Can someone with a knowledge of tape heads look at this?

vivalastblues · Post by **vivalastblues** » Mon May 28, 2012 9:34 am

It's for an Otari MX5050. Basically just wanna know (if it's possible to tell from this pretty bad photo) whether the heads are shot or not. I don't see any dark vertical lines in the centre of the heads, but they don't look totally right to me. May just be reflections in the metal, hard to tell from here.

drumsound · Post by **drumsound** » Mon May 28, 2012 10:37 pm

Send them to JRF Magnetics http://jrfmagnetics.com/ for a head report. It's the only true way to know.

Nick Sevilla · Post by **Nick Sevilla** » Mon May 28, 2012 11:03 pm

drumsound wrote:Send them to JRF Magnetics http://jrfmagnetics.com/ for a head report. It's the only true way to know.

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vivalastblues · Post by **vivalastblues** » Tue May 29, 2012 1:17 am

I'm in Australia, so I don't have the luxury.

drumsound · Post by **drumsound** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 9:37 pm

Over at gearslutz I'm pretty sure there's an Australian section. I'd have to assume that there's someone in country who inspects and relaps heads.

leftofthedial · Post by **leftofthedial** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:21 pm

Do you own said machine, or is this a picture from a seller? If it is the later, see if he can get you a better picture so that you can see that bottom track.

vivalastblues · Post by **vivalastblues** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:43 pm

It was from a seller - I ended up buying it and luckily for me the heads are good.

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