Vintage Airline Reel to Reel 3741B Everything Works Nice Machine! The timer for your recording does not seem to work I may not be doing it properly. Everything else works and the timer is not seemingly that important. I tested the machine it plays and records. You do need a microphone to record. There is a jack adapter if you have a smaller hook up on your microphone Everything is pictured. It comes with a reel to reel tape with organ music on it you could ale=ways erase it all and start over. It records on both sides and has 2 speeds.