Re: [ARSCLIST] Ampex & Sticky Shed Syndrome

[Brandon Burke <thejosephboys@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yet another reason why it would be who of ARSC to include more
preservation related articles in the journal.

-- Brandon


On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 09:37:43 -0800, Steve Green
<sgreen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thread was: and what about that patent?
>
> Has anyone compiled a definitive list of tape manufacturers and tape
> types for which bonafide cases of Sticky Shed Syndrome have turned up?
>
> It's my understanding that Ampex 406 was one of the major problematic
> tapes, but I've also heard that other brands and types of tape have
> also been found with SSS. If the main cause was a problematic formula
> developed by Ampex, why would other brands also suffer? Did some
> companies repackage Ampex tape under other names? Did they obtain
> rights to use the formula in manufacturing their own tape?
>
> It would be great to see a list of known brands exhibiting SSS. In the
> early 1990s, I encountered some way serious Sticky Shed on Shamrock
> reels from the 1970s. They were in a humid climate (Kentucky), which
> leads me to ask whether Sticky Shed is believed to be a manufacturing
> problem or a climate problem or a combination of the two?
>
> Can anyone elaborate for the List?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Steve Green
> Western Folklife Center
>

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