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I searched through our past threads and didn't see much about Terry here, besides the occasional mention/recommendation, so I wanted to make it official.
I had such a hard time finding a new pinch roller wheel for my 244 and 246 when I first got them. I ended up buying some from a place in Germany and they were okay. They worked (occasionally eating a tape, but not a lot) but I had a pich roller/belt kit get lost in the mail once, and trying to get a replacement ended with a total communication breakdown and me being blocked from doing business with them anymore on eBay. They stopped selling them soon after that. I kept a lookout for any genuine Tascam made ones, but have only seen one come up for sale and the seller was asking almost $90! No, just... no.
I wanted both my machines to be performing the best they could. I don't have much control over the things in my life, but dammit if I can't control my own cassette 4-tracks! I had read about this guy named Terry who supposedly re-built pinch roller wheels a while ago, and had contacted him but for some reason it felt like too much of a gamble. Now I wish I had just gone with him from the very start. I still had the two bad pinch rollers from those aforementioned machines, and I figured I should just send them both to Terry and have a couple spares to cover myself in the future.
For two pinch rollers for a 244/246, the total (including shipping) was $75 and the one I already put in my 246 is flawless. It's been being used for the past 4 days and I haven't had one transport problem. This guy is an artist.
I just wanted to throw the man some respect for his craft, and let people know that this is an awesome resource for these parts which are becoming rarer each year. Making them with such quality must be a very tough thing to do well, as the dimensions of these things has to be precise and balanced or you have what was happening to me before, eaten tapes and ruined takes. It only took him a week and a half too, which is awesome for a project like this. Has anyone else used this guy?
If someone needs a pinch roller for their tape deck, whether it's a 1/2" 8-track or a cassette 4-track, I've experienced and read nothing but good things. And with the companies who originally made these machines, not supplying parts for some time now, this is as good as it gets. Here's the link
Terry's Rubber Pinch Rollers & Wheels
(This is my own opinion, and does not necessarily represent the opinions of Homerecording.com )
I had such a hard time finding a new pinch roller wheel for my 244 and 246 when I first got them. I ended up buying some from a place in Germany and they were okay. They worked (occasionally eating a tape, but not a lot) but I had a pich roller/belt kit get lost in the mail once, and trying to get a replacement ended with a total communication breakdown and me being blocked from doing business with them anymore on eBay. They stopped selling them soon after that. I kept a lookout for any genuine Tascam made ones, but have only seen one come up for sale and the seller was asking almost $90! No, just... no.
I wanted both my machines to be performing the best they could. I don't have much control over the things in my life, but dammit if I can't control my own cassette 4-tracks! I had read about this guy named Terry who supposedly re-built pinch roller wheels a while ago, and had contacted him but for some reason it felt like too much of a gamble. Now I wish I had just gone with him from the very start. I still had the two bad pinch rollers from those aforementioned machines, and I figured I should just send them both to Terry and have a couple spares to cover myself in the future.
For two pinch rollers for a 244/246, the total (including shipping) was $75 and the one I already put in my 246 is flawless. It's been being used for the past 4 days and I haven't had one transport problem. This guy is an artist.
I just wanted to throw the man some respect for his craft, and let people know that this is an awesome resource for these parts which are becoming rarer each year. Making them with such quality must be a very tough thing to do well, as the dimensions of these things has to be precise and balanced or you have what was happening to me before, eaten tapes and ruined takes. It only took him a week and a half too, which is awesome for a project like this. Has anyone else used this guy?
If someone needs a pinch roller for their tape deck, whether it's a 1/2" 8-track or a cassette 4-track, I've experienced and read nothing but good things. And with the companies who originally made these machines, not supplying parts for some time now, this is as good as it gets. Here's the link
Terry's Rubber Pinch Rollers & Wheels
(This is my own opinion, and does not necessarily represent the opinions of Homerecording.com )