I have a removable tone arm stalk so that I can easily change cartridges. Since I save me best M/C for records that are special sounding, I used the arm with the Yamaha M/C 9 that I had bought decades ago to use temporarily while I waited for my Supex "retip replacement". Normally, I just reset the tracking force, then the anti-skate, but this time the damned think kept sliding over the LP. Upon closer examination, no stylus tip! WTF! The cantilever has been babied and never abused. It is not the least bit bent, but there is no damned diamond. Has anyone else just totally lost a tip?