Does David Yau still service Leica?

[raindog61]

Greetings,

I've been searching to see if Mr. Yau is still in the business of servicing Leica.

I can't find any current information of him here at RRF, or anywhere else for that matter. The last post mentioning him seems to be around 2010. I also noticed his name is no longer listed on Harry's Pro Shop.

Does anyone know if he's still around?

Thanks in advance,

Harry.

 

[newsgrunt]

He's still doing some repairs (have to leave two lenses with him for work) but I understand he may be easing out of it. No idea if he's taking in new work or not.

Toronto or GTA shooters are blessed with a number of Leica repair techs. There's one tech I haven't used yet and don't know his/her name (closely held info) but from what I hear, he/she does very good work, on par with David and Gerry I'm told.

Basically he's looking to enjoy life now and travel.

 

[raindog61]

Thank you for your reply newsgrunt,

I've used him for a CLA on my M4-P back in 2008, his work was top notch.

I'll send him an email to see if he can help me out. Perhaps he'll take pity on me. ;-)

Cheers,

Harry.

 

[arseniii]

David Yau is a great Leica technician, and wouldn't charge you an arm and a leg like Gerry would. He is old, although he doesn't look a day older than 35. He is very well still in business of fixing Leicas. PM me if you need his contact information...

 

[oltimer]

David still does great repairs. He just completely rebuilt a IIIF for me. At times David can be very busy and you might have to wait a wee bit. David is Solms trained in Germany, and of course worked for "Wild Leitz" in Toronto before Kindermann took over. A really great tech. Also, if he is away; call Jerry at Kindermann as he is a really great guy to talk over your needs as well.

 

[newsgrunt]

David will most likely continue to work with clients who have used his services in the past but I heard he's not looking to take on new customers.

and he speaks fluent German 😉