Hello ! I have a almost mint cosmetic condition 909 and it playbacks 100% . The problem is when a record and erase a tape : 1) When I try to erase a song, it doesn't erase it 100% ! The left side still plays the song in a very low volume ! 2) When I try to record over a pre recorded tune and playback this new recording, I can hear the old tune in a very low volume ! Do you know why ? PS : The heads were cleaned e they look very mint pieces !
You have to take it to a good mechanic with these issues Probably the erase head and the recording head are not aligned very well If you hear a pre-recorded recording through a new one , something's very wrong . Succes