I was piggy backing on another thread and decided to start a new one.
I picked up a 388 locally for a hundred bucks from the original owner.
Said it had been sitting for years. Said it worked great the last time he used it.
He tried to demo it and the trnsport slowed down to a crawl.
I figured sticky shed or dried out lube and took a chance.
dropped it off at the local tascam place for a check up.
turns out the capstan motor bracket is missing (!)
Someone had also wrapped the flywheel with masking tape to use a smaller belt (!)
He said the heads LOOK ok, but cant test for sure with the transport
unoperable.
The mixer passes signal, meters work, etc.
He said he called Tascam and the part is no longer available (!)
So, boat anchor, parts deck, or should i try and scrounge parts?
I don't see myself collecting a bunch of these because they are so big.
thanks
I picked up a 388 locally for a hundred bucks from the original owner.
Said it had been sitting for years. Said it worked great the last time he used it.
He tried to demo it and the trnsport slowed down to a crawl.
I figured sticky shed or dried out lube and took a chance.
dropped it off at the local tascam place for a check up.
turns out the capstan motor bracket is missing (!)
Someone had also wrapped the flywheel with masking tape to use a smaller belt (!)
He said the heads LOOK ok, but cant test for sure with the transport
unoperable.
The mixer passes signal, meters work, etc.
He said he called Tascam and the part is no longer available (!)
So, boat anchor, parts deck, or should i try and scrounge parts?
I don't see myself collecting a bunch of these because they are so big.
thanks