Just picked up this Tascam Corporation Model 10 – anyone here familiar with it?

[temploprods]

I found this mixer through a guy who clears out old houses. They had to empty the place that same day because the keys were being handed over to the new owner. Among all the gear lying around were 3 Ampex 440s and several other interesting pieces I took. According to what I was told, this mixer had been stored in a warehouse since around the year 2000. Sadly, it’s barely putting out any signal at the moment. I just started a deep cleaning yesterday to bring it back to life.

There’s not much detailed info online about this exact model.
Does anyone here have one?
What year is it from exactly?
How would you compare its preamps to other Tascam mixers from that era?
Any schematics or documentation available?
How does the sound quality hold up compared to the M-30 or M-50?
Were the faders or switches a weak point on these units?

Any info would be appreciated! I’d love to restore this console properly.

 

[Serendipity Records]

NICE haul! @sweetbeats is our local Tascam expert

 

[temploprods]

Haha, guilty as charged! Nothing beats the feeling of real knobs and tape moving ...
Digital’s cool, but this stuff breathes.
Loving the mission of tearing it down and seeing if I can bring it back to life. The history behind it… that’s the real magic