I think the least you would have were 3 speeds. Some really cheap
recorders required you to place a larger capstan over the stock one to
change the speed. The pro-gear used 15 ips, though that found it's way
into consumer gear eventually.

I wisely trashed all that gear years ago. Too many reel to reels
recorders were produced to be of any collectable value. Now IBM
typewritters, well, that's another story....especially the IBM
Executive.

wrote:
One of my big reel to reel tape recorders is a three speed reel to reel
tape recorder.I once saw an ad in Thrifty Nickle about twenty years ago
about a guy whom was lookng for just such a three speed reel to reel
tape recorder.Of course I ignored that ad,I don't get rid of my old
things.I also own some small reel to reel tape recorders,some of them
date back to the 1950's and 1960's.Later model G.E.and Panasonic
cassette tape recorders show up at the Goodwill store every once in a
while.
cuhulin