Reel to Reel Restoration/Repair

I also purchased a vintage Teac reel to reel that needed extensive repair and updating. After a lot of research I found a guy in Alamogordo, NM that I believed really new his stuff and prices seemed right so I shipped my reel to him. Long story short, he did an excellent job in just a few short days. My reel is back and sounds excellent. I would highly recommend this guy. Here is his E mail address
joeystumpf@hotmail... He can send you his service info and is great to deal with. I found shipping expensive due to the weight of these machines but all in all, it was worth it.

I second Markus1299.

My Sony just returned from Joe. The quality of his work and turn around time are superb. Highly recommended.

Thanks, guys. I really appreciate you responses. I did come across the contact in New Mexico and will explore further. I would rather not ship if I can find someone within driving distance. I live on Long Island, New York.

Mike, not sure if the Teac is the right rig, but price was right - free. I'd prefer a 15ips rig that I could use for the Tape Project tapes, but think I will start with the Teac to see how much I actually use it. I'm comfortable investing a grand into the Teac. I think I can always sell it and recover most of the cash. Thank you all again. If anyone knows someone local, please let me know.

I had my Tascam 3030 restored at NJ factory service. They are an authorized teac/tascam repair facility. They are located outside ny city not far from you

Thanks, Apachef1. You post prompted me to do a search for Teac Authorized Service (duh!) and I found three on Long Island, and I will be contacting them Monday morning. I just ordered some tapes and take up reel on Ebay so I can see what the problem is.

I should be enjoying R2R soon.

Thanks, everyone.