{"id":341,"date":"2025-03-25T20:29:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T03:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elliottjohnson.net\/blog\/?p=341"},"modified":"2025-03-25T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T03:29:13","slug":"panasonic-tape-cassette-recorder-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/elliottjohnson.net\/blog\/panasonic-tape-cassette-recorder-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"Panasonic Tape Cassette Recorder Repair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With my brother and his kids in town we did some thrift store shopping to pass the time and explore the Tower District<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the Neighborhood Thrift I came across an old Panasonic Tape Recorder that was in decent shape for $10. It came with the power cord and dictation microphone, so I purchased it and we enjoyed the rest of the afternoon with Mexican food and general silliness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had a chance to try it out and the tape was playing double speed, but otherwise worked fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking at the mechanism the pinch roller wasn’t contacting the capstan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was a quick fix to retension the spring and get the play speed back to normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that the tape recorder is working, I had a chance to hear some old recordings including audition tapes as well as recordings from Orchestra trips to Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Audra and I also had a chance to test the dictation microphone with a Father\/Daughter duet singing ROS\u00c9 and Bruno Mars’ APT<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Always fun to give old stuff new life and share the experience of playing with audio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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