hertzdonut
Press Play and Stand Back
I recently have been fortunate enough to add to the stable with this RS-1700. I'm the third owner, the original owner bought this and kept it as a backup for his main unit in his studio. The second owner listened to a little jazz, and did some recording of himself on the violin. (Every unit's got a backstory, right?) In other words, not a lot of wear and tear.
So, the heads are in great shape, everything works and sounds great. Looks awesome as well. Brakes either need a slight adjustment or new material, as they don't quite hold as tight as they should when hitting stop. But that's pretty much it at this point, short of recapping, etc.
The bonus goodies, as you can see, are not one, but two empty Technics reels, two empty Dokorder reels, a TDK Audua tape, and three sealed Maxell UD ("For Mastering Use") 35-180 tapes. He also threw in a few 7" Maxell tapes, which I forgot to include in the photo.
As this was a rackmount, there were no side panels, nor feet. I made those, using 5/4 Walnut (ending up at a shy inch). The interesting thing with these (as you will also see) is that the Technics cover has rubber bumpers that sit to the lower left and right, and contact the face on the unit. Rather than just cut the entire sides down to accommodate them, I made a "step", so that the sides are full depth below the bumper, and cut back above it.
Lastly, I made a guess about the dimensions of the feet, making them what I thought would look good and be rugged. I also bonded a thin material to the bottoms for grip. (Drawer liner material, I think)
I think I've reached my limit on decks, though. This one joins my Pioneer RT-909 and Akai GX-635D.
Pix? Maybe a few.
I'll break them into separate posts.
- Jeff
So, the heads are in great shape, everything works and sounds great. Looks awesome as well. Brakes either need a slight adjustment or new material, as they don't quite hold as tight as they should when hitting stop. But that's pretty much it at this point, short of recapping, etc.
The bonus goodies, as you can see, are not one, but two empty Technics reels, two empty Dokorder reels, a TDK Audua tape, and three sealed Maxell UD ("For Mastering Use") 35-180 tapes. He also threw in a few 7" Maxell tapes, which I forgot to include in the photo.
As this was a rackmount, there were no side panels, nor feet. I made those, using 5/4 Walnut (ending up at a shy inch). The interesting thing with these (as you will also see) is that the Technics cover has rubber bumpers that sit to the lower left and right, and contact the face on the unit. Rather than just cut the entire sides down to accommodate them, I made a "step", so that the sides are full depth below the bumper, and cut back above it.
Lastly, I made a guess about the dimensions of the feet, making them what I thought would look good and be rugged. I also bonded a thin material to the bottoms for grip. (Drawer liner material, I think)
I think I've reached my limit on decks, though. This one joins my Pioneer RT-909 and Akai GX-635D.
Pix? Maybe a few.
I'll break them into separate posts.- Jeff
