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I have a mixer that has gunked up and noisy pots and a defective right channel. I had opened up the bottom to reveal that the pcb (if that's what it's called) for the right channel slider snapped in two. I'm not so sure how this would affect the output of the channel, but I suspect that it...

I apologize again for the delay. So I ran a few tests with the proper and improper threading technique and the shakes have reduced quite drastically! I may add to this as time goes on but for now, I think you pretty much fixed the problem, Rolf! Thanks a million, once more. One might say...

looking at just how much time has elapsed within our back and forth alone, I couldn't believe just how much time was spent on heating and oiling the darn thing. It was stubborn. Everything else was a breeze, thanks to your thorough directions. I also vowed from now on to arrange my parts in...

just wanted to check in with you. when taking the capstan belt out, I didn't feel or hear a steel ball drop. I hope this doesn't mean that it's already been dropped after being jostled around in the car. I also think I may have gone overboard on the oil since I see it trickling along the...

as clean as I can get it for now at least. I used 70% isopropyl and plan to get some 91% from the store tomorrow, stat.

wow. done and done. I didn't know the amount of crud that built up on the shaft. There's still a bit of residue that looks like it's not coming off anytime soon, but it's definitely an improvement from how it was before being zapped with the isopropyl alcohol. It also looks like I can stand...

I have the phillips, one of those soldering "pencils," and 3 in 1 oil at hand. If a full on solder iron and solder as well as gun-oil are necessities, I'll pick those up first thing tomorrow. Thanks. I'm also surprised at how easily the back came off! The metalwork on the sides made me think...

ah. no worries. take your time. it's good to know that Tascam mixed it up with their points of attack. I'll get to it once I get home. :)

yeah, good advice. I rescrewed the wood panels and will be standing by until further notice. =)

if I may interject a bit, considering again this thread has exhibited a level of thoughtfulness on both ends of the "debate" (if we can call it that), I think that in my case, I had to hit that wall with my n00btastic SSS-ridden reels before I realized that a new reel would be the ideal...

hey, Vintage Tex, so it's a BASF but I can't tell much more beyond that looking at the box itself. I got as far as removing the side wood paneling but that's it. I'm a bit freaked out by the warning sticker on that thing as well as the way the frame's constructed. In terms of disassembly and...

bdoughty2k5 - thanks for leading me to actually check the tape path, since that I noticed something HUGE = the pinch roller nor the tape lifts move upward when hitting play or rewind or ff or whatever. The mechanism responsible for lifting both the tape lifts and the pinch roller (to the...

you were totally right. I got a new reel...will update with make and model once I get home...and I can now hear a recording. Unfortunately, there's a bit of "tape-jitter" and still some faint dropping out of sound present. Does this problem sound somewhat familiar and if so, is it easily...

the replies generated from this post have inspired many ideas -- one of which included snapping up a partially working Tascam m-216. I say partially working since the headphone monitor volume knob is very loose that I can't hear anything out of my cans unless I continue to press down on the...

Ah. Thanks for the elaboration on what you two meant by standard and traditional. Judging from the tone of the responses, mainly Dave's, it seems I might've come off as being wary of some of the advice offered with regard to buying an analog mixer. I only brought up the 1202 because I...

thanks dave and sweetbeats! but I'm guessing that by "traditional" or "standard" you're not talking about a Mackie 1202 or a Behringer Eurorack, but a Tascam M-somethin' somethin'. I actually just missed out on a M-216 due to a guy not willing to sell it for less than $100. There was also a...

is there a way to check to make sure it's not the machine itself before I go and get a new 7" reel? Thanks.

indeed! I think I can safely say that I'd probably fall under those who looked to a reel to reel as a magic bullet. But I couldn't possibly be responsible for driving those prices so ridiculously high. I'm cheaper better than that! hey man. It's only fair considering the half-manifesto...

while I understand that some things are a matter of opinion and that any comparisons between machines are bound to raise some controversy, I don't quite understand what the appeal of the 3440 is if we're looking at pure specs. Ultimately, it will boil down to the preference of the recordist as...

sweetbeats - I think I'll look into buying a new pinch roller after all. And thanks for the anhydrous tip-off. Just out of curiosity, what're the effects of water on my 38? I haven't tried normalizing. Is that somewhat similar to using a compressor as a limiter and ramp up the overall gain...