This cassette-based 4 tracker portastudio was in a bit of rough shape as it originated as a donor for another repair, the plastic head ‘sleeper’ (which mounts the heads and also holds a strong spring to maintain pressure when playing) had broken. More so the transport was all gummed up and hardly moved, the main […]
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No sooner was one 414 about to be going out of the door, another was coming in! The customer of the Tascam 414 LED metering noise problem on the previous fix, had a friend with a 414 having the exact same problem, so brought it along to receive the same fix. Confirmed the same symptoms
Another Tascam 414 comes through the door as the previous one goes out! Read More »
Another customer recommendation brought this unit in to see if an odd problem could be resolved – a ‘flubbing’ sound that occurs when armed for recording and levels above -10dB on meters. The unit was pristine, inside and out – looks like it had hardly been used. At first the issue couldn’t be replicated –
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This cassette deck was stored in an attic for many years. Unfortunately no longer worked when tried, couldn’t open door etc. Saw pinch roller at the bottom of the box and luckily the retaining pin was floating around inside the unit. A quick look at the mechanism confirmed worst fears – the belts had reverted
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Customer had this unit stored away for years and wanted to use it again, but found it wasn’t working properly, making an awful buzzing sound. This Akai 4000DS MkII is a nice machine but in a bit of a state perhaps was in a damp area, had to clean a good portion of switches (particularly
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Customer had this R2R in storage for over 15 years, came out to use and found that the capstan was not moving, but the reels would spin, asked me to take a look. Confirmed the symptoms, no capstan movement (and no motor whirr when tension arm lifted). Could see belt was non-existent but should have
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Here’s a Fostex X-15 4-track cassette deck in for repair – owner had tried swapping some parts over from a donor machine to fix an issue with the head block plastic breaking (known issue with the X-15 portastudio), and got in a bit of a mess, no playback etc. First thing noticed, the four record
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Customer asked service of this really nice 10″ reel capable 7.5IPS stereo quarter track reel to reel with a handy reverse-play option! Back off first – a bit of dust removal to undertake! Front panel removed for access to mechanicals: Restored tape counter to aid visibility (black plastic faded): Some more photos prior to service:
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