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van den Hul Colibri - Recondition or leave it alone - how to reach vdH
Hello friends
I am in a familar predicament. My vdH Colibri, which I bought used 9 years ago, has about between estimated 600 to 800 hours and seems to be fading a bit in sound quality. It is very dirty when viewed under magnification, the coils caked with debris (? vinyl dust ) I have tried a little to brush off the debris with no success. The cartridge still produces decent sound, but not sublime as it did a few years ago. It is on a Well Tempered Reference Table w the Reference Arm. I would like to have it reconditioned by the master (AJ vdH). What is the method for this.. I have sent a message on the vdH web site but no reply. I heard that VPI is now a distributor and perhaps through them ? I am reluctant to spend the $$$ on a new cart, they have become prohibitively expensive.
Dana Woods
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Contact John McGuirk at [email protected]. He’s the distributor for van den Hul. Van den Hul customer service has greatly improved since the Bluebird days. |