Oh ho ho yes! I finally dug back into this and 1000 grit sandpapered the wheel... got some smeary greasyness off and hopefully roughed it up a little, AND GUESS WHAT HAPPENED!! I can play, fast forward, and rewind!!! There's some bad connections here and there in the mixer section, but that stuff is easy. SWEET. Thanks to everyone for your help and patience, I'd be glad to post some recordings once I get this thing up and running so everyone can hear how it sounds!