New SME arm!

I saw this and thought it was quite awesome. Hence posting it up.

(I've nothing to do with the sale btw)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-UNU...ryZ48648QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

Now THAT'S how to put together an eBay ad!

 

Those "What you see is what you get" replies seem a tad evasive.

 

Not really, it's the tonearm, the headshell & the counterweight, no arm lead and no bias weight. Basically what SME ask you to send it when you ask for a full service.

 

Doesn't it seem a bit unlikely that SME would actually go to the effort to completely re-manufacture an old arm for this reason? Seems more likely that they had all the requisite parts held as spares which would make this new old stock - unless I suppose they still do make new bits for the 3009 due to continued demand for servicing and spares.

 

I'd guess so.

 

I'm pretty sure that they can supply all the parts for a 3009 as spares. Bloody expensive way to make a new tonearm though. Especially as you can pick up second hand complete minters for less than £200 (which is too expensive anyway).

 

so send your tone arm off to sme to get it serviced then pretend you never recieved it when they send it back.