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Title: Otari MTR-10/12 1/2 Track - Center Track T/C Option Kit - Including Headstack
Post by: mrdbdigital on September 27, 2011, 07:09:27 PM

Can anyone here give me an idea of what, if one can be found, how much one could expect to pay for a NOS Otari MTR-10/12 1/2 Track - Center Track Time Code Option Kit - including headstack?  I know Otari used to make these, as I installed several during my time at Turner Broadcasting.  The kit included a new 1/2 Track head stack with the new center track time code heads, the audio circuit card, a harness, book and connectors for the back panel of the machine.  Anyone have any leads on where to find one?

Thanks!

David Bell
Retired

Title: Re: Otari MTR-10/12 1/2 Track - Center Track T/C Option Kit - Including Headstack
Post by: ironbut on September 27, 2011, 08:19:49 PM

Hi David,

Welcome to the forum.
One guy you should try is Soren Wittrup. Here's a quote from the post from our Service Resource forum (searching here for Otari parts revealed this one).

"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].

Another good place to ask is on the Otari yahoo tech group. You need to join the group and it's a little quiet much of the time, but there are a good number of Otari fans who belong there.

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/otari_equipment/

You can always try JFR. John keeps a large inventory of all head related items. He may even have a good used TC head.

http://jrfmagnetics.com/