Taking apart the Coomber 393 was quite a slow process at first, requiring more tools than I had to hand. I was able to remove most of the screws from the rear of the artefact with a Philips head screwdriver before trying to pry open the casing to reveal the motherboard and inside workings.
I then tried to tackle the artefact from the front to ensure all fixings were removed to allow for the front of the recorder to slide out of the casing however I still was unable to open the front with any of the tools I had (screwdriver and watch repair kit).
To combat the lack of specialised tools for now leaving me unable to open the Coomber 393, I decided to disassemble a cassette tape which was much easier to take apart. Requiring only 4 screws to be removed (one in each corner) I was able to remove the front face of the cassette to take apart the internal workings.
The below are two versions of the documentation of the disassembly process. All 14 components are visible in both versions of the image. The first set of images follow Todd McEllan's initial knolling process:
The second set of images follow Todd McEllan's 'Apart' photographs of the Things Come Apart series. These however, are a collection of components laid out in a sporadic way, rather than falling from a suspended height:
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