Double Music Vintage Reel 2 Reel player unboxing and test (with video)

By Gavin Davies 27 October 2023

My wife found this ancient tape player on Freecycle and grabbed it for me. It works! Sorta.

My weekend project - what is this artefact, why does it play music backwards and forwards at the same time, and finally, is it cursed?

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