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An original owner Pioneer CT-F1250 for that price is fair. The duty and postage would kill the deal for me, but I am interested in it. For those who think a deck that old with little use is begging for trouble if you were to buy it: I have a 1976 Yamaha deck which appears to have had little use since I picked it up in June and I have been using it regularly these past few weeks without a hiccup beyond the left meter not responding well. The same goes for the Pioneer CT-F550. Both decks have been featured in threads, here.

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Nando, doity is in Western Oregon...that's an item retrokeeper could easily pack over the next time he ventured towards a real brewery?

I'd honestly settle for a fixer 900/950 and some help on my 650.
 
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Nando,I told Doity that I would buy it as long as it records.he said he would get back to me but he didn't so far.I just sent you a PM explaining everything.I don't know why he hasn't gotten back to me.He sent me an eMail that he would test it and get back to me last night.
 
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If the deck records, you will have a reasonable deck. As an example, the Pioneer CT-F1250, which just sold at Innovative Audio, went for $425. It didn't last long on the display shelf before it was sold to a local, regular customer. The deck was fully serviced with the standard 30 day warranty. I got off work 4 hours early today and happened to see your posts and PMs first. This morning I didn't log off before heading to work, so it appeared I was active on the forum, but I wasn't.

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If the deck records, you will have a reasonable deck. As an example, the Pioneer CT-F1250, which just sold at Innovative Audio, went for $425. It didn't last long on the display shelf before it was sold to a local, regular customer. The deck was fully serviced with the standard 30 day warranty. I got off work 4 hours early today and happened to see your posts and PMs first. This morning I didn't log off before heading to work, so it appeared I was active on the forum, but I wasn't.

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Thank you for your reply.I am a little nervous about sending a check but I imagine it is OK.
 
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I do trust buying from a long-standing forum member rather than someone I don't know and can't see, or test the equipment I am buying. Any of the trust-worthy members know what is expected and are more than fair in their transactions.

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I do trust buying from a long-standing forum member rather than someone I don't know and can't see, or test the equipment I am buying. Any of the trust-worthy members know what is expected and are more than fair in their transactions.

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I haven't heard anything from him so far but I think he has trouble with his mail. He has Yahoo mail and I didn't get his message last night although he sent it. Yahoo has a lot of problems. I will wait.
 
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Nando,Do you know when you let yourself know that you know? NEVER! There is always something to learn from everyone.
 
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Doity just wrote to me and I will send him a Postal Money order in the morning.
 
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So, I take it the recording trial was a success? It would be amazing to find the Pioneer CT-F1250 works well after all these years without servicing. But, it can happen. Even if you plunk down some money for a general service on it in the future, I would say you got a fair deal. There are few original-owner decks out there of that model or vintage.

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So, I take it the recording trial was a success? It would be amazing to find the Pioneer CT-F1250 works well after all these years without servicing. But, it can happen. Even if you plunk down some money for a general service on it in the future, I would say you got a fair deal. There are few original-owner decks out there of that model or vintage.

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Bite your tongue! There is no one here capable of fixing any decks.I have a local tech but he is better at amps than decks. I would have to go to orlando to find a tech. Doity said that it records fine. I didn't ask about the calibration mode.
 
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May the Pioneer gods guarantee safe travel and uninterrupted operation of your newest cassette deck. It's a good thing you jumped on it, because I...

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May the Pioneer gods guarantee safe travel and uninterrupted operation of your newest cassette deck. It's a good thing you jumped on it, because I...

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AMEN! But how many Pioneer CTF-1250s do you need? I think you have two of them. Bless You Father!
 
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@Nando I sent Doity (Luke) a certified check EXPRESS MAIL so he would get it Monday.He will have to sign for it. I wanted him to get the cash as fast as possible. As you know Nando I have been seeking a CTF-1250 for a long time.
 
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I have only one Pioneer CT-F1250. Would I get a second one? It would have to be a low-hour original like yours if I did.

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The only problem with the Pioneer CTF-1250 is that it only has Dolby B. It doesn't have Dolby C. Consequently I will not be able to play my recordings as I have a lot in Dolby C.I don't know if I play them in Dolby B if they will sound OK. I can think of one occasion when I used the "Common" portion of my Russosound TMS-1 which allows me to dub tapes from one output of one to another input.When I did that and switched out Dolby C the sound was very distorted. When I switched in Dolby C the sound was very good and just like the original it fact it was transparent and crystal clear. It makes me wonder why when I switched in the amp on the tape deck I was copying to why it would sound distorted but inserting Dolby C it sounds OK.
 
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Yes, for a deck of that vintage, Dolby B would have been the only choice for NR. I could try a Dolby C encoded tape on my CT-F1250 with Dolby B engaged to see what the results would be. Combining Dolby C with HX Pro has been my most preferred method of recording, lately.

Let's see if I have a few blues & rock tunes for you played back on my 1250:

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