is it hard to find heads for a 1/2" 8 track?

[anatomy]

I want to buy an Otari MX 5050 MK-III 8 track but I want to make sure I will be able to replace the heads. Does anybody know if those would be hard to find? Also, does anybody know... where to find them?

thanks

 

[EddieVergunst]

I think you might still be able to get these from JRF Magnetics.

www.jrfmagnetics.com/

 

[analogelectric]

I think you might still be able to get these from JRF Magnetics.

www.jrfmagnetics.com/

JRF is exactly the people I'd suggest also. They've done a great job with my analog deck over the last 7+ years. If anything else they can re-lap the heads for a fraction of the cost of buying new ones...exactly what they've done for me over the years. They also have a nice "trade-in your old heads for a discount on new replacement or slightly used/re-lapped heads of better quality".

--Adam Lazlo
Http://www.analogelecteic.com