You don't say how your machine failed. Motor capacitor problems are common and easy to fix. Has it been lubed in the last few years? The arm that swings the pinch roller against the capstan can stick and cause trouble. Do the reels move when you hit PLAY? Often the old grease turns to peanut butter!
If your music is on 7 inch reels, I can copy them to CDs or whatever digital form you prefer and "de-hiss" them with computer software. Are you in Southern California? I snoop thrift stores for old tape decks. There are lots (comparatively) of old Sonys and Teacs around. The Panasonics are really rebranded Sonys. So far, I've gotten four out of five running again.
Reel to Reel Woes
My 35+ year old Tascam 4 track finally gave up the ghost. I told myself when that finally happened I'd upgrade to a Revox B77. I have 60+ reels of tape that contain music that can't be replaced. I am finding basically 2 choices in the Revox market. Either buy a "works great" but sold "as is" deck for $1,200 - $1,750. or buy a completely refurbished/rebuilt deck for $5,000. My system is a fairly high end one (Audio Research, Wilson) so, I'll need something of high sound quality, Any Ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks guys!!
Thanks guys!!