Tandberg 731 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

kevanf1 · 21st Jul 2006, 1:59 pm

Hi everybody I'm new on here and this is my first post.

I found the forum after Googling for information about a Tandberg 731 reel to reel tape recorder.

I picked this deck up a few years ago from my local uni (Wolverhampton). It was destined to be skipped so I stepped in. I have powered it up and tried a tape which did work. This was around 7 years ago though and I seem to remember somvague problems with sound output. Now, I'm not an electronics expert, far from it in fact.

So, I don't really know what I would be doing if I opened her up. Give me a PC and I'll build it, repair it, set it up etc. I have followed a circuit diagram in the past and built myself a fishing bite alarm. That is the sum of my electronics knowledge.

With the above in mind is there anybody living close to me (Cheslyn Hay in Staffordshire) who would be willing to take a look at this lovely old bit of kit. I would love to know if it was worthwhile then progressing to getting it restored.

Any help on this matter would be very gratefully appreciated

DOFFERY · 28th Jul 2006, 8:54 am

Hi Kev,

Thought I knew all the Tandberg models but a 731? Perhaps my memory is going , could it be a model 7 ,ie. valved model from the 60's with the two unique magic eye's . Just interested Kev , details would be apreciated.

Regards.

Doffery

reelguy · 28th Jul 2006, 10:50 am

Yes, Reelguy here,
I must admit that I haven't heard of a Tandberg 731 either ?
Only thing I could think of was that it may have been one of those
language school specials.
It would be interesting to know more.
Any chance of a Pic Kevin ?

Peter W Reelguy

kevanf1 · 28th Jul 2006, 11:45 am

Sure, I'll do some pic's of it. It's extremely dusty at the moment but I'll give it a clean over and get the camera out this afternoon. It'll be a good excuse to test out my new Nikon (D50) anyway

A bit of background for now. I got this because it was destined for the skip at a local university I was working at. It had been dumped in a computing department storeroom so I'm not too sure where it actually came from to start with. The campus was purely a business one though. I'm not sure how old it is but I don't think it is a valve model. I'm pretty sure it's all transistor. Definitely model 731 I've checked on the little plate. I'd say it's possibly mid to late 70's?

21st Jul 2006, 1:59 pm	#1
kevanf1 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cheslyn Hay in Staffordshire Posts: 3	Tandberg 731 Hi everybody I'm new on here and this is my first post. I found the forum after Googling for information about a Tandberg 731 reel to reel tape recorder. I picked this deck up a few years ago from my local uni (Wolverhampton). It was destined to be skipped so I stepped in. I have powered it up and tried a tape which did work. This was around 7 years ago though and I seem to remember somvague problems with sound output. Now, I'm not an electronics expert, far from it in fact. So, I don't really know what I would be doing if I opened her up. Give me a PC and I'll build it, repair it, set it up etc. I have followed a circuit diagram in the past and built myself a fishing bite alarm. That is the sum of my electronics knowledge. With the above in mind is there anybody living close to me (Cheslyn Hay in Staffordshire) who would be willing to take a look at this lovely old bit of kit. I would love to know if it was worthwhile then progressing to getting it restored. Any help on this matter would be very gratefully appreciated

28th Jul 2006, 8:54 am	#2
DOFFERY Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Blackpool, Lancashire, UK. Posts: 1,488	Re: Tandberg 731 Hi Kev, Thought I knew all the Tandberg models but a 731? Perhaps my memory is going , could it be a model 7 ,ie. valved model from the 60's with the two unique magic eye's . Just interested Kev , details would be apreciated. Regards. Doffery

28th Jul 2006, 10:50 am	#3
reelguy Heptode Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, UK. Posts: 746	Re: Tandberg 731 Yes, Reelguy here, I must admit that I haven't heard of a Tandberg 731 either ? Only thing I could think of was that it may have been one of those language school specials. It would be interesting to know more. Any chance of a Pic Kevin ? Peter W Reelguy

28th Jul 2006, 11:45 am	#4
kevanf1 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cheslyn Hay in Staffordshire Posts: 3	Re: Tandberg 731 Sure, I'll do some pic's of it. It's extremely dusty at the moment but I'll give it a clean over and get the camera out this afternoon. It'll be a good excuse to test out my new Nikon (D50) anyway A bit of background for now. I got this because it was destined for the skip at a local university I was working at. It had been dumped in a computing department storeroom so I'm not too sure where it actually came from to start with. The campus was purely a business one though. I'm not sure how old it is but I don't think it is a valve model. I'm pretty sure it's all transistor. Definitely model 731 I've checked on the little plate. I'd say it's possibly mid to late 70's?