Advice Regarding Reel-to-Reel
It's almost always a service issue, oil to grease, grease to tar, dirt and dust mixed with all of it... clean, Clean, CLEAN. The life of a Tec, the life of a mechanic. clean Clean CLEAN, de mag, clean Clean CLEAN. Lube (never over) as the service manual says, the way it says, and with what it says. If it has a belt, CLEAN the pullies outside and clean and lube the axle assembly. After that if it has a preamp section, service it.. Valves, clean and check the pins. Look over the caps (visual), and boards growing green stuff. Again clean, Clean, CLEAN. Check for cold joint. Touch up as needed, back together, test, and cover when done.. Dust is not your friend... Get that puppy... Regards |
lalitk2,241 posts12-06-2020 7:59ambob, Not to discourage you but keep in mind the cost of R2R tapes are in the range of $300. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You ever try to record your own? It's actually pretty fun, some of these rigs can do a good job. They have their own sound. I like messing around so the cost is pretty low for me.. I have 20 to 30 titles, OLD Some still sound good. The recorded stuff I do is close in quality.. Certainly good enough for me..PLUS I like it... :-) YUP... Regards |
lalitk2,243 posts
Like I said I have 20 - 30 that are pretty good. I didn't just start, it was maybe 35 years ago. I changed to new formats, cassette, and the early CD. I sold a lot of the tapes I had, BUT kept the vinyl. 20 years ago I stored everything. KIDS, were getting into Dads, stereo.. (early teens). My RtR, tapes and vinyl ALL went into storage.. All the Mac gear, my TT, RtR, phono pres, Tube crossovers, EVERYTHING.... I set the kids up with Adcoms, Sony ES SACD, Server, Mac C22 and a pair of VMPS Tower II SEs. BOOM BOOM in the room room.. Kids left I retired, I go to look for my stuff, it been nicked, oh yes. ALL my Mac gear. TT, (my friggin' fairchild 750), RtRs, and a footlocker FULL of vintage valves, just packed. The hand made tube XO, My C20s a pair of seq SN MC240, la te da.... I'm floored. I call the insurance man, guess what I have replacement insurance, no idea what it was. I just wanted my gear back.. They paid me 56K for the gear. I came out ok...BUT I had to replace it or loose up to 90% of the value. You got it, I made them and (I helped), find every piece I wanted, and even did some bidding for me... I'm just now at a point, two more pieces of Equipment, a special phonostage/tape preamp and a SUT (not the biggest fan). Clear a room and the transition begins, just took 37 years. All set up though, for good RtR and TT use and PARTY a bit...without foul.... Built in bass traps, a few things 2 ft x 3ft x 16 foot foundation for EQ foundation.. It don't move at ALL... Traps can vary easy, slide the traps open or closed... All that to say, it was all part of the plan, 37 years ago when I built the room, RtR, TT, and anything else I like.. or dislike for that matter.. Retirement is FUN, don't let anyone say otherwise.... Fun Fun Fun Fun, better than eatin' bugs... Yup... Regards |
