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Every piece goes through the bench first.
We bring our pieces over from Japan and work through each one by hand here in California. It gets tested, serviced, and graded before we write the listing.
We vetted this
Every piece is checked over by hand, worked through its functions, and serviced before it goes up for sale.
Honest grading
One published scale, and any faults written out in plain words, like brassing on an edge or a little haze in the glass. What arrives should match what you read.
A fair price
We price at or under what the piece usually sells for. Choosing and checking it carefully is our job, and we don’t charge extra for it.
New arrivals and the occasional story
The dial that needs the light
Some dials are built to be read in moving light. Why a photograph never quite catches one, and how to judge a dial in...
The warm-up: vintage audio
Don’t plug in a forty-year-old amplifier and turn it up. How vintage audio comes back to life on the bench, and why the wait...
Living with a fountain pen
A vintage nib adapts to your hand in a way no new pen will. How to ink it, flush it, store it, and let...