This was liberated from a car boot sale because I loved the look of it.
Other than what you see here I have no idea about it’s provenance. Continue reading “FPL valve mono FM Tuner”
FPL valve mono FM Tuner
Bohemian Rhapsody. How long is it?
I recon it’s about 75 miles. Of course, it depends how you measure it.
Aiwa PX 457 portable cassette player belt change ends in tears
Mostly, when I’m fixing old audio gear, I prevail. However, on this occasion my luck ran out.
I very nearly got this one working. Continue reading “Aiwa PX 457 portable cassette player belt change ends in tears”
Electrics for my home made guitar
My original plan to wind my own pickups was thwarted because I was unable to source the necessary magnets. Taking the easy, but expensive route I purchased a pair of the “must have” pickups of the time. Di-Marzio “Dual sound”. This is basically the four conductor version of the then popular “Super Distortion” hum-bucker pickup. Continue reading “Electrics for my home made guitar”
The Electric Guitar I built at school
Back in the 1970s, before the internet, I built a guitar in the workshops at school.
This is the result Continue reading “The Electric Guitar I built at school”
Brief encounter with Voigt domestic corner horn speakers
Carnforth railway station, and it’s clock in particular, are famous from the film “Brief encounter “. Correctly located in the corners of a large room in the visitors centre were a pair of these beauties.
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Sony TC-204SD Cassette Deck. Motor Refurbishment
All seemed well with this cassette deck after I changed the belts and calibrated speed.
Then, without notice after about an hour of use, it just stopped dead. Chic denied!
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Sony TC-204 SD belt change and speed calibration.
I bought this a few weeks ago for just £20. It didn’t work so I ordered new belts.
Time to fit them and see if anything else is wrong. Continue reading “Sony TC-204 SD belt change and speed calibration.”
Good haul at the Boot Sale
Last Sunday was particularly lucky for picking up audio stuff.
This was my haul of goodies. Three Cassette players, a minidisc, remote control and a portable record player. Continue reading “Good haul at the Boot Sale”
Stylus Tracking Force Gauges
Few would disagree that setting the tracking pressure is an important part of configuring and adjusting a turntable for best performance. But what should you use to check the pressure and how do you chose what setting to use? Continue reading “Stylus Tracking Force Gauges”