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EmoCowMoo

EmoCowMoo

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I've used this site to read up on and learn how to repair my own vintage 8-track cartridge players and recorders for a couple of years now. I only now join after this long...

I run a small record label (Emo Cow Records) here in east TN making "new" 8-track releases (most NOS carts, some 3D printed) for artists and record labels. I started this 8-track thing as a joke almost 10 years ago, making one-offs for bands I'd see live and then give it to them after the show and bring along my portable player... I never had a negative reaction. Social media brought me out of the woodwork to do this for real so here I am.

Since no one makes players and recorders anymore, I want to learn all I can about repairing them myself. My ultimate goal would be to design a modern player (and recorders) that would match the quality of reel-to-reel, making the tape myself by taking new tape and coating the back myself with a new formula so it stays for good (new ATR coated tape works great, but the price, oh my lord). I have already redesigned the cart to fix many of the issues plaguing the 8-track.

That's all I got...
 
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As a kid I found a discarded car 8 track player with a jammed cartridge. Took it home and connected it to our HO gauge railroad power supply. Made a 3.75 ips recording of Gino Vannelli's People Gotta Move (popular that year) and spliced it into the damaged cartidge case. I remember that mom let me connect it to a cigarette lighter cord on a trip in the car. Think she got tired of that song?
 
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