A-4010 SL Pics As Promised

[Pioneer Vato]

Well, here she is. Looking pretty good as is without doing anything to her but dust her off a bit. I hope to open her us soon and give her a good cleaning and then go from there. My first posting of photos on TH as well.

[Skywavebe]

Hi Pioneer,
The pictures are pretty good. Cosmetics is the hardest of all to correct on a deck- the rest is gravy. The Pinch Roller looks to have a glaze to it- I wonder if it is hard or soft. We have a member named Terry Witt that put new rubber on the old bearing and he would be the only way to get a brand new roller for the unit.
tewitt1949@hotmail.com

he has a web site that show before and after- only if you are having trouble with speed or the skew of tape.

[Pioneer Vato]

Hi Pioneer,
The pictures are pretty good. Cosmetics is the hardest of all to correct on a deck- the rest is gravy. The Pinch Roller looks to have a glaze to it- I wonder if it is hard or soft. We have a member named Terry Witt that put new rubber on the old bearing and he would be the only way to get a brand new roller for the unit.
tewitt1949@hotmail.com

he has a web site that show before and after- only if you are having trouble with speed or the skew of tape.

Thanks. I found out about Terry when I ordered some parts from Bob at Vintage Electronics a few years back. Although I have never used his service before I certainly may in this situation. From what I have seen of his "before and afters" I must say he does some excellent work.

The deck does work but the output controls are a bit scratchy and so some Deoxit is in order.