It was many years ago. I'm guessing 2010-ish. I believe I heard he started doing only commercial work(studios etc) sometime shortly after having worked on mine.
Thought I'd post this here in case anyone is interested. Tape Project, UltraAnalogue, MA Recordings and a few misc.
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Just thought I'd post that it's for sale in the classifieds. https://www.whatsbestforum.com/classifieds/studer-a810.135/ . There's a cool Doshi tape pre that just got listed by someone else too. These would make a killer combo! :)
It's in excellent shape. I had Steve Smith from Nashville modify it many years ago to direct wire the butterfly heads for an outboard preamp. It uses a special cable(included) made by Charles King with 1/4 jacks on one end that when inserted into the A810 disconnect the internal preamp and allow...
Thanks Ki! Debating now whether I want to take this project on or try to find someone to repair. :) Very kind of you to spend the time to help describe the procedure for troubleshooting this problem. Many thanks!
Yeah, my guess from a brief skim of the service manual is that something out of spec would be the cause for this fuse to blow. My hopes are low and I'm a little worried about risking powering it up again with a new fuse.
Hadn't turned her on in a few months and when I tried last night my friend said he saw the lights come on for a second but then no power. No smoke or pop or anything. Is anyone willing to help me diagnose? If I could repair myself that would be great!
Thanks,
Matt