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what the heck, that's almost as good as a studer. :p:

you got a fully functioning studer 2 trk included in the same deal...

can you describe the 'slides/hits' movement more clearly, please? ie, up, down, left, right? reel coming off of the spindle? ? is the tape threaded correctly? it's hard to picture what might be wrong from your description. is it possible to take a pic(s) of what's happening? ie-before and after?

hi. if you're referring to my deleted post above, i only deleted it cuz i think the ops question had already been answered. my answer would have just been redundant. hence, my being 'late to the party'. edit-whilst we're here, i've used very fine grit sandpaper on at least one of my r2rs...

deletable-late to the party

not sure how 'sperienced you are but the very first thing i'd check is are the heads spotless? and tape guides whle you're at it. dirty heads can 'eff' up a recording as well as anything else. use at least 91% isopropyl alcohol on q-tips to clean them. i do it after every tape play/pass. can...

a 1/4" 2 tk version is on my short list. guess all i can do is drool...:(

yeah, someone over there just mentioned that, too. dunno :confused:

i joined TH just about a year ago. i've since learned several ways to do minor repairs and maintanance on my collection of tape decks. stuff i didn't know before. a very worthwhile site, if you're into that sort of thing.

yu mean yor gonna git that adhesive gloo from the tayp awl over the erase hed and maybe not b abul to git it off agin, thereby possiblee rendering sed hed yoosless.? egads!:eek:

dolby is a 2-way process. it must be used when recording and then again on playback. otherwise it is useless. cleaning and demagnetizing heads and guides (and keeping them clean) is paramount to to good sounding tapes. sounds like your deck(s) need some maintanance work, calibration, etc...

do i need to disassemble anything to get to this variable resistor? would a small screwdriver work or ? i'm obviously new at working on these tascams so i appreciate any help i can get. the one that works is a fine sounding deck. i do have a service manual on my hd to look at.

where and how did you adjust the speed? any special tools needed? thank you.

don't have answer, sorry. i do have 3 122 mkIIs; 1 works ok, the other 2 run slow, even with pitch control on max. so i too am looking for a fix, etc.

what everyone already said. with the addition that out of the maybe 50 or so pre recorded tapes i have, there are maybe 2 that do shed. i'm keeping and playing them anyway-every once in a great while. just have to clean a little more.

no. not enough room on the deck.

if i might add one little thing; it only takes a very few minutes of running a sticky shed tape before it gums things up.

as i mentioned before, iirc, i seem to have read that he may no longer be doing repair work but he may know someone near allen who is. can't hurt to ask rolf, tho.

allenm, try using a fine grain sandpaper and very lightly scuff the surface of the p-roller. this will help it and capstan grip the tape better. and while at it, clean the heads, capstan, guides with at least 91% ioso alcohol on q-tips. this should be done very frequently anyway 'specially when...

check with rolf here at vintage tx (he's near houston)- http://www.angelfire.com/electronic2/vintagetx/ he's one of the best techs; not sure if he still does repairs, etc but he might know someone else near you who does. he also is/was a member here at homerecording..., check member list if...