WOW! You guys are tremendous!! I appreciate such a response, and so quickly!
To Martin, thank you for your referral to your local Streetly rep here in Sunland, Paul Cox. (pjc56@...) Sounds like the way to go if I can\ufffdt sort it out myself, following several suggestions. Sunland\ufffds only about 20 minutes from where I live, so that\ufffds exactly the kind of info I was hoping
for. By the way, the \ufffdlegendary\ufffd M-4000 sounds fascinating\ufffd first I\ufffdve heard of it here, but it sure has been the topic of much (hopefully ALL good-natured!) ribbing! I look forward to hearing about it, too, but all in good time, yes? Remember the Kurzweil \ufffdphantomware\ufffd piano? It was advertised IN MAGAZINES for like, 2 YEARS, before anyone ever played one! Now that fine instrument\ufffds almost \ufffdold hat!\ufffd I\ufffdm sure when the 4000 is ready for unveiling, you\ufffdll be the first one WANTING it to get out there! In the meantime, some of the comments have been cracking me up! Not uppin me crack, mind you\ufffd I\ufffdm leavin\ufffd that one alone! HA! Ahh yes, a little twisted humor is a lovely thing\ufffd
Doug Berg, thank YOU for your sensible suggestions to get at least a
diagnosis! They make all the sense in the world, and I look forward to getting\ufffd TO \ufffdem! That\ufffds exactly the kind of stuff I was hoping for! I KNOW I\ufffdve seen that damn manual not too long ago, too! I can visualize it\ufffd I\ufffdm sure it\ufffds in my studio somewhere. Makes me crazy. I\ufffdll find it sometime when I\ufffdm not looking for it. But yes, I\ufffdm sure it has resistor and cap values in the hand-drawn schematics. I\ufffdm sure you\ufffdre QUITE right, too, that the resistors are a result, NOT the cause.
To Frank, your offer to fix it if I send it to you is most appreciated, as well. And a damn good price, too! (By the way, the rest of you should check his site if you haven\ufffdt already, at www.myspace.com/trondoc. BEAUTIFUL restoration work!) Your suggestion to change the capstan bearings is undoubtedly a wise one, especially for such relative ease of doing. And it seems, as you say, something that should be done just on general principles after such a lengthy time. As far as the motor rebuild, yes it does sound do-able. As far as the chokes, possible resistors, caps and all go, might I be able to buy any parts through you? You\ufffdd surely know the correct values, and that\ufffdd be the LEAST I could do for your generous assistance and guidance. Of course, your suggestion to just go
with the new motor through Streetly is undoubtedly the best, particularly since they\ufffdre such better motors. And considering Martin\ufffds info earlier, a pretty easy one, too. Still, the rebuild is certainly less expensive for the time being, and would be an interesting project, too, if I chose to do it myself.
And lastly, to Mike Dickson, up in Edinburgh! HA! Thanks for your greetings! As to Canadians, well, MY only beef with \ufffdem is they insist on playing everything in the key of \ufffdeh?\ufffd (HAD to say it\ufffd it was right there\ufffd right there\ufffd )
Thanks everyone! I look forward to any more feedback; I\ufffdll let y\ufffdall know what I do, and of course the results. It\ufffds great to get acquainted with you all! #1485 thinks so, too.
All the best,
Berington
Berington Van Campen
Van Campen Productions / VCMusiCorp
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