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Who knows what about these things?
I'm giving a helping hand to an acquaintance who got ahold of one at an auction. I'm gathering info to help him sell it.
What I know in general:
What I know about the one he's got:
There are no tension arms on this thing...and...and...no pinch roller. The have a pretty advanced (for the time) tension control via the reel motors, yes?
Here are some select pics below. Full size versions as well as the complete collection of 44 pics are here: Index of /3M_M64
Fill me in!
I'm giving a helping hand to an acquaintance who got ahold of one at an auction. I'm gathering info to help him sell it.
What I know in general:
- The M64 was the 1, 2, 4-track version of the M56.
- Late 60's/early 70's
- All discrete solid-state electronics
What I know about the one he's got:
- Console is in solid shape but the laminate has been stripped off of most of it so it looks bad.
- It appears to be all there except the meters have been damaged and one reel table has the wrong hardware so it isn't fastened to the motor hub properly. There may be a little trimwork missing. The upper left guide cover is present but the pins are missing to affix it to the top of the guides.
- It powers up and I can confirm that the reel motors work but the transport behavior can't be tested because the lamp(s) in the optical sensor are out, but the reel motors spin strong and fast.
- Heads look pretty good though the wrap is wrong on the record head (the gap is not centered) and the zenith is off on the repro head (a little keystoning) but it looks like there is a lot of material for a relap.
There are no tension arms on this thing...and...and...no pinch roller. The have a pretty advanced (for the time) tension control via the reel motors, yes?
Here are some select pics below. Full size versions as well as the complete collection of 44 pics are here: Index of /3M_M64
Fill me in!