Vintage grundig tk18 automatic tape recorder reel reel. I removed the chassis and detached the motor lower bearing. Grundig tk5 this piece of equipment is an open reel tape recorder and was said to just twitch rather than play. Get the best deals on grundig vintage cassette decks when you shop the largest online selection at. The magic tape recorder is a wonderful book that helps children understand what happens when a person has alzheimers disease or a related dementia.
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Grundig made a series of machines like this one over a relatively short period of time in the postwar pretransistor era. Sound recording webmaster all pictures and content on this web site are the property of the theophilus family,the museum of magnetic sound recording and photos of items in our collection are. Vintage grundig tk140 reel reel to reel reel tape recorder vintage grundig tk140 reel to reel tape recorder. Wega battery table radio using dm70 as tuning indicator. I have this vintage 1960s grundig tk64 reel to reel tape recorder player. Radios for sale at the radio attic the best place on. Magic eye tubes were used as the recording level indicator for tape recorders, and it is also possible to.
Grundig have once again managed to cram a lot into a small space. The beatles recorded legacy, volume one, 19571965 winn, john c. I dont have a tape to test it but all the motor functions appear to run smoothly. Parents will appreciate the help the book provides in understanding alzheimers and general aging issues affecting many older people. Now when magic eyes are expensive and moving coil meters are cheap.
Personal favourites are ferrograph and brenell but all reel to reel tape recorders have a mystique about them. I received another grundig head from a different tape recorder, which i was able to retrofit into the tk64. Grundig ms80 radiogram with grundig tk46 reel to reel tape player. A magic eye tube or tuning indicator, in technical literature called an electronray indicator tube. Sometimes i borrowed a tape recorder, a grundig with a little green eye, and wed sort of go round to my house and try and record little things. Single speed domestic tape recorder using spools up to 5 12 diameter. More on indicating devices with this old 1965 tape recorder, in this video i take you through the function and operation, with a comparison of. The two track system uses a lot more tape than the four track hence the terrific sound. Grundig tape recorder collection tk8, tk820, tk830, tm819, tk545 and tk3200. Just an update on this project to conclude this thread.
I was then able to thread the two main reel drive belts through the aperture provided. Mum used to be in the local am dram group, i remember her learning her. This is a list of information we have gathered from a variety of sources on some of the major analog reel to reel tape recorder and related equipment manufacturers. Submitted by sembu rajagopalan on february 17th, 2020. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Openreel tape recorder, grundig tk141 repair h166 the machines three rubber drive belts were broken from oldage but i was able to find a set of belts that are approximately the correct dimensions. Grundig ag was a formerly german manufacturer of consumer electronics for home entertainment which transferred to turkish control in 20042007. I was surprised that it is a stereo unit by the looks of the machine and it being a tube unit i would have guessed it was pre stereo. Get the best deals on grundig reeltoreel tape recorders when you shop the largest online selection at.
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In use, the supply reel feed reel containing the tape is placed on a spindle or hub. Grundig tape recorder for sale in uk view 29 bargains. When choosing a reeltoreel tape recorder, it pays to check whether tape is available for it. Recording is monitored by valve magic eye metering.
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Grundig circuit manual radio record player tape recorder. This tape recorder here is something like the bigger brother of the tk 5. Grundig service manual tk23l 34 pages electrical and mechanical data including the circuit diagrams plus tk23 manual 39 pages total 73 pages the tk23l manual covers several models the tk23 is similar to the tk23l. Vortexion recorder, a grundig tk5, a ferrograph, mark ii and mark v brenncls, and two philips machines at its last. The two track system uses a lot more tape than the four track hence the terrific sound as you will hear. Its the one which leads into the magic eye tube ive temporarily replaced it with a regular 3a fuse and it works, but its too big for the carriage. Diagrams and symbols are lavishly employed to reinforce what is written, a treatment which makes the book particularly suitable for those who have had little or no previous acquaintance with a tape recorder. Grundig andruckrolle originalersatzteil fur tk 248 neu. Since 1968 servicesound have had the pleasure of working on some of the finest tape recorders ever made. Grundig tk 20 reeltoreel tape recorder manual ca 1958. Tape recorder actually had to carry one of these around on campus when i taught as a grad asst. New listing grundig tk 146 reel to reel player spares or repairs. Reeltoreel audio tape recording, also called openreel recording, is the form of magnetic tape audio recording in which the recording medium is held on a reel that is not permanently mounted in an enclosed cassette.
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Accurate tape position indicator based on linear tape scale cathode ray magic eye for pinpoint modulation simon sr gh fidelity. In good condition it seems to be working for the most part. In 1960 grundig expanded beyond germany for the first time, establishing a tape recorder factory in belfast, northern ireland. Jun 10, 2017 grundig tape recorder collection tk8, tk820, tk830, tm819, tk545 and tk3200.
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