Reel-to-Reel Head and Tape Path Cleaning

The most fundamental, necessary part of owning a reel-to-reel tape recorder of any kind is to clean the heads and tape path regularly. Here is our guide to Reel-to-Reel Head and Tape Path Cleaning....

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Service Referrals

Here’s a very partial list of people and companies that we know to work on reel to reel tape decks. We have not met the techs behind the majority of these referrals, but have...

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Used Tape Deck Overview

Over the last few decades, we’ve seen 100s of reel to reel tape decks through our doors, from early 1950s mono tube machines, to mid-1980s studio multitrack units. While there are many unique problems...

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Multitrack Recording

Single Track, ½ Track, ¼ Track A track is a portion of the magnetic tape that is recorded onto. A full track tape recorder uses the entire width of the tape to record one...

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Buying a Used Reel To Reel Deck

So you’re going to buy that long coveted reel-to-reel, or maybe you want to upgrade your existing model with something higher grade. For this article, we’ll assume you’re looking for a stereo consumer tape...

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