Refurbish Fidelity Research Tonearms

Would like to refurbish my FR-64s .... Has someone made it? Experience? Who?

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rdk777 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 566 posts 05-09-2021 at 01:52am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Here's a thread that was started earlier - if it was me, I'd sent to Ikeda. Recommended FR 66 service \| Audiogon Discussion Forum
jasonbourne52 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,863 posts 05-09-2021 at 02:13am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete A well-made tonearm like a FR will be working fine into the next several centuries! Just don't use it as a hammer!
jasonbourne52 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,863 posts 05-09-2021 at 02:16am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Leave it alone! It's internal wiring will not wear out! Don't fall for the false belief that replacing the wiring will result in somehow "better" sound!
jasonbourne52 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,863 posts 05-09-2021 at 02:19am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I own two vintage FR arms: a 29 and a 54! Both still 100% functional! No compelling need to "upgrade" them!
solypsa Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 462 posts 05-09-2021 at 09:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Upgrade probably not, but i would gladly have my FR64S taken apart, cleaned and checked for tolerances...if by an experienced and reliable technician. It has been in service for ~40 years after all. What are the Ikeda contacts?