[bird72]

Originally Posted by U47

I'm mad as hell that I can't find replacement parts for my two 7" reel to reel tape machines and having zillions of hours on tapes I'll never get to play.

I'm into reel to reel. I can give you name of rebuilder. He has a huge junkyard of parts and source on parts such as new rebuilt rollers etc. Also FYI, reasonable NEW tape is now available (ATR). Old machines typically need a total rebuild, weren't made to run 50 years! Also, depending brand of old tape you have, it may or may not have good sound still. example: some types of Ampex go to heck totally. Most tape will survive if not subjected to heat or bad humidity.