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Reel to Reel Restoration/Repair

Guys,

I just picked up a very nice looking Teac X1000R Reel to Reel Deck. It's in great shape (person who gave it to me remembers something wrong with it but couldn't remember exactly what it was, remembers dropouts or something). In any event, as I ALWAYS wanted to get into Reel to Reel, I will have the dec professionally restored. I did a search and found a place in Montana, The Reel Pro Sound Guys. Anyone have any experience with them? Also, I don't have any tapes or take up reel. (I did download a manual).
Can anyone direct me to a site (other than Ebay).
Appreciate any assistance.
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apachef1
164 posts
 
Enjoy reel to reel is a very different experience than any other format
slikric3000
638 posts
 
Threading a tape or watching two big M's going round and round, there is not much more fun (other than listening)you can have is there ???
buconero117
2,311 posts
 
Don't waste your time with the Teac authorized service on Long Island, go with New Jersey factory service direct. Often, at least in the New York area, those authorized service places farm it out to NJ Factory in the end and you pay a 50% mark up. If you plan on going to The Tape Project product, dump the TEAC now. Only a Technics 15xx series machine will work.
dopogue
1,767 posts
 
Not true, Buconero. Some of the Otari decks (among others) will work fine. In fact, the TP folks seems to be leaning to Otari these days.
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atmasphere
7,068 posts
 
It seems that for different machines there is a different expert. I found that out when servicing the Otari and Studer decks in our studio last year when working on the LP my band was recording.

Teacs and Tascams are usually fairly easy to service out. IME, its rare to see a bad head, most of the issues relate to the transport, usually from sitting around. After a while, some of the levers get gummed up and won't move when its solenoid tries to engage it.
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