We had one of these, bought it brand new in 1970, I think. It was exciting at the time!. We pretty much wore it out, playing anything & everything, & recording as well. We'd put it down in front of the radiogram to record music from The wireless!. I probably still have it amongst my old junk somewhere. Aaahhh, memories!. 🤗
Ah yes, the times before downloads haha. That's a great memory. I love stories like these and I am glad that my video was able to trigger a happy memory 😁 Thanks for watching!
Thank-you so much for watching and commenting! I hope to revisit the cosmetics at some point but the main goal was to replace the missing and worn parts and get it playing tapes again! It is not perfect but it's in plays cassettes once more!
Good job getting that going! Looks like an in incredibly satisfying mechanism to use, kind of looks like when you push the bolt forward in a gun. Just a little constructive criticism though, you would really benefit from some flicker-free lights, and more of them! And some of the closeups felt quite jarring, I was losing track of what is actually being done at times because I wasn't able to recognize where the closeup was actually looking. Good video though! It's always nice to see some retro tech getting saved from the landfill.
Hello! Thanks for watching! I noticed the lights after I had finished filming and hopefully I have fixed that issue, it bothered me too. I really appreciate your input and will certainly take it onboard for my next video. I love keeping these old things alive, but am really just learning and experimenting with how to video it all. Thanks again for watching and taking the time to comment! Have a great day ahead!
My middle brother had a portable mono cassette recorder, in 1980. I stole one of his Maxell compact cassettes. I recorded skits with them featuring only I.
Is it your light source making that humming noise? When you washed the parts there was no humming, but when you returned to your workbench, the noise returned. Nice video besides that 😊
Thanks for watching! I think it was my microphone as I used a different setup when washing. I am still learning 😂 I will certainly pay more attention to the audio! Thanks for your input and have a great day ahead!
Hello! Hey that's cool! I was wondering about the name, it is printed on there really well. It seems to have traveled a long way! Thanks for watching and commenting. 😁😁😁
@@RetroTechDectechtive depends where you got it from the tape machine ...,. ain't common people put their names on tape machines or it was from a company in Italy or the name of the shop it was purchased from
@@herby4215 I purchased it from a junk market down under here in Australia! I love to think of the journey these things have been on. Thanks again for your insight!
This not a restoration. This is taking apart, cleaning and then putting back together. No electronics maintenence , no trim painting, no repairing scratches. not even adjusting the rpm.
Thank-you for watching. I am not an expert but I am learning along the way. I will likely revisit this cassette player once I have learned how to do all the aspects you have mentioned. I am just glad that it is put back together as it was incomplete, missing parts and not working when I purchased it. I added the missing speaker and replaced the belts that were worn out. It's next stop was the rubbish tip said the man who sold it to me. Thanks again for watching!
@mertuckan I respectfully disagree. A restoration does not always imply bringing an item back to as new condition. It also means to restore an item to a former condition. As stated, this was a non working cassette player and was missing components. The video shows the person replaced the missing parts and restored it to working condition. A great effort and good result.
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We had one of these, bought it brand new in 1970, I think. It was exciting at the time!. We pretty much wore it out, playing anything & everything, & recording as well. We'd put it down in front of the radiogram to record music from The wireless!. I probably still have it amongst my old junk somewhere. Aaahhh, memories!. 🤗
Ah yes, the times before downloads haha. That's a great memory. I love stories like these and I am glad that my video was able to trigger a happy memory 😁 Thanks for watching!
Great restoration 💜
Thanks! I am happy you enjoyed it! Have a nice day!
Great restoration back to working condition! Not all restorations require, nor does it mean, the item to look new at the end. Nice work.
Thank-you so much for watching and commenting! I hope to revisit the cosmetics at some point but the main goal was to replace the missing and worn parts and get it playing tapes again! It is not perfect but it's in plays cassettes once more!
Ótimo trabalho de restauração, agora irá funcionar por muito mais anos 😊
Thank-you! Thanks for watching 😁😁😁
Good job getting that going! Looks like an in incredibly satisfying mechanism to use, kind of looks like when you push the bolt forward in a gun.
Just a little constructive criticism though, you would really benefit from some flicker-free lights, and more of them! And some of the closeups felt quite jarring, I was losing track of what is actually being done at times because I wasn't able to recognize where the closeup was actually looking.
Good video though! It's always nice to see some retro tech getting saved from the landfill.
Hello! Thanks for watching! I noticed the lights after I had finished filming and hopefully I have fixed that issue, it bothered me too.
I really appreciate your input and will certainly take it onboard for my next video. I love keeping these old things alive, but am really just learning and experimenting with how to video it all.
Thanks again for watching and taking the time to comment! Have a great day ahead!
My middle brother had a portable mono cassette recorder, in 1980. I stole one of his Maxell compact cassettes. I recorded skits with them featuring only I.
Hahaha! That is perfect...I am sure he was appreciative!
I was careful to record when he was not home.@@RetroTechDectechtive
Hahaha! Brilliant! @@JohnAranita
Is it your light source making that humming noise? When you washed the parts there was no humming, but when you returned to your workbench, the noise returned.
Nice video besides that 😊
Thanks for watching! I think it was my microphone as I used a different setup when washing. I am still learning 😂 I will certainly pay more attention to the audio! Thanks for your input and have a great day ahead!
Il aurait fallu remettre la même courroie principale.
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Got Italian name of this tape machine southern part of Italy
Hello! Hey that's cool! I was wondering about the name, it is printed on there really well. It seems to have traveled a long way! Thanks for watching and commenting. 😁😁😁
@@RetroTechDectechtive depends where you got it from the tape machine ...,. ain't common people put their names on tape machines or it was from a company in Italy or the name of the shop it was purchased from
@@herby4215 I purchased it from a junk market down under here in Australia! I love to think of the journey these things have been on. Thanks again for your insight!
@@RetroTechDectechtive must belong to some Italian in Australia many years ago
@@RetroTechDectechtive this came from Italy more likely the voltage in Italy is 220 volts AC the Australian voltage is 110 voltage like Japan
This not a restoration. This is taking apart, cleaning and then putting back together. No electronics maintenence , no trim painting, no repairing scratches. not even adjusting the rpm.
Thank-you for watching. I am not an expert but I am learning along the way. I will likely revisit this cassette player once I have learned how to do all the aspects you have mentioned. I am just glad that it is put back together as it was incomplete, missing parts and not working when I purchased it. I added the missing speaker and replaced the belts that were worn out. It's next stop was the rubbish tip said the man who sold it to me. Thanks again for watching!
@mertuckan I respectfully disagree. A restoration does not always imply bringing an item back to as new condition. It also means to restore an item to a former condition. As stated, this was a non working cassette player and was missing components. The video shows the person replaced the missing parts and restored it to working condition.
A great effort and good result.
@FastRewind89 he could have at least cleaned the interior thoroughly.
@@RetroTechDectechtive Yeah Im sure you will get better and better in time but as of right now its still very impressive! Awesome!