Hacker Centurion Garrard SP25Mk5
In comes the chap carrying his treasured Hacker Centurion. “Stopped working” was the fault summary. On closer interrogation under the angle poise lamp, I learned […]
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FM home brew refurbisment
Sorting out some FM broadcast transmitters for various local stations recently. Here is a typival one. A home brew sort of. Fabricodled using a little
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Kolster Brandes “Rejectostat” model 666, 1933
A fine Kolster Brandes Rejectostat model 666, 1933 I forgot about this set that I restored in the early ‘90s. I recall buying at as
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Ferguson 3216 1960s reel to reel tape recorder
Someone dropped this little machine in, wanting it no longer. I can remember being taken to the Ideal Home Exhibition in the late ‘60s,
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Eaton Bray 12 2 mixing desk
Here is an old skool mixing desk. Customer was desperate to have this repaired, he loves pure analogue. Well, the desk had seen some service
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Fender Bassman
Now I like my amplifiers like I like my women, hot dirty, smelly, well worn, old and seen lots of action. This Fender Bassman was
Ferrograph RTS2 test set
Strange how things come around. When I moved to Spain, I thought I would be leaving tape recorder repairs behind me. But, after starting Zeta
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BSR, the record deck company
If, like me, you are a ‘50s-‘60s ite, you probably remember stacking records up on an automatic turntable, watching the first drop, being played then
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BSR TD1 “Stuzzi” tape recorder refurbishment and tips
This little Stuzzi tape recorder came in via a customer, wanting it brought back to life. He had bought it from new in the late
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Ferguson “Fortune” Collaro Record player
Ferguson Collaro 1950s record player Customer came in with this little treasure today, along with an early 60s tape recorder. The record player belonged to
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Hacker RP18 AM-FM portable radio
Always like it when you get something in to repair that is a nice piece of kit and the owner appreciates what he or she
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Pioneer M-73 amplifier
This amplifier is quite a beast. Switchable Class A and B. Customer has owned this for some 30 years and just wanted it checked over.
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