Hi Bernhard -
Well, mostly on your recommendation I picked up a rather unused V15 type IV on Ebay, and now have 2 issues:
First, when gluing the stylus assembly, do you actually glue into the body the brass sleeve that houses the stylus and supension, or just the external mounting structure and body?
Second, this cartridge has apparently been sitting unused a very long time, and perhaps was never broken in. It is as though it has no suspension whatsoever! Actually at first it seemed to work well enough, then the sylus practically siezed in the suspension.
I applied silicone treatment, Amsoil silicone spray first sprayed into the cap to produce a liquid that could be dripped onto the elastomeric suspension while I moved the stylus around. This gave good results, although it's stiffening again somewhat. I plan to continue this procedure in hopes of a complete cure.
I notice the replacement stylus is no longer offered by Shure, but that there is a type III that should fit, at $110. Hmmm.
Any help is very much appreciated. I like what I'm hearing so far.
Cam Godecke
Well, mostly on your recommendation I picked up a rather unused V15 type IV on Ebay, and now have 2 issues:
First, when gluing the stylus assembly, do you actually glue into the body the brass sleeve that houses the stylus and supension, or just the external mounting structure and body?
Second, this cartridge has apparently been sitting unused a very long time, and perhaps was never broken in. It is as though it has no suspension whatsoever! Actually at first it seemed to work well enough, then the sylus practically siezed in the suspension.
I applied silicone treatment, Amsoil silicone spray first sprayed into the cap to produce a liquid that could be dripped onto the elastomeric suspension while I moved the stylus around. This gave good results, although it's stiffening again somewhat. I plan to continue this procedure in hopes of a complete cure.
I notice the replacement stylus is no longer offered by Shure, but that there is a type III that should fit, at $110. Hmmm.
Any help is very much appreciated. I like what I'm hearing so far.
Cam Godecke