This radio has the same tape mechanism as GF-9090, 9191, 9494, 9696,

but the price a bit less

do not kill non working GF-9090//9696 for spares, use this one

http://cgi.ebay.de/Sharp-GF-38...;hash=item1c1d11fd77

yes thats a good point metad,i had major problems with my GF9191,so i bought a GF9090 from ebay for £10 and used the parts off it to fix mine,the biggest problem part for them thats hard to find/make is the little rubber sleeve/roller that goes on the capstan shaft for the play,they are a pain to do when it goes to mush,first pain in the ass is cleaning the gunk off,then the next issue is getting the replacement tyre..i think it was kind of a silly idea..

I just foud silicone tube the same diameter, so it's not a big problem.

well, Beanie Man lad, you killed a GF-9090 to fix a 9191...eh

well in a way yes i killed a 9090,but it had issues,the worst one being that the right channel was stuck on half volume,when i tried to adjust it nothing happened,just stayed on half volume,i changed the volume slider,still the same,so due to me Not being a big fan of the 9090 ,i just took the parts to fix my 9191,i dont really like the 9191 either but it cost me quite alot of cash so i had to fix it..