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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2010 6:47:04 GMT
HI ALL , Having being allerted to the builder of this great machine ,a 54 y/old very clever man ''marcello'' from italy ,by ''stratomaster'' giving a link to his the well known auction site site where I have bought 5x mono head's for the ''univox-project'' located in the project's section here...[Thank's mate].. I ,after purchase have made contact by email to him & passed some messages ,and he has sent me photo's of his ''binson-special'' which is a ''vari-speed '' disc-type ,all valve operation with his permission to post pic's onsite .. HE has a demo of this unit on ''utube'' showing the vari-speed & variable record bias to suit the speed of disc.. very smart thinking.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqFMyOha96I  A trully desireable unit indeed .. CHEERS .............& thank's to ''Marcello'' .........barry.. |
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Post by kipper on Aug 22, 2010 12:07:05 GMT
hi barry whats that say about eye teeth. peter
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2010 4:31:16 GMT
HI PETER , A great bit of kit' he has built & he is such an amiable guy , HE has for sale a new-old stock from his collection for sale here is the link ,solid state ,but even so I would ;;kill'' to have the ''ready's'' to bid on it ,Check it out here . cgi.the well known auction site.com.au/ws/the well known auction siteISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110575711175&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT I know just to buy a drum & head's assembly is about 950.00 pound's !!.that's $1800.00 OZ dollar's,to me so far this unit is going cheaply ..  A collector's dream & although transistor it would certainly still sound exellent..  I am off to buy a ''lotto''-ticket -ha.haaar I will have to hurry ,CHEERS ....barry..   |
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Post by kipper on Aug 23, 2010 6:03:52 GMT
thanks for the link barry. peter
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2010 6:09:28 GMT
I see marcello's as new binson, sold on the well known auction site @ a bargain price in my book'' allbeit'' too much for my budget ,but someone now has a excellent 6x repay head binson disc-type echo-machine..in there collection?  ? CHEERS ALL............barry.. |
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Post by stratomaster on Aug 27, 2010 22:57:30 GMT
I'm in contact with another Italian guy selling an Echorec 2 in need of repair. He has no English, but as Spanish and Italian are both Latin derivatives, we communicate pretty well ;D
I ought to buy it and send it directly to Marco for R&R.
I have my Meazzi Echomatic to restore, and my wife is now worried that I am developing '' compulsive 60's echo-box syndrome"
She may have a valid point !!!!
James.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2010 10:17:50 GMT
HI ..JAMES ,,, One thing for sure is the disc's[drum's] are now a rare item ,as I asked marco[marcello] & he does not have any for sale .. They are available at binson [a,binson-disc] but the disc is 350.00 plus pound's UK... If you already have a meazzi james and you of course have you should try to buy that one in italy ,BUT it may cost you a nice loving gift to your wife ,Ha.Haaar.. The circuit can be rebuilt but the disc? ? I diont think-so???... Best of luck with the rebuild mate & did you obtain a head replace ment? ? CHEERS barry.. |
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Post by stratomaster on Aug 28, 2010 23:45:21 GMT
Hello Barry, re. the Meazzi, I'm still not sure if I need extra heads, or if it's just a case of repositioning the existing six heads and placing a variable speed control for the motor? It's very difficult to find out accurate information.
Again on an obscure , small adverts Italian site, I found a complete Binson Drum/wheel assembly advertised for 110 Euros.
If I had the time, I would become echobox-man or tapeworm ;D
James.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2010 5:00:34 GMT
HI JAMES ,, The variable speed motor would be a great improvement ,But the original AC motor will not do this ,,But you can use a DC type with a varable voltage reg adjusted via a POT , as marcello has done on his special .. I feel any decent sized dc motor's from a tape & or a cassette deck would suffice ,,.. ASK-marco via email for specific's.. CHEERS....barry.. |
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