Richard:
What are Pellon wipes?
Harry Rice Berea College _______________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Fwd: BOUNCE arsclist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: Non-member sub From: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> at berlink Date: 5/11/2001 9:20 AM
>Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 12:36:56 -0700 >To: Language Laboratories and Archives <language-labs@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >From: "Richard L. Hess" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: arsclist sticky shed >Cc: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Hi, Barbara, > >There are resources on my Web page at http://www.richardhess.com/tape/ >I think at least some of these people deal with sticky shed syndrome. >VidiPax does it by wiping with Pellon wipes, most of the rest of us bake. >I've had good results with a whole heap'o'tapes but it's never guaranteed >and while we all take the utmost care we cannot be held liable for loss of >the master--I think that's pretty standard. > >If it's only one reel I could look at it for you. If it's much more than >that, I don't have the time. $100 hour is close to the going rate (I think >VidiPax charges $95). That's per hour of studio time not per running hour >of program. My general estimate is that it takes from 4-10x depending on >what needs to be done and how good you want it. The 6x is typically >finessing individual dropouts--you've got to find them which means >listening and watching. > >What is the tape format, what is the tape brand, how long is it? What's on >it? what do you want to do with the content? > >I see you're from the language labs. If it's just word and it's a >continuous tape (no splices) it might not even take 4x. If it is music with >lots of splices for CD re-release, It generally approaches the 10x figure. > >I've done reel tapes as early as 1947 with some Bing Crosby excerpts on >them (no sticky shed, but lots of problems) but most of my current work is >centered on folk music from the 70's and 80's when sticky-shed was at its >worst. > >Good luck finding someone to do it! > >Cheers, > >Richard > > >At 01:12 PM 05/10/2001 -0500, Language Laboratories and Archives wrote: > >Hi, We just had a case of sticky shed, and the company we dealt with many > >years ago is no longer in business. Who are you all working with? > > > >Barbara Need > >UChicago--Language Labs > >- > >For subscription instructions, see the ARSC home page > >http://www.arsc-audio.org/arsclist.html > >Copyright of individual posting is owned by the author of the posting and > >permission to re-transmit or publish a post must be secured > >from the author of the post.
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