Re: [ARSCLIST] If I knew you were coming I'd've baked a tape...

["Richard L. Hess" <ArcLists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, Duane,

Could you please enlighten us as to why? As you gathered, it's being used
as a temporary lubricant to get it to play. Once.

What might be better substitutes that don't gum up machines and don't
create capstan slippage?

Thanks!

Richard

At 01:39 PM 1/10/2005 -0600, you wrote:
> Hi Marie,
>
> I think you will find the use of very pure normal propyl alcohol [aka
> 1-propanol] to be better in this application.
>
> Regards,
>
> Duane Goldman
>
>
> At 01:35 PM 1/10/2005 -0500, you wrote:
> > Hi, Marie,
> >
> > Please tell more! You did this and the Dragon didn't bite your head off or
> > breathe fire or whatever Dragons do when they get upset? How do you keep it
> > out of the mechanism?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > At 11:53 AM 1/10/2005 -0600, you wrote:
> > > Hi Richard
> > >
> > > I have had some success using ISO on cassette tape, I call it the
> > > "eye-dropper
> > > technique"!  Has worked each time for me when I had needed to use
> > > it.  This is a
> > > very crude version of my intravenous drip bag!
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Marie O'Connell
> > > Sound Archivist
> > > Mississippi Department Of Archives & History
> > > 200 North Street
> > > Jackson, MS, 39201
> > > Ph: 601-576-6909
> > >
> > > "Richard L. Hess" wrote:
> > >
> > > > At 12:15 AM 1/9/2005 -0500, Steven C. Barr wrote:
> > > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > > >From: "Richard L. Hess" <ArcLists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > I would also caution that this writer's experience with cassette
> > > tapes and
> > > > > > baking is that most squealing cassette tapes appear to be suffering
> > > from
> > > > > > loss-of-lubricant (LoL) rather than the more common Sticky Shed
> > > Syndrome
> > > > > > (SSS) that afflicts reel tapes.
> > > > > > While LoL can affect reel tapes (I've seen it in Sony tape from the
> > > > >1970s),
> > > > > > SSS is more common. I have not actually seen a proven case of SSS in
> > > > > > cassettes, while I have seen several instances of LoL. In fact, I
> > > just did
> > > > > > an Ampex air-check cassette from the early 80s for a client that
> > > was LoL.
> > > > >I
> > > > > > was pretty sure, being Ampex, it would be SSS, but I was
> > > disappointed.
> > > > >Quick question...how does one lubricate a noisy cassette? I suspect that
> > > > >neither 3-In-1 or WD-40 would be advisable...
> > > >
> > > > Steven,
> > > >
> > > > There are several approaches, but http://www.lastfactory.com/ makes
> > > > commercially available tape head and tape lubricants that I use for the
> > > > purpose. In many LoL situations they need to be applied frequently. I'm
> > > > also using some experimental fluids that are more successful and
> > > > experimenting with other alternatives.
> > > >
> > > > Reel tapes with LoL are sometimes playable with an Isopropyl "Drip" which
> > > > Marie O'Connell had great success with in New Zealand and now in
> > > > Mississippi. I think this has been discussed here at length. I haven't
> > > used
> > > > Isopropyl on cassettes yet because I haven't figured a way to do it
> > > without
> > > > annoying a Dragon and you know how ornery an annoyed Dragon can be!
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > >
> > > > Richard
>
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