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Hey guys, it's been a while. I've got plenty of nos cassette to tide me over with my portastudios, but will be aiming to get my Tascam 388 and 38 back up to snuff in the next few weeks. The last time I bought tape was through rmgi international, so you can tell how long it's been ? Just curious...

Hello folks, If this question has been gone over before in a different thread, I apologize in advance. When it comes to opening up a cassette/reel to reel machine, I'm pretty good with diagnosing and repairing mechanical issues and ok at electrical issues, however I don't really know what kinds...

Hello All! Recommendations for an online place to order a few flat rubber belts? I'm looking for belts to fit my Tascam 488, and 488mkII recorder. "Cut" the belt measures 8 1/2 inches minus 5-10% for stretching and roughly 1/8 inch wide.

Hi Guys, a few different questions going on in this thread: I have a Tascam 424MKII w/ a broken tape transport. All its good for now is pretty much just mixer. Is it possible to use this as a mixer for a Teac simul sync 2340sx? Can the inputs (xlrs) and channels be used on the 4 track for...

Embarrassing to ask this (I cant remember) A while back I acquired a Teac 2340sx a while back and the front has 2 - 1/4 inch headphone outs for "Front" and "Rear" what "splitter" or what do I need to use to hear this as a single jack? Like a regular Tascam Portastudo has. Maybe a 2 male end to 1...

Well, anyways.....Here it is.

Hi Guys, Something not so important.......... I have 2 Tascam 424MKIII's. 1 is Solid Black and 1 is the more common "Lake Placid Blue" color. I've been looking online out of curiosity to see if I can find info or more pictures of another Black one but I can't find much. Was this a special...

So here's the deal, I have a Tascam 388 that is in excellent shape, except the reel portion is not working correctly (It's not fuses or servo, from what I can tell, anyways, it's issue is something I'm not knowledgeable enough to fix at this point in time). I also have a Tascam 38 in excellent...

Hey Guys, Gotta Tascam 388 here. Thing was working great up until a few months ago. It's in amazing condition, so I can't see that it has had too much use. I replaced the capstan with a fresh belt about 5 months ago. Pinch roller is clean and plush as a whistle. Capstan does spin, so the belts...

Hey guys, I've had my 388 for about a year now. I haven't used it very much and the last time I used it was about a month ago. It worked flawlessly. I tried using it the other day and I had the following problem. I'd press play and it would engage for about 2-3 seconds, then it would stop by...

Hey Guys, Sorry I haven't been too active on here lately. I've been extremely busy converting my garage to a studio. We've taken most of the funds we've gotten from our 2 bands (a pretty good amount in all) and put all the money into the conversion. Since I'm the one (just about the only handy...

Hey Fellas, I have this bottle of rubber conditioner I've been using for a while, but I swear it's sooo toxic, I can only use it (pinch rollers, belts) when bringing my gear outside to clean it. I once used it in the house and the house smelled of it for a few days (honestly). I had a...

Hey Guys, My 388 is very lightly used and is in excellent condition, however...Sometimes I'll turn in on to mess with it and the servo seems out of adjustment.I played some tapes on it the other day and it was fine. Now, last night and this morning, it does this....... I'll press play and it'll...

Hey Guys!, Just thought I'd share the fact that I am now another proud owner of a Tascam 38 that was meticulously cared for!!! This thing is super clean!, with very minimal head wear. You could eat off this thing! Here's what I got for $600 bucks....... 1. (1) Super clean, Tascam 38 recently...

Winding a pancake hub onto a reel...........Just wondering if you guys do this often and if so, how does one typically do this? Any tips, tricks or the like would be appreciated.:)