RIP George Hadcock

[Tony L]

I’ve just read elsewhere on the interweb that George Hadcock passed away last month. Sad news indeed, the UK audio industry has lost yet another of it’s great names and a true analogue pioneer.

Tony.

 

[horace]

Sad news. There are few of his breed left now.

I wonder what this will mean for the company - wasn't he a 'one man band'?

I suppose this means the Hadcock arm I have (with half the bits missing) will have to stay in the spares box forever now....

Martin

 

[spet0114]

According to the brief obit in this month's HiFi Worm, his son is taking over the tonearm manufacturing...

Cheers

Adrian

 

[Uncle Ants]

Its very sad, but as I understand it his son has actually been running the ship for sometime now and things will pretty much continue as is.

 

[Stevie A]

Sad news indeed,he made some wonderful tonearms.

 

[DSJR]

Sad news indeed,he made some wonderful tonearms.

I used to set up a good many of the earliest ones and "wonderful" wasn't a word that came to mind back then as they fell apart very easily... They sounded good with Deccas and the Entre I remember (yes folks, I'm rerally THAT old!!!)

I understand that they were FAR better built in recent years - they needed to be I can assure you....

P.S. A sad loss I'll agree...