So. How many times have you heard this?

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It can't be fixed. Parts are not available.

My local repair facility has told me after 2 months that parts are unavailable for my JVC TD-W354BK cassette deck.

I've already purchased a studio Tascam 3-head machine model 112R ($$$$$$) to replace my JVC but I am not giving up. All it needs are pinch rollers for crying out loud.

I've done some research. Back in the day they sold the pinch roller as a arm assembly with spring and all. Part numbers VKP4227-00B and VKP4229-00B. They are correct. Discontinued.... but the pinch rollers can be popped out and I am sure I can find the size I need. Part number VKP4228-00B is a package of 6 of the pinch rollers I need and I even managed to get the size. 12X6X2mm.

I have a set of 32 pieces of various sized pinch rollers coming. Hoping I can get something to work even if I have to pop the plastic center hub out and swap it with my old roller hubs. I'm not giving up that easy.

Shes torn down and I am waiting for pinch roller parts to arrive.

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I have 2 spare PC 55 decks . I can tell that unit is not cheap especially with 3 motors per deck its almost exactly like the PC 55.
 

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It's rough to see it torn apart. Call me silly but I purchased this brand new in the early 90s. I can remember the layout of the store and see the shelf it was on. I can remember the new smell when the box was opened and the excitement with the recordings I was able to make. It has made spectacular recordings for me. Recently discovered the perished rollers when I went to make my sister's cassette for her Christmas present JVC. Ended up using the JVC M90 to make her cassette. It was decent but sad to say...no match for this JVC when working correctly. With Dolby HX-Pro along with Dolby B & C and Computer Bias Calibration, it records frequencies on the tape listens to the frequency and finds the frequency the tape likes and remembers that to match the tape when you record. Aside from only being a 2 head system it made recordings that would just leave an audiophile smiling and taking a double take....checking to make sure the CD player wasn't being used instead. Sad to see it in parts. I have to get this going again.

On the other hand I will enjoy the 3 head Tascam coming. I've never been able to monitor the exact recording on the fly. This will save me lots of time.
 
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