Miracle by Joseph long on Dynavector XX2MKII cartridge

FSE ( Field Stabilising Element ) on a Cartridges which I am familiar with. Has a very positive influence and benefits way beyond the same model Cart' demo'd without the FSE added. The Cart' with FSE was proven to be much improved in the produced End Sound quite substantially, I wonder how well aligned in general the Ortofon Cart's are for their Zenith orientation.

I wonder if the Cart' without the FSE, if was to have a ideal Zenith alignment and was nailed on the other Geometry, whether it would have outshone the Cart' with the FSE added.  

Short term demo's do not usually allow for the perfect Geometry Dial In.

This is very much on my radar now, my DV XX2 MkII is perfectly fine, but with a Grado Aeon3 and Koetsu Urushi Wajimi to compete with in my stable it doesn't get much use, so a retip ala what the OP did might be the ticket. Thanks! 

For linear trackers, well, the truth is it’s probably always wrong rather than always right.

That line made me chuckle!

I rescued a Koetsu Rosewood that was quite literally thrown in the trash. The original owner got an insurance settlement after some contractors threw a tarp over their turntable while the arm was cued to play. My dealer, who replaced it with a Dynavector, tossed it out, but let me have it when I protested. LOL It still had the stylus attached, but was pushed thru to the top of the cantilever. 

I sent it to Joseph Long. He has glued the stylus back on correctly, tells me it has almost no wear, and is waiting for the glue to cure before he tests it. 

If all goes well I'll end up with a $4K Koetsu for the cost of Joseph gluing the stylus back on and testing that it works OK.

From your description of what happened to the stylus, it is surprising the cantilever did not break, or the suspension get damaged. I'm sure Joseph has checked those things - so congratulations!