Any idea where to find Micro Seiki tonearm parts?

I've hunted for parts over the years and only found miscellaneous ebay sales. You may need to buy a second arm to have spare parts on hand. If you find another source, please let us know.

The counterweight, and arm wand.. For ANY TT are nearly impossible to aquire.
My rule is NEVER buy a TT missing the spindle, platter, headshell, armwand, or counterweight!! The TT may seem like a great bargain, but trust me, it is NOT!
In general, do not buy a TT missing anything!(except TT that are designed to accept other arms, then no arm is ok)
Anyone with a spare part, is NOT gonna sell it. Unless you can make an offer they can't refuse. ((they are your mother in law...etc..)

As a Micro-Seiki collector, the best place to find parts is to join the Micro-Seiki user group on Yahoo:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MicroSeiki/?v=1&t=directory&ch=web&pub=groups&sec=dir&slk=22

They are a great resource and have access to many parts and information. I am a long time member.

also try these folks : http://www.my-micro.de/

The counterweights or their replacements are occasionally available in Japan. I'd have thought a 'NOS original armpipe screw' would be impossible to find, but could probably be replaced with another '3rd party' screw. I will take a look around for the C/W.

Elizabeth, the other way to do it is to only buy TTs where the parts can be found. For Micro Seiki 1500-series TTs, and things like Garrard 301s, all parts can be found given a bit of time (and the willingness to part with money for them).