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Old 23rd Apr 2017, 5:26 pm   #17
Stevie342000
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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Default Re: Brenell STB-1 Restoration & Help Needed

One for Barry, are the AEI and Papst motors directly interchangeable on the capstan side of things or the rewind motors for that matter (without having to re-tap holes or cut new ones)?

I assume they all use a standard distance and fixing holes. As far as I can tell the cutting, pressing of the top plate was done on the same machine from the start of the Mk 5 production run to its end with Mk5M in or around 1970 (its listed in the Hi Fi News year book in 1972, as was the Mk 5 S3, STB-2 ST200, ST400, MK6M plus variations including 10 1/2" spool where appropriate (the only difference being that I assume that the cut-outs for the spooling motor was done on a different press or machine for the standard 8 1/4" version and the NAB standard).

Their press may have been modified or the process modified to meet the Daphne Oram request for a 10 1/2" spool version - if she needed it then why not offer it as an option - assuming that they were not already working on it but the staggered head version she bought was a double slung MK5 rec/rep Amp with 10 1/2" spools. Never seen a gold 10 1/2" version come up for sale.

Oh right Prices:

Under Tape Recorders:
MK5 M S3 £116.45 plus PT £29.14
MK5 S3 £93.40 plus £23.38 PT with meter £99.49 PT £24.90
ST200 £116.00 PT £29.00
ST400 £116.00 PT £29.00
MK6M £124.00 PT £31.00

Under Tape Decks:
MK5 S3 £45.00 PT £11.29 (without heads)
MK5 S3 £49.95 PT £12.50

MK510 S3 £59.10 PT £14.79 (without heads)
MK510 S3 POA
MK6 From £47.85 PT £11.98 (without heads)
MK610 Full details and POA

Under Tape Units:
STB2 8 1/4" spool version £165.00 PT £41.29
STB2 10 1/2" spool version £187.00 PT £46.80
STB2 Monitor Amplifier £30 PT £7.51 (it has a separate listing and what looks like full specifications)

MK6 Stereo Unit £152.65 PT £38.20

Under Tape Amplifiers and Mixer Units:
MK5 S3 Record/Playback Amplifier £33.50 PT £8.38
MK5 S3 Record/Playback Amplifier (meter version) £37.65 PT £9.42
Mixer Unit £3.90
Hi Fi Tape Unit (Tape Link - solid state version) £73.00 PT £18.27
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