Its okay ( sort of ) he s just retiring, this month I believe. Yes Mr Decca himself J W will now longer repair, retip, these fabulous ( for some ) cartridges. He sites his age, and difficulty in sourcing parts as the reason. As a gold owner myself its enough to put the shiver up ones timbers at the thought of what happens now ?. Apologies if its been mentioned here before but I just wanted to pay homage to the mans work in the audio industry. A truly iconic audio product.... Btw if I had a bad dream last night and this is all rubbish feel free to delete !!