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I just signed up after seeing the various articles on reel to reel troubleshooting and repair. I purchased my TC-230 new in 1967. It has served well but shows lots of wear. I've purchased several other TC-230s at swap meets and garage sales; the hope is to use the worst as an organ donor for worn parts, e.g. guides, and fix the rest. I know the TC-230 is not a top of the line machine but it appears to be a good starter for reel to reel repair training and it's multiple inputs make a good "casual" stand alone system.

I also have an Teac X10R, Teac A2300SD, Teac 4010S, and an Akai 747. None are in active use at the moment but the intent is to bring most of them up to good playback status. I also have my father's mid to late 50's vintage Ampro mono machine and some organ donors for it.

I've enjoyed the information and stories on this site relative to all types of vintage equipment.

Steve
 
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welcomt to AK, Im in phoenix myself. also have an Akai 747, my favorite consumer model.

did you mean ampex or ampro? and what model, that may be a gem man.
 
captaingamez said:
welcomt to AK, Im in phoenix myself. also have an Akai 747, my favorite consumer model.

did you mean ampex or ampro? and what model, that may be a gem man.
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I meant Ampro. Ampro made a series of tape recorders in the early to mid 1950s. I actually have three machines none of which run at the moment. The nicest is a model 758, I think. It is a two speed (3.75 and 7.5 ips) , 7 inch reel machine with a built in AM radio. It is cosmetically very nice but the reels slow and stop after a minute or two of play.

My father's machine is a Model 757. It appears to be the same as the 758 except that it does not have a AM radio. The third machine is a Model 756. It is similar to the 757 except that it is a single speed machine.

All are mono machines. One problem playing my father's old tapes is that they are half track recorders.

I do not think they are worth a huge amount of dollars even if they were fully up to snuff. I paid $50.00 for the 758 about 25 years ago and I think it would be hard to get much over $100.00 today. The machines are mostly just interesting as 1950s vintage tape recorders. Might be interesting to ask on this forum what folks have in the way of pre-1960 R2Rs.

I have not played the 747 very much. It was given to me by a friend. The machine is pretty much mint except for maybe needing lubrication.

Steve
 
Welcome! Quick cruise of Tucson Craigslist shows some tempting vintage gear - show us what you acquire...Those JBL L56's for instance, or the CV D-7's...or both.
 
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