Free Radio Forum: Re: Reel to Reel tape recorders

I am a serial hoarder and I have still got a Grundig TK20 Reel to Reel tape recorder. I purchased it around 1959 and it was 50 guineas if I remember correctly and I paid for it on higher purchase. It went "quiet" some time ago with a smell and like Freddie I suspect it is condensor/capacitor problems, it has belt/clutch problems to. I wish the Retro Electro Workshop in Norfolk that featured Caroline a while ago was near here, it is about 150 miles away

I also purchased a Philips Stereo Disc Jockey Record Player around 1960 and I still have got that

I have looked for that on the internet but can't find the exact one. It has a hinged pair of stereo speakers that detach from the player and is red and light greyish. I have still got an Emerson 888 Transistor Radio that I used to listen to Radio Caroline on in the 60's and that stopped working years ago, old transistors I suspect. All got old like me!

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Thanks Kevin & STx - yes, I agree there is something really nice with seeing the rotating reels
If I had the money & the room, I would love an Ampex 2 inch quad video recorder in my front room
I think I will need to win a big prize on the Lottery first - & have a much bigger front room !
Sadly, my first R-R purchased in 1967, was later confiscated by the home office, as it was connected to a "Hot" MW TX at the time - a much converted Army 19 set (you could get them really cheap in those days from Tottenham court road)
After that, I moved on to much more convenient Cassettes -though a later (nicer) R-R was used in my RCSW studio. You can just make it out in the pic, near the bottom via this link:
https://bobmeades-ivil.tripod.com/id5.html