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Old 10th Sep 2017, 11:31 am   #1
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Default Collaro Studio with inboard motors

I said a while back that I'd never seen a Collaro Studio deck with the spooling motors moved inboard, giving a 15cm rather than 18cm spool capacity. Well, now I have - on an auction site, granted, but the spooling motors are clearly in the inboard position and the machine is used. So, it did actually happen!
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Old 10th Sep 2017, 3:40 pm   #2
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Well I'd wondered that myself (on and off...) ever since reading the initial PW announcement back in '59 or '60. So now we all know! Thanks.
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Ted, do you know which make and model this was?
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Old 11th Sep 2017, 1:58 pm   #4
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No trade mark on it - it's on an auction site - search Reel to Reel - about three days left.
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Love the knob off a T1154 on the left of the deck!
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Default Re: Collaro Studio with inboard motors

To avoid messing around, for all Collaro fans, here's a photo of the aforementioned item.

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Old 12th Sep 2017, 10:44 am   #7
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I don't recall in my researches any 5-3/4 Collaro decks being offered by mainstream makers, but this may well have been for export which turned up in a 'Lasky's clearance sale' offer. The case looks like a High Street radio-shop offering.
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If anybody has a 1961 Hi Fi Yearbook to hand, it may worth perusal. Everybody and his dog were offering BSR or Collaro-based machines, and I fancy one of those may have had this layout.
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I can't think of any like this with a side hinged lid!
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