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Cartridges and old man

As far as I know some of the best cartridges are being build by old or ageing men. Carts like van en Hul, Lyra, Koetsu, Jan Allearts, and maybe some others are all being build by older men.

What will happen when those people die out? Will there be a next generation of people who will take over a new generation of pioneers?

What do you think?
mordante
czarivey
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Singreen, I appreciate valuable info on Strads, however my intention was different. Some will pass the skill to the next generation some will bury them with their bodies when pass away.
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viridian
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Not that it is material to my post, but if memory serves Andre Hanekom may have been a dentist, not a watchmaker - seemingly similar in some ways however.

I believe that Ikeda apprenticed with another cartridge maker before starting Fidelity Research.
schubert
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Mordante, it is a LOT more normal in Japan to want to continue the family trade than here.
The USA is a far outliner on individualism as families are
not helpful to our "divide and conquer" system of government.
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stringreen
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..that's why what this country needs is more skilled craftsmen/women, not college grads who can't find jobs.
schubert
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VERY True, Stringreen.
We need jobs , a person who REALLY wants to be educated
needs only a library card .
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