Sherwood CD-345R Dual Cassette Deck - My First REAL Tape Deck - Belt Change and Demo
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- We're keeping with the nostalgia theme this week and taking a trip back to 1990 or so with the first "real" cassette deck I ever owned: the Sherwood CD-345R. This was an entry-level/midrange deck from Sherwood, who was known during that time for producing decent equipment at a lower price point. I received this model when I turned 13 years old, after my parents had seen my interest in music and recording developing for a number of years.
I found this one on eBay in pretty distressed condition. In this video, we'll take a look back at the time to when this was brand new, we'll give it a clean and lube, and change the belts. After a little tour, we'll record something and perhaps relive a magical time in not only my youth, but also yours.
There is an extended cut of the repair segment available for selected channel members, so if you're into that sort of thing, be sure to check that out.
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I picked up a Sherwood cassette deck about 12 years ago. Still going strong and it sounds great.
I got my first cassette deck way back in 1972 ..a mono Panasonic clunky thing ..I recorded singles with a little microphone pointed at the ' radiogram ' . I thought I was in audio heaven
I have similar memories with a little GE portable mono deck. The switch on the mic that paused the recording was pure magic to me.
@@VintageElectronicsChannel Mine had this too , but it introduced a click when using it . I have two decks at the moment ..one is a big TRIO auto-reverse deck ..works like a dream and the other is a small portable deck that has so many features you wouldn't believe it
@@VintageElectronicsChannel I have this machine here ( as well as my TRIO full size auto reverse machine ) .. If you watch this video by VWestlife , you'd be amazed what this little cassette recorder can do ruclips.net/video/xkJbmDcyIb0/видео.html
I've seen those! Those are really cool with the 1/4 speed recording.
@@VintageElectronicsChannel Mine developed a big fault . I was ready to bin it..wouldn't record ..but I saw a video with someone who had the same machine with the same problem ( L shaped metal strip had broken with metal fatigue and continued pressing ) He replaced it with a purpose bent hacksaw blade . I did what he did and brought it back to life . Had it about 20 years and still use to record long sports programmes . The 1/4 speed sound is awful but it doesn't matter ..I don't want it for HIFI sound ..only convenience . It even has voice activated recording ..stereo output ..stereo line in and out ..( although a mono machine in itself ) ..timers ..mic input ..headphone (stereo ) output ..battery use and mains ..a built in mic too ...what a machine . If you ever see one on sale , grab it quick as a secondary unit ..
I remember my first cassette deck being a top-loading Magnavox with ANRS. I was subscribed to AUDIO and STEREO REVIEW magazines so I knew that ANRS was a product of JVC. I opened up my deck and, sure enough, it was a JVC in disguise! I kept that deck until it was announced that JVC was releasing cassette decks with SUPER ANRS ! My next purchase was a KD-65 and I kept that for a decade before I sold it to a friend for 20.00
I love hearing other people's memories with their stereo equipment. We all have connections with so many wildly different things, and that's what makes it so special.
Love the vintage stuff. It doesn't matter if it was an inexpensive piece of gear when its a component from your childhood/teens. It will always be special. I recently bought a Realistic STA-111 receiver I had as a kid in the 70's. Only 35 watts but oh when i saw it on eBay i said that's the receiver i had as a kid!! i bought it and it works great. Not in my main system, but but still use it in a secondary system. Sentament and fond memories is priceless. I really like your channel. Let's see more of this Sherwood!
It's more about the personal connection for me, rather than how great the equipment actually was. I'm planning more videos with this deck for sure!
Funny enough, my first separate system was a Sherwood Amp, Tuner and double Cassette deck which I bought second hand at the age of 15!!
A fellow Sherwood-er! Welcome! Thanks for watching.
Sherwood has been around since the 1950's, you can Buy wood stereo cabinets on CL all day long, own 3. Sherwood was my 1st Stereo receiver in 1979, had to finance it.
I was actually shocked at the lack of information out there regarding Sherwood stereo equipment. I knew they'd been around for a long time and I was intimately familiar with the pieces I had when i was younger, but I couldn't find a single ad or catalog with my particular deck in it when researching for this video. I'll have to dig into the console stereos, I don't think I've seen a Sherwood console.
My first deck was a sanyo. Served me well for years
I had some Sanyo stuff in my teens and it always worked fine. Seemed to be pretty good.
I know the feeling. My first "real" deck was my dad's old late 70's National Panasonic RS-600US toploader, a deck you doesn't see too often actually. Me and my brother played it to death and i ended up selling the remains of it to a young pup who was going to use parts of it for something homemade, i think the analog VU-meters was the main attraction he was after (and i don't blame him). Anyway, a few years ago i spotted an identical model at a second hand store and i didn't hesitate to grab it. Needed a serious deep clean inside out, i couldn't even move the rec level sliders as they were stuck full of dirt (the down side with toploaders), replaced the belts and that was pretty much it. I don't use it very often but bring it out for excercise every once in a while.
One of the first I had was an old Teac top loader. It had the analog VU meters and the sliders on top for recording level and output levels I bought it secondhand when I was 11 or 12 years old. It mostly worked and I attempted at that time to fix it, to no avail. I still enjoyed it and it helped to teach me some basics about tape recording that I carried over to when I got the Sherwood deck a year or two later. There's a special place in my heart for the top loading decks.
Your video helped me with my Sherwood. It is a different model though, but it has the same mechanism. Thanks!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Ho nella mia collezione lo stesso registratore,ci tengo molto e non mi ha mai dato problemi,ho anche un tuner e un'equalizzatore,sempre sherwood
I have very fond memories with Sherwood.
If anyone reading has chance to grab a Sherwood amp of this same era...DO IT! These things are tanks. They could probably power your dryer. I aint kidding.
My first system was all Sherwood and the amp was AMAZING. I wish I had never gotten rid of that system.
Good Day. Thank You. Can you tell me what size the belts are? My dd-2010c deck has the same mechanism.
I matched them to some I already had, so I'm not sure. I'll check and let you know.
@@VintageElectronicsChannelany info? I have the exact same model as the video and I’d really like to fix it. It was my dad’s when he was in high school and I recently inherited his cassette tapes and equipment from the 90s. But I have zero idea of how to size the belts or where to order good ones, thanks
hi all the gear that used to see at carboots you don't see any more if you have gear you need to get money for
there now alot of dealers now i used to have a channel on here and all the emails i used to get asking if i buy gear
Can't find it anywhere I used to find it: boot sales, charity and resale shops.
in the uk carboot started in the 80sssi been to 100's of them
you see i was told all the good gear used to go to the dealers before they hit the car boots juck was at the boot sales
all i see now is all the same gear all the time so i stop going to them bob
It seems all the good stuff has long been picked through and taken home with a collector. It's hard to find anything nice anymore. It's either junk or VERY overpriced now. Even the junk is overpriced!