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Old 8th May 2019, 7:39 am   #28
Ted Kendall
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Default Re: Reel to reel revival

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Originally Posted by barrymagrec View Post
I think it mostly is already lost - hence the "high end" Ballfinger with a moving headblock.
Sounds like a misunderstanding of the very effective Studer A80/Telefunken M10 layout, where a carriage with two rollers moves forward to engage te tape with the headblock in play and record, and retracts to allow free passage in fast wind, avoiding the use of tape lifters. This, of course, is a precision mechanism...
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