

I cannot imagine that many kids today would like to hand wind cartridge coils as a living.
mordante OP
511 posts
 
@Schubert,

You live in the past. In Japan it is becoming more and more rare to even start a family.

Japan is has the most aging population of any country world wide. Italy is second. Fewer and fewer people in Japan have children

Personally I think this is a good development, we do not need more people in the world, a few billion less would be better.

Didn't Nakatsuka-san learn his trade from the old Dynavector man. I forgot his name. I know van den Hul started at EMT making and improving their carts.
mordante OP
511 posts
 
Schubert,

Please prove that it is(more)normal in Japan to continue the family business. No anecdotal evidence please.

Maybe I'll ask a friend of mine to see if he knows. He studied Japanese.
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