Thanks for the suggestions. I completely familiar with Blevins and Mara, and I'm sure they would be pleased to hear the nice things being said about them. But please, everyone, recall that I asked about someone LOCAL to the Cincinnati area, or close enough that any travel expenses will be trivial. In my mind a 4 hour drive isn't trivial and I would charge for that time. I'm hoping to save this customer that money. Best, Jeff At 08:02 PM 9/11/2015, you wrote: >I have three Mara machines. He does great work. > >Curtis Peoples > >Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 11, 2015, at 6:52 PM, Brian Foraker <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > The guy you would want to talk with is Chris Mara in Nashville. > He probably has more MCI machines than anyone. > > He rebuilds them from the ground up for a lot of people. > > > > Here is a link. > > > > http://welcometo1979.com/ > > > > > > Brian Foraker > >> On Sep 11, 2015, at 5:32 PM, Tom Fine wrote: > >> > >> Hi Jeff: > >> > >> I don't know this for sure, but I bet most of the MCI expertise > in the country nowadays is centered around Nashville and Florida. > You might try Randy Blevins to start out: > >> http://www.blevinsaudio.net/main.htm > >> I don't know if Randy will send a tech as far as Cincinnati. He > would know if there's a local tech. By all reports I've heard, > Randy is a one of the good guys. > >> > >> Good luck on getting your machine repaired. I know there are > some ex-MCI technical guys out there and still active, so it is > possible to get these machines fixed by experts. > >> > >> -- Tom Fine > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Brown" <[log in to unmask]> > >> To: <[log in to unmask]> > >> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2015 2:14 PM > >> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Tape machine tech needed near Cincinnati > >> > >> > >>> Hello all, > >>> > >>> I hope this is an acceptable post for this list. > >>> > >>> Apropos the thread about tape machine techs - I need one now, > not a decade from now... > >>> > >>> Can someone recommend a tech who is qualified to diagnose and > repair an MCI JH-110b near Cincinnati? > >>> > >>> Symptoms: MVC is stuck ON. No transport functions. When the > tape sensor is blocked, the take up reel spins full speed. > >>> > >>> At the least it sounds like he's got a shorted motor drive transistor. > > >>> > >>> I'd take the job myself but the customer would have to cover my > long distance travel expenses. I'm trying to find him an > experienced tech who is local, or nearly so. > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Jeff > >>> > > >----- >No virus found in this message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 2015.0.6086 / Virus Database: 4419/10621 - Release Date: 09/11/15