| This was a mistake. I should have done them one pad, one key at a time as I do on 400s. I could have saved some time in fine-tuning. | |
| Finished keyboard. The keys look uneven along the front, but they're not. It's just my shitty camera. | |
| As you can see, the 4-Track keyboard is deeper than the M-400 keyboard. | |
| Crappy old tapes. Poorly installed and completely shot. | |
| The old tapes. For some reason there was an extra tape guide on the frame. All of them were binding and with the tapes being too long, they wouldn't return when the key was released. | |
| I took one out and inserted a spacer, then realigned them all to spin properly. With 1/4 inch tape you need to keep friction to a minimum. | |
| I saved the old tapes and put them on a spool. The owner may want them as a reminder of what fucked up tapes look like. | |
| Nice new tapes. | |
| This rig makes installing them a snap. It took less than an hour. | |
| Here is one of the preamps. | |
| I finally found the serial number. Sure enough, it is # 1 | |
| Here everything is all tucked in. I fixed up the cabinet a bit. | |
| Ready to play. | |
| Taking the 4-Track for a test drive. It's the one in the center for those not paying attention. | |
| Still quite a bit of work to be done, but I'm close. It should be ready for pick up in a couple of days. | |