Jelco tonearms closes

Takako Ichikawa of Ichikawa Jewel Co. (Jelco) announced he is closing the 100 year old company due to the impact of COVID-19 and an aging workforce.

noromance05-12-2020 12:18am

vegasears Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,173 posts 05-12-2020 at 12:24am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Wow, that is sad.
tomic601 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 12,736 posts 05-12-2020 at 12:44am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete That is indeed very sad - I have had and sold many many tonearms over the years built by this iconic firm. bummer
reubent Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,935 posts 05-12-2020 at 01:31am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @noro - Where did you hear they were "closing"? On their website it only says this - " Jelco is now unable to accept new orders from April 2nd, 2020, due to the availability of transportation and delays in production due to the spread of the serious infectious disease COVID-19. Thank you for your understanding."
mofimadness Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,933 posts 05-12-2020 at 02:43am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Update to the story: https://www.analogplanet.com/content/tonearm-manufacturer-jelco-covid-19-victim#comment-568783