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[Krishna]

All respected Modellers.. today we have ample of options to listen music,in a very high quality and fidelity..fully digital.. but hearing music is not alone gives us a deep impact, and nostalgia..  so, listening from an old record player is nostalgic.. and exciting.. most of the seniors will get the point what i am saying.. its a truth.. if so, i know even more nostalgic device to feel the music.. the old reel to reel spool audio tape.. yes.. nothing can bring the joyness, as the carriers start to turn.. so, i have a plan to restore my Papa's old discarded spool audio system, with new additions.. so, will any seniors guide me about the travel speed of tape, in SP and LP modes..?  its a request.. please..

[Dreadstar]

From what I remember,tape speed was 1.875"/second past the tape head. Hope this helps.

[Stormbringer]

dont know if any help but audio cassettes were 1.5 inches per second

[richald]

Standard speed was 7.5" per second, Long play was 3.75" per second,
and if you were wealthy and could afford big reels of tape
or you were doing semi-pro recording 15" per second.

Have a look at : http://www.vintagerecorders.co.uk/VR_View_Page.asp?IDS=8

Richard

[Krishna]

million thanks all respected Friends.. now i am painstakingly reworking on it with time.. and thanking to Divyanand, my student in electronics, for the help from him.. i have a lots of reels from my Papa's collection.. so, now cleaned and painted in stunning colours..

[Krishna]

still need time to reworks.. need motor from Mabuchi, and drive belts.. playback and recording heads are in good quality.. i can still imagine the so nostalgic feel as it turns.. woooww... making stickers.. my ever favorite spools are from BASF, and Agfa.. worked with software and taken print on an A4 paper.. now cut.. and pasted..

[Bill D203]

A good tape recorder is a friend for life. Blow digital i like my analogue tape recorder. If fact in years gone by I remastered a CD using my Tape recorder as I didn't have two digital machine and no one spotted it 
I still own it. A AKAI 4000 DB machine. Tape speed is 3 3/4" for low res or 7 1/2" ips .

[scoop]

A good tape recorder is a friend for life. Blow digital i like my analogue tape recorder. If fact in years gone by I remastered a CD using my Tape recorder as I didn't have two digital machine and no one spotted it 
I still own it. A AKAI 4000 DB machine. Tape speed is 3 3/4" for low res or 7 1/2" ips .

Blimey Bill that brings back memories  I used to have a ferrograph years ago, ain't gotta a clue to it's whereabouts now 
Scoop

[Bill D203]

Blimey Bill that brings back memories  I used to have a ferrograph years ago, ain't gotta a clue to it's whereabouts now 
Scoop

Hi Scoop How's tricks mate?
My Tape machine is under my work bench in my spare room . Here indoors keeps at me to get rid of it!! No chance its a great machine.

[Krishna]

Bill ( excuse me for calling name if you are elder than me..), its nice to hear.. and i have a lots of reworks to do for a good restoration.. original circuit of my old machine is fully transistorised, and most of them are even without numbers.. so, i am adding some useful proven circuit from pre amp to bias oscillator.. and also willing to make a new body with thick foam board.. i saw a big machine in a video, a fully black one, from Pioneer.. is great.. so taking from some view aspects i will complete my machine look alike.. once again.. for the reference about tape speed..

[Youngat65]

I have a Sony TC-366 don't use it much now could be open to sensible offers   out of interest it has three tape speeds  7 1/2 3 3/4 and 1 7/8

[scoop]

Hi Scoop How's tricks mate?
My Tape machine is under my work bench in my spare room . Here indoors keeps at me to get rid of it!! No chance its a great machine.

Ah you know Bill, pottering about, trying to get the patio done between rain showers, loads to do, two boats to run in and tune and we have the resumption of BMPRS racing rapidly approaching after the summer recess   

Cheers
Scoop

[Bill D203]

Bill ( excuse me for calling name if you are elder than me..), its nice to hear.. and i have a lots of reworks to do for a good restoration.. original circuit of my old machine is fully transistorised, and most of them are even without numbers.. so, i am adding some useful proven circuit from pre amp to bias oscillator.. and also willing to make a new body with thick foam board.. i saw a big machine in a video, a fully black one, from Pioneer.. is great.. so taking from some view aspects i will complete my machine look alike.. once again.. for the reference about tape speed..

Im happy to be called Bill No problems at all.

[derekwarner]

& scoop says.......  "AKAI 4000 DB machine. Tape speed is 3 3/4" for low res or 7 1/2" ips" ......... yes also had an Akai M7 which predated the 4000 DB by approx 10 years....the speed ratio was changed by inserting a precision collar over the spindle 

Only one big electric motor....wooden brackets....lots of tension springs & levers & belt drive pulleys...no transisters ....oh & yes a valve preamp & huge Vu meters....... 

[richald]

For Your Information . . .

http://www.vintagerecorders.co.uk/VR_View_Page.asp?IDS=40     Akai M7

http://www.vintagerecorders.co.uk/VR_View_Page.asp?IDS=84     Akai 4000D

Richard

[Krishna]

God.. thanks for the links..