Can Reel to Reel Tape Recorder be Fixed Before Old Memories are Lost? | The Repair Shop

Mark Stuckey hears the story of an old reel to reel tape recorder and is tasked with repairing it to avoid old recordings being erased by it's unique fault.
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[@mysteryjesus]

I want to see the rest of this!

[@carlossesma1469]

Por favor, muestre mas old turntables, and reel to reel tape recorders, muchas gracias...👍

[@hadouma]

Why not show the complete story ?

[@mauriceholder1386]

They never do, it's maddening.

[@guitarbandit123456]

Its series 5 episode 20 for some reason theyve skipped the 2nd showing, i know cos its me on there with the tape recorder, its an elizabethan 1962 thats all i know

[@chrisgoffe5048]

..hello from New Zealand ..this is really big show here ..thank you for your episode John

[@guitarbandit123456]

@@chrisgoffe5048 many thanks

[@mysteryjesus]

By the way, can you tell what episode this is? Impossible to find this out anywhere!

[@philiprobinson9357]

i dont think bbc have this episode on iplayer again yet

[@bobsbits5357]

why did they look at it when any tape deck would have done the job they need some thing to film i have recordings of mum on betacam sp because the tape last 40 years liner audio not video

[@Mymusiclibrary619]

Gotta move to Britain bro 😭😭😭

[@chadergeist]

I would never placed a precious recording on that player and would use a blank or a non important tape to see how the player/recorder functions.

[@judyarvy3702]

Why Why is this even being shown, IT'S A COMMERCIAL.

[@anthonybrunotheodd]

I wonder what model this tape recorder is

[@organfairy]

He said "Elizabethan Popular" at 1:25 . Elizabethan was an old British company that made tape recorders from 1954 to 1968.

[@sagegracemusic5981]

You could just put the tape on another working reel to reel