Capehart Question. Does Anyone Know???

shellyd · by **shellyd** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 10:03 pm

Hi, I've been all over the internet trying to figure out what this thing is that I have. I thought it was just an 8 track player, made by Capehart, as it has a slot for an 8 track. However, in the back, there are 2 hookups that say tape in and tape out. On the front, there are Program, FWD, Pause, Repeat buttons and then there is a L and R microphone jack and then a record button. Is this something that is capable of just playing an 8 track and hooking up speakers to, or does thing record only?

Here are some numbers off the back: Model Number 8MCR/46 CA, Serial 4 3642896. At the top right side of the sticker it says: C0/0V/ST-CAAA and 78-36 - is this meaning it was made in 1978?

Any help as to what this is would be so great! Thanks so much in advance.

Michelle

DoghouseRiley · by **DoghouseRiley** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 10:19 pm

Hi Shellyd and welcome to the board.
People might be better able to help you, if you could post a photo of your player.

In the meantime, I've found some discussions on the name which is unfamiliar to me.

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/archiv ... 22042.html

Bobby Basham · by **Bobby Basham** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 2:40 am

It's a record/playback deck meant to be played through a stereo system, no different than a cassette deck. You can record "live" through the microphone inputs or plug the "tape in" from you deck into the "tape/aux out" of an amp/receiver to be able to record other units plugged into the am (CD player, turntable, etc.). The "tape out" on the deck would plug into the "tape/aux in" on the amp/receiver.

Capehart does sound vaguely familiar and it reminds me of all those other 70's names like Electrophonic, Sound Design, Audio(?)phonic, Firestone...one tire store back east actually had a section where they displayed/sold consoles. ...alot of particle board consoles back in the day.

Would these all be classified as "Stencil" units manufactured by someone else, but a store gets to put their [whatever] name on it? Radio Shack used "Realistic" and "Optimus" components, Koss headphones stamped with Realistic. Sears, JC Penny, Spiegels (1960's), Aldens (1960), Montgomery Ward had their consoles and series of other components.

With the exception of being a dual deck, below is just a typical "cassette" version of what you have and it has the tape in/tape out jacks on the back, mic jacks on the front, plus a headphone jack for monitoring what you're recording. WELCOME TO THE BOARD!

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I FORGOT AGAIN...I do have an 8-track recorder from Montgomery Ward. Senior moments are not fun and I'm rambling again.

Anyhoo, Welcome Again! --BB

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Bobby Basham
Tucson, Arizona