I know some of the Otari lovin' members here have had trouble ordering new parts for their machines. I was digging through a pile of emails from the Ampex list today and may have found a source for what is left here in the US (I believe there was a posting from a gentleman who has a stock of some in the far east too).
Here's a quote from the list;
Jonah Strauss wrote:
"Soren Wittrup of Chicago bought all of Otari's LA parts stash when
they were winding down operations awhile back. Now that the office is
fully closed, he has a good line of communication with Japan for
whatever doesn't show up in his inventory. He's a tremendously
knowledgeable studio tech, and is the go-to dude for Otari info. "
Soren's contact info is
[email protected]
