Retipping Cartridge

Retipping is one of the possible cartridge repairs . Besides it
may mean cantilever/stylus combo or stylus only retip. Then
there is also the price for each. You provided unsufficient info
to justify your P&R for ''the clinic''.

The obsession with retips is curious because there are other
more difficult repairs important. The coils are the most difficult
to repair even assuming that someone is willing to mess with
coils. Then damping is anyway more difficult to do then retip
of the whole cantilever/stylus combo or stylus only retip.
That is because the retipper can't get original by manufacturer
used damper but depends from his proveder. Ortofon , for example,
has its own laboratory for dampers research and production.
EMT has notorious problem with dampers. This problem is known
for years but never solved. By changing damper one need to first
losen the tension wire and remove ''movings parts'' ( joint pipe
on which coils , tension wire and cantiler/stylus are fastened).
We have never heard anyone complaining about tension wire. 
But those need to be centered and tension adjusted after any
damper change. The damper is behind the coils fastened on the
generator. So seen in this context the cantilever/stylus retip
 is the most easy to do. 

Bravo chakster, if your writting is meant as dissertation you get 
from you older brother an 10. There are two kinds of contributions
in our forum. Those who use arguments related to the subject-
matter and those who argue  against the writer using the old 
''strow man'' strategy . They have no argument reg. the subject- 
matter but well about assumed character of the writer. 
Even in this short thread one can easylly see both kinds as
well difference between them.  Some of them even pretend to
speak in the name of the other assuming that the other is not
able to speak for himself. Arrogance is the other name for
stupidity. 

Thanks uberwaltz,  My Sony XL 88 D and Kiseki Agaat are
waiting  4 years for this possibility.