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Re: [ARSCLIST] 120 minute tapes
Hi Richard:
Your re-shell method is interesting. The only thing I would do differently is plane a piece of wood
to the height of the cassette winder minus 1/32" or so and glue a piece of plastic veneer to the top
of the wood block. You must have very steady hands -- I know I wouldn't trust my own steadiness
holding the original shell in mid-air like that. Your winder is a very clever re-purpose of an old
cassette recorder. Even holding in mid-air, I would say this is less disaster-prone than "brain
surgery" (transplanting both hubs into a new shell).
-- Tom Fine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard L. Hess" <arclists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] 120 minute tapes
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This is how I reshell most cassettes:
http://richardhess.com/notes/2006/03/06/loading-c-0-cassettes/
The Nakamichi Dragons that I use don't rely on the cassette's pressure pad but rather generate
their own tension via dual capstans. In fact, the play head assembly pushes the pressure pad away.
Thanks, Tom, for the referral. It's hard to know what's going on without more details.
Cheers,
Richard
At 02:35 PM 3/10/2006, John Loy wrote:
I have a 120 minute cassette tape that simply will not play in any cassette player we have because
the tape doesn't move inside the machine. I have already swithched out the shell twice and some
other unorthodox tricks I am interested in seeing what kind of ideas everyone here may have I can
try to get this thing to play. Of course as luck would have it it is a one of a kind with no
available copy. All replies are appreciated.
John A. Loy
UNC-CH
Southern Folklife Collection
Tape Restoration Seminar: MAY 9-12, 2006; details at Web site.
Richard L. Hess email: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Aurora, Ontario, Canada (905) 713 6733 1-877-TAPE-FIX
Detailed contact information: http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm