.......most cases becomes dislodged and renders the whole thing useless.Just remove both units (just one screw on each,,,,from behind) being carefull with the springs, which the bottom one needs removing.Then take off the pulleys by removing the two small scews behind the pulley plate.The brass inner pulls away from the alloy outer ...then just simply clean off all the old silicon on their surfaces and very lightly smear with new silicon......It's a crude method but very effective...Good Luck
don't worry too much about tention arms,they're very easy to fix......the strings are most likely NOT BROKEN they just look that way.What can happen is that the pulleys need cleaning .The silicon in... them (which actualy causes the dampening effect) clogs up.The strings are wrapped around these pulleys two or three times,and are anchored at each side on small springs . The bottom part of the string fatstens into an arm which is held in tension by the bottom spring.This in ............
Both tension arm rollers are way off; too high. Your tension strings are broken or you have backtension/countertorque problems. Google velvetdreamstudios and check it out!
You should really check it, because it is not normal... If the damper string is not broken (looks so that way), then you have backtension problems. The tension rollers should really ride about half-way (specially when there is equal amout of tape on both reels). When a reel is full, it's roller should really ride just a tad lower. When it's almost empty, it should ride a bit higher, but just a tiny bit...
cool machine. I have the older big brother of the 32, the Tascam 52. Tascam just makes great stuff. Enjoy your 32, and keep it running right. Great video, thanks for posting it.
soooooo beautiful! i have just aquired one othese lovely machines its in bad condition and im gonna try and resurect it. any helpfull links as to where to buy parts and tape from are all greatly appreciated
.......most cases becomes dislodged and renders the whole thing useless.Just remove both units (just one screw on each,,,,from behind) being carefull with the springs, which the bottom one needs removing.Then take off the pulleys by removing the two small scews behind the pulley plate.The brass inner pulls away from the alloy outer ...then just simply clean off all the old silicon on their surfaces and very lightly smear with new silicon......It's a crude method but very effective...Good Luck
hamerjjhamer 1 year ago
don't worry too much about tention arms,they're very easy to fix......the strings are most likely NOT BROKEN they just look that way.What can happen is that the pulleys need cleaning .The silicon in... them (which actualy causes the dampening effect) clogs up.The strings are wrapped around these pulleys two or three times,and are anchored at each side on small springs . The bottom part of the string fatstens into an arm which is held in tension by the bottom spring.This in ............
hamerjjhamer 1 year ago
how much
Shurbovi 1 year ago
Thinkin about gettin one to bounce a ProTools Mix to prior to mastering... Worth it??
brandonelliot 2 years ago
Both tension arm rollers are way off; too high. Your tension strings are broken or you have backtension/countertorque problems. Google velvetdreamstudios and check it out!
xpg4 3 years ago
When I got it brand new, it was already so.
On my second machine (I got that one second hand) it is exectly the same...
StudioIntegra 3 years ago
You should really check it, because it is not normal... If the damper string is not broken (looks so that way), then you have backtension problems. The tension rollers should really ride about half-way (specially when there is equal amout of tape on both reels). When a reel is full, it's roller should really ride just a tad lower. When it's almost empty, it should ride a bit higher, but just a tiny bit...
xpg4 3 years ago
cool machine. I have the older big brother of the 32, the Tascam 52. Tascam just makes great stuff. Enjoy your 32, and keep it running right. Great video, thanks for posting it.
vincedog3 3 years ago
soooooo beautiful! i have just aquired one othese lovely machines its in bad condition and im gonna try and resurect it. any helpfull links as to where to buy parts and tape from are all greatly appreciated
cumchaser 3 years ago
The only rouble I've had, is a defective reel motor en brake solenoid
StudioIntegra 3 years ago