[Ted Kendall]

The heads on the machine were two Bogen 2/2 heads with Brenell R/P labels. There were two 1/2 erase heads in bigger, circular cans with Brenell E labels.

Given the connections of the previous owner, this may have been an Audio Fair special - a Truvox contraption came from the same source, and this was a Series 80 deck with two Type M amplifiers and 1/2 erase and 2/2 R/P heads, the whole in a steel frame, finished in a fetching shade of cream.

In days of yore, women were frequently employed in electronic assembly because their dexterity, compared to men brought up to manual labour, was highly prized.

If making a full track head is difficult, making an acceptable 2/2 head is at least four times more difficult. Better to source something ready made, whether by buying second hand or supporting one of the few concerns still engaged on this work - I'd suggest Summertone as a first stop, or of course JRF for Nortronics stock. Nortronics made replacement heads for the Revox 36, so they didn't lack ambition, although I've no direct experience of these.