Roberts 770X R2R recorder/player

[Shrinky Smurf]

My neighbor is moving out of state for retirement (to AZ), and cleaning out the garage. He knows I like music, so he ran across this old Roberts 770X recorder/player. It’s from a time in his life where he was living in SF and playing/listening to a lot of jazz. He has stories of sitting next to Stan Kenton at Chuck Mangione concerts shooting the bull. It’s in rough shape, and has been in his garage for years. He looked it up and said it was not worth much, so planned to throw it out. He gave it to me, as he was headed to the curb with it, and told me if I did not find a use for it to throw it away. Well, I don’t know much about these things. But, I know a group of people who possibly could tell me more. Is it worth trying to clean up and refurbish? Is there anything to do with it? I wouldn’t even know where to get reels and tapes, or where to begin. Any advice is welcome.

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Best, Shrinky