Recent content by Muckelroy

It's been a very long time since I made a new thread here. This isn't so much about analog recording gear, but about a piece of instrumentation you may need to use to service analog recording gear. I obtained a Tektronix R7603 oscilloscope recently. It has a NASA asset tag on it, so I am not...

I considered taking it to my brother for the work, but I ended up relying on a different luthier - Danny Shoemaker at Straight Frets. One reason being, I was working on Danny's Hammond M3, so we ended up trading work for each other. I may still take it to my brother to finish out some wood...

This guitar is in the family. I had no idea what kind of guitar it was, until I spotted a curious stamp. H. Weissenborn Los Angeles, CA. I knew it was old. It was purchased in the 1940s by my great grandfather, and he told me that at the time, it was 40 years old when he bought it. This may be...

If you own a Rhodes piano, and it's stock, you may have worn out hammer tips. VintageVibe.com sells new hammer tips. Thing is, you've gotta get the old one off first. They have many a video on how to do this, but those old tips are glued on. You need to cut them off somehow, and the videos all...

Nixie tubes are so awesome. But, they're rare, and expensive. This guy is making new nixie tubes from scratch in his workshop: Dalibor Farný » Homemade nixies Here's one example of a guy who repurposed a circa 1975 nixie tube digital scale into a clock: http://localroger.com/nixie/nixie.html...

You could go wireless.

The whole "wire and wax" bit of the description of this forum seems like a half-joke, til you actually own one. I have a Webster Chicago wire recorder. Don't ask me why I have it. Needless to say, I wasn't expecting to own one.... but now I do!! It turns on, transport works, but I have no wire...

Do those "start" and "stop" buttons actually control any tape machines? Or are they signals for some other machine operator? Seems like one of these...

This will probably be my last post about this topic here. I will continue this saga elsewhere, probably on Audiokarma.org or some other Hi-Fi system forum. I simply thought it was too cool to miss following-up on. Looks like a Magnavox 8802-00 power amp, and some yet-to-be-identified preamp...

Hey y'all, There's a possibility that I might be picking up a console stereo soon. Don't worry it's free. I believe it's an RCA Victor brand though it's been a long time since I saw it in person. Not sure what model. I believe it's got an LP player, radio, and a quarter-track reel to reel...

The last step for the keyboard assembly was the back plate (attached easily with 8 screws), and the long 2" wide black felt strip along the top/back of the keys. Again, masking tape came to the rescue to clean that piece of felt, making it look almost new. It's still a bit tired, and I should...

Reassembly Here is a photo of the grease Yamaha sent me. The larger tube is a white substance, a bit runny, meant for the center posts, and the middle pivot points. The small container is a blue, paste-like substance that reminds me of blue wasabi. This is meant for the back of the key, at the...

Some Pics...... Here is the fully-assembled beast. Little did I know how much trouble lurked beneath the keys when I snapped this picture: I was able to remove a bunch of screws on the bottom of the unit, around the outside. Then, I flipped it over and literally could "pop the hood". They...

Here's a fun video to watch, whether or not you're a fan of MCI tape machines: Pimp My Tape Machine

In no way am I trying to be a jerk and "gum up" the forum.... but you guys are always so awesome and responsive. No one so far has responded to this thread in the Keyboards forum. https://homerecording.com/bbs/equipment-forums/keyboards-sound-modules/yamaha-pf-2000-questions-324756/ Any...