What was your first tape recorder?

[ProfessorGAC]

13. A VERY Early Akai

My uncle ran a news agency. They had a paper carrier contest. Since he personally took the papers to the train stations & convenience stores near them, he got points, too.
It was around '66, because I think I was 10 years old.
He gave me the prize catalog and said pick out whatever I wanted for the X points he had. (They didn't have kids yet.)
The tape recorded was something like 10 fewer points than he had, so it was the best thing they had I could get for free.
Had little (3.75"?) reels.
Nobody had ever heard of Akai then. It was just a made in Japan product, but was very good quality.
I used it to record myself playing piano.