I'm watching this thread with interest.

I still need to have my Gerard B serviced. I had almost sent it in to L&K (no longer an option) a couple of times but was also a bit put off by the wait times (a year or more) and just plain nervous about shipping that scope away, having had shipments lost before.

It sure would be nice to find an outfit to which I could hand carry it and pick it up when it's done.