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    sweetbeats replied to the thread tascam 38 tape heads and lifespan..
    The flywheel is under the capstan on a belt driven system, but tape doesn’t touch the flywheel anyway. So what part of the tape path are...
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    sweetbeats replied to the thread tascam 38 tape heads and lifespan..
    Totally agree with all this, though just to note the 38 has identical record and reproduce heads. By the early 1980s head construction...
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    sweetbeats reacted to TalismanRich's post in the thread tascam 38 tape heads and lifespan. with Like Like.
    I used my old 1/4" 4 track for many years. Eventually the heads do wear, but if it was basically unused and you've only been working...
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    sweetbeats replied to the thread tascam 38 tape heads and lifespan..
    Tape heads last longer than most people realize. This, of course, depends on the material used to manufacture a particular head (ferrite...
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