KOETSU MC1

Classic Koetsu MC1 cartridge from the early 1980’s. This is an early long bodied Rosewoosd Signature made by Sugano himself and has been my backup cartridge as I also have a Koetsu Urushi Vermillion.  

I've conversatively rated it 7 / 10 and the cartridge was recently checked by Sound Smith and they confirmed the cartridge including stylus was in good condition:  

“The Koetsu appears to be in fine condition. The stylus appears to have been
replaced. It looks like an elliptical stylus.”  

They also said the original stylus would have been a “Quadrahedron, which was used
on the older models of Koetsu”, and they could replace the elliptical stylus with one that has a profile very close to the original.  However, their advice was to not change the stylus as it was in such good condition and given how good it sounds to my ears I have left it as is.  

I don’t have the original packaging or paperwork and the Koetsu wooden box shown in the photos is not included. I do however have suitable packaging for safe shipping.    

Output voltage 1 kHz, 8 cm/sec: 0.6 mV

Tracking force: 1.5 to 2.0 g (recommended: 1.7 g)

Coil impedance: 7.1 Ohms

Stylus type: 5 x 120u FG-S

Weight: 12 g

 There’s a review here but you’ll need to log on to the Vinyl Engine
website 

http://www.vinylengine.com/turntable_forum/viewtopic.php?t=34224