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Dear All,

Only ever seen or played one like this and it was a 4-track. Even though they
were only prototypes they were quite well made but the surprise was that they
were made from sheet steel!
Using the best of fridge / cooker technology the whole thing used cunningly
fold sheet metal for both the cabinet and some of the key internal
components. The tape frame look standard despite the different construction
techniques and carried the same length of tape as usual so 8 second was the
order of the day.

The controls were for each track as the heads did not move so it was possible
to blend tracks not next to each other.

All in all a brave attempt to develop a new instrument that sadly failed -
shame...

All the best,
Norm