Tim & Lou:

Some of the brands that I'm aware of were Sony, JVC & Technics. There 
were others, I'm sure, and I don't have model numbers. There were a 
number of dual capstan decks (a feature that I consider most important) 
that may have incorporated pad lifters. There is no database that I know 
of that contains this information. Hi Fi Engine is good about listing 
the specs of equipment that it has in its database. Anyone with more 
information on this subject should jump in here and perhaps we can get a 
database started. What I have noticed is that any of these 20+ year old 
machines command prices that are generally too high for me. I have spent 
way too much money on decks that wind up dying and the failed part is 
now obsolete and not able to be found.

Cheers!

Corey

Corey Bailey Audio Engineering
www.baileyzone.net

On 7/24/2019 7:40 PM, Tim Gillett wrote:
> Hi Corey,
>
> You said, " FWIW, Nakamichi
>
> decks weren't the only decks that came with dual capstan transports
> and
>
> pressure pad lifters. Several brands produced audiophile grade
> machines
>
> with dual capstan transports and pressure pad lifters that had specs
> as
>
> good as most Nakamichi's."
>
> I've never come across this. Do you remember which brands  these were
> please?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim Gillett
>
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>   Hi Martin,
>
>   I have saved several cassettes that were assembled with screws for
> those
>   occasions when I have to re-shell a cassette tape. Sometimes, I steal
>
>   just the pads to return the cassette in question to it's best
> possible
>   condition before transferring the audio.
>
>   Like Lou, I (usually) resort to Nakamichi decks for transfer for a
> host
>   of reasons. Recently, I transferred several cassette tapes and my
>   beloved Naks wouldn't completely play about half of them. I had to
>   resort to another dual capstan deck for those cassettes. FWIW,
> Nakamichi
>   decks weren't the only decks that came with dual capstan transports
> and
>   pressure pad lifters. Several brands produced audiophile grade
> machines
>   with dual capstan transports and pressure pad lifters that had specs
> as
>   good as most Nakamichi's.
>
>   Cheers!
>
>   Corey
>
>   Corey Bailey Audio Engineering
>   www.baileyzone.net
>
>   On 7/24/2019 9:42 AM, Lou Judson wrote:
>   > Martin, I have a few you could have. I use Nakamichi decks for
> playback so the pressure pads are irrelevant. In a project of some
> 1500 cassettes to transfer, the guy I work with saved a bunch of parts
> from broken cassettes for repairs, but the pads are useless to me.
> Usually all I need for repairs are the hubs with leaders…
>   >
>   > I see only six or seven in the parts box, though. How many do you
> need? Actually, come to think of it, we are not keeping the
> transferred cassettes, so I actually have several hundred discards!
>   >
>   > Write or call me offlist if this helps. Or get a Nakamichi with pad
> lifters to be better off! :-)
>   >
>   > <L>
>   > Lou Judson
>   > Intuitive Audio
>   > 415-883-2689
>   >
>   >> On Jul 24, 2019, at 9:26 AM, Martin Fisher
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>   >>
>   >> Hey Folks,
>   >>
>   >> Does anyone out there have a source for cassette pressure pad
> assemblies (I say assemblies because the pads are usually attached to
> a spring) or some alternative method of manufacturing your own. I've
> tried those peel and stick strips available from several sources
> online and they just don't cut it. Much too thick and rather
> cumbersome. Of course I can buy a bunch of C-O shells and mutilate
> them but I hate to waste so much just for the one part I need most.
>   >>
>   >> Thanks! :-)
>   >>
>   >> Martin
>   >>
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