Re: [ARSCLIST] Ampex 456 - tip of the iceberg...chemistry

[Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>]

For anyone trying to reach her, Mrs. Matarazzo's husband was the brother of 
Cookie French, John French's wife, cohort and great lady.  Last I spoke with 
John, he was moving to Smyrna, Delaware.  I assume JRF Magnetics continues 
and is web findable.

Steve Smolian
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From: "Peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Ampex 456 - tip of the iceberg...chemistry


> The AGFA process was not openly published and, unlike the AMPEX process,
> people have actually been paying royalties to use it.  Last I heard, from
> someone who has used the process, the patent was owned by John Matarazzo
> (spelling?) and is currently held by his wife.
>
> Peter Brothers
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> > [mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Goran Finnberg
> > Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 11:53 AM
> > To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Ampex 456 - tip of the iceberg...chemistry
> >
> >
> > Steven C. Barr:
> >
> > > One wonders...if there is moisture involved, and thus present in the
> > > "defective" tapes...would it be possible to use a microwave oven
> > > (which requires water molecules to create heat) to "bake" the tapes?
> >
> > It is a fact that the recommended way to treat AGFA 468/469, from those
> > batches during a year around 1990, that were found to go sticky, and in
> > fact the only AGFA tape to go sticky and only from production during a
> > year as far as I know the story...
> >
> > IS to bake it in a microwave oven according to the AGFA memo issued at
> > that time.
> >
> > This was reported by Dave Collins Chief Mastering Engineer at A&M
> > records who reported that he was visited at A&M by a technical
> > representative of AGFA GEAVERT GmbH who set it all up and guided David
> > Collins through the procedure and left the Technical memo.
> >
> > I would love to get my hand on a copy of that memo for sure.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Best,
> >
> > Goran Finnberg
> > The Mastering Room AB
> > Goteborg
> > Sweden
> >
> > E-mail: mastering@xxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Learn from the mistakes of others, you can never live long enough to
> > make them all yourself.    -   John Luther
>
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