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I managed to remove the sleeve of the capstan (was on very tight and I didn't want to force it, but some guys on another forum gave me the go-ahead), so now it plays back at 3 3/4 and the Philips tape plays at the right speed now. When I put it on channel 1-2 I get right channel only, stereo and...

Update! I tried the tape I got from the Philips tape player with headphones (without changing anything else) and I got sound. It ran way too fast though, voice sounded like a squirrel. I also only had a left channel, right channel just gave some noise. I have included some pics, the size of...

Hey Steenamaroo! Sorry for the late reply, I am participating in a clinical trial, so I was away for a bit. Thanks for all the suggestions, I'm in Belgium by the way. I got really lucky though, I just found another RtR tape player (Philips 4307) that had been standing incongruous in our house...

Hey Guys! Sorry to jump on the ship here with a lot of questions, asking to draw upon your expertise without contributing any myself. The story is this: My girlfriend's grandfather recently died. He was a pretty solitary man and had his hobbies that he liked to practice by himself (building...