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I bought mine brand new about 1964 at Dawson's of Burnley. It was absolute rubbish and one needed to be a full time mechanic to keep it running. Aluminium spools on steel spindles kept coming loose because of differential expansion, a dodgy microphone with lots of hum and tape heads with lots of wear on them. When I took it back to the shop to say there was too much wow they said it sounded alright to them. Bye-bye Dawson's.