Reel 2 Reel - bottomless pit of faff, expense and hisssssssss

Had already asked for the adapters. Well aware of the limitation of a 2 track machine but 3.25ips stuff does nothing for me, and there is enough classical/jazz about on 2t 7.5ips tape to have a mess. If I get into it I’ll just have to get another machine for 4 track stuff, how sad never mind.

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Small beer when you look at the cars he’s considering

He should install it, along with a massive set of amps and speakers, in the back of the Buddhist hearse I found him, that would be peak Abattoir.

And put a smoke generator in the mouth of the dragon, with strobes in the eyes…

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Cheshire funerals ftw

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Rudy Van Gelder

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Mine ate a tape on weds eve. :scream:
It was just a home recording so no big deal, but it made me realise how fragile they are.
I think it needs a service to get it working right. If nothing else it is pretty to look at. :grinning:

Presunably the tape path is clean & so the culprit was the tape itself?

Perhaps surprisingly I’ve yet to play a sticky tape so I haven’t yet had that excitement.

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Yay mystery tape.

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Daphne, queen of Faff

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Ding Ding here comes the Faffbulance

Find your inner Ken Brown

i have an idea - use a bigger hammer

:heart_eyes:

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Empty reels but it looks the part now.

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Needs back lighting.

Want!

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/omega-auctions/catalogue-id-srom10165/lot-8065d269-fa46-48fa-94f1-a989012bc610

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I can see that going for a lot more than the top estimate. I presume someone has already made a copy or two

There’s a Bowie tape in the same auction -

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/omega-auctions/catalogue-id-srom10165/lot-4c5e3dc5-149a-4e57-90f6-a989012bc18b

Same answer. Can see them going for a lot more