Re: [ARSCLIST] help in fair pricing of reel to reel machines

[Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Another thing we've discussed on another list is that you cannot assume any sort of expertise or 
basic knowledge on the part of the seller. Thus, while it is good practice to remove the capstan 
motor and send it separately on an old Ampex or Scully deck, for instance, asking a seller disposing 
of "the estate of a dead audio engineer" to do this will likely render the motor and transport 
unusable.

My policy has been to only buy tape machines I can go pick up and I long ago stopped commiting to 
buy (ie I don't do ebay auctions) until I've seen and checked out the machine. Live and learn.  My 
first tape deck, I drove all the way to Cleveland. Got lucky because it was restorable even if it 
required a donor deck. Last pile I bought was a mere 45 minutes away and the prices were much better 
for the goldmine of spare parts.

-- Tom Fine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Breneman" <david_breneman@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] help in fair pricing of reel to reel machines


> I received a tape deck I'd purchased a few years ago, that
> the seller had just wrapped in a blanket and put into a
> rather beat-up box.  Another one, over 10 years ago, was
> in a home made road case with no front - the seller just
> taped a piece of cardboard over the front of it.  Each
> one required major repairs when received and of course the
> insurance didn't pay for it.  You've got to wonder what
> some people are thinking when they ship something that way.
> I'm very reticent to buy a piece of equipment from a private
> seller now.
>
>
> David Breneman         david_breneman@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
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