[Vintage-Audio] Pioneer RT-901

Sat May 10 23:24:00 2003

Duane,
I just bought 2 last month from MRL. They are reasonable and high quality.
Tell them you have a quarter track vintage Pioneer RT-901 and need an
alignment tape. They cost around $65 but are worth it. Make sure you degauss
the heads and guides before you load a master tape. If your real careful
with them they can last for years. MRL is located;

Magnetic Reference Laboratory, Inc.
229 Polaris Ave.
Suite 4
Mountain View, CA 94043
650-965-8187

The tape you want will most likely be a 170 - 200 nWb/m Reference level.

Good luck with your adventure.

Dick Boogher

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Duane Fischer,
W8DBF
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 8:41 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] Pioneer RT-901

Hello Dick,

Hey, fantastic information. Thank you. It just so happens that the tech and
this
deck are presently in CA, so this might work out well.

Which brings up the question of head alignment. Where does one get the test
tone
tape anymore?

Bob, W9RAN, do you have one I can borrow or get a copy of?

DBF

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From: Richard Boogher <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [Vintage-Audio] Pioneer RT-901
Date: Friday, May 09, 2003 10:50 PM

Duane,
I deal with a company in LA that specializes in recontouring heads
(relapping). The cost is $35-45. They have done several for me and they come
back like new. Some heads are too far gone for this and I don't think they
charge anything if that's the case. The company is;

Sprague Magnetics, Inc.
12806 Bradley Ave.
Sylmar, CA. 91342

818-364-1810, ask for John Austin

I hope this works out for you.

Sincerely,
Dick Boogher

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Duane Fischer,
W8DBF
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 6:58 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Pioneer RT-901

What can you tell me about the quality, reliability and value of the Pioneer
model RT-901 reel to reel deck?

I have accidentally discovered one that is in very nice overall condition.
The
exception being the record head, which shows moderately heavy wear. The play
back head shows only mild wear. Pioneer does have the heads available yet,
but
pricy!

Does anybody know of a person, or company, that can grind and reshape the
heads?
If so, who and how do I get in contact with them?

I have the owners and service manuals for it.

Any information on this deck will be appreciated. Thank you.

Duane Fischer, W8DBF
[email protected]

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