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

["Marie Azile O'Connell" <marie.oconnell@xxxxxxx>]

Ok......2nd speech of the day!  I'm glad the iso worked for you Steve.......see,
just trust the little kiwi!

Situation here is a few possibles, but other than that, I understand I have my
marching orders, now in writing, July 14.  Even a letter from the ex-Governor
doesn't seem to have done anything, but that was just yesterday.  Time will
tell!

2nd speech over, and out!............

Cheers
kiwi




Quoting Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>:

> No, Marie, that;'s only your FIRST speech of the day.
> 
> Your "drops of isopropol alcohol" technique for getting the squeal out of 
> audio cassettes worked just fine.  Many thanks.
> 
> How is your situation developing there?
> 
> Steve Smolian
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Marie Azile O'Connell" <marie.oconnell@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 8:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Ampex 456 - tip of the iceberg...chemistry
> 
> 
> >I take my hat off to you Tom!  It's about time someone put out a post such 
> >as
> > yours.  I think Richard Hess has done a fine (no pun intended!) job of 
> > keeping
> > everyone on this list, and other lists, informed about the collective 
> > knowledge
> > of the group.  Well done Richard!  Without people like you, the dots would
> 
> > be
> > far apart, but you have made them closer.  The picture is coming together.
> >
> > So thank you Tom for pointing this out, and I sincerely hope the LOC make 
> > their
> > findings on this issue - findable, and not kept secret like some other 
> > places
> > we are aware of.
> >
> > Knowledge is power, and with knowledge you can make informed choices.  To 
> > me, it
> > is also about sharing that knowledge, so others can learn.
> >
> > There we go, that is my speech for today!
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Marie
> >
> >
> >
> > Quoting Marlan Green <margre@xxxxxxx>:
> >
> >> Tom et al,
> >>
> >> I haven't contributed much to this list. I like to "listen" rather than 
> >> talk
> >> since I'm not an Audio Engineer. In response to your message below I 
> >> couldn't
> >> agree more. I want to point out to the list that the Library of Congress
> >> Preservation Directorate is making the research of this very topic and 
> >> other
> >> audiovisual materials a high priority and eagerly looks forward to 
> >> working
> >> with members of this list, members of ARSC, audiovisual archives, and 
> >> other
> >> institutions. Recently a new Chief of Research and Testing was hired. His
> >> press release is attached or can be found at
> >> http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2006/06-079.html. Part of the press release
> >> emphasizes the plan to research sticky shed syndrome. LOC is just now 
> >> ramping
> >> up its research facility to address audiovisual materials (previously
> >> attention was placed on paper and leather). I expect there will be more
> >> information made available in the coming months and I will forward that
> >> information to the list.
> >>
> >>
> >> Marlan Green
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> You know, there should be a special ARSC meeting on this, maybe in
> >> conjunction with the AES. Let's
> >> get the authors of these papers and books if they can be persuaded. Let's
> 
> >> get
> >> some good Chem 101
> >> professor to explain all this in layman's terms and let's see if some of 
> >> the
> >> big holders of tapes
> >> with a lot on the line (ie the record companies and such large 
> >> institutions
> >> as the LOC) can put up
> >> some $$$ to fund some tape-specific research. I also think if one asked 
> >> in
> >> the context of getting to
> >> the bottom of this, the folks that Quantegy might share the recipes for 
> >> the
> >> sticky tapes (I
> >> understand they bought all of 3M's recipes so they must have 
> >> documentation on
> >> hand). I can't
> >> understand why, all these years after this problem has been discovered, 
> >> that
> >> there are all these
> >> questions. It seems like the answers are known but the dots aren't 
> >> connected.
> >> Richard Hess has done
> >> the most dot connecting of anyone who I know of who seems willing to 
> >> share
> >> the information. He's got
> >> a studio to run and he doesn't own a chemistry lab. So it seems like 
> >> there
> >> would be vested interest
> >> of the owners of all these valuable sticky tapes to step up and make the
> >> answers clearer. Maybe
> >> there's a political issue I'm not seeing?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Marlan Green
> >> Audiovisual Preservation Specialist
> >> Conservation Division
> >> Preservation Directorate
> >> Library of Congress
> >>
> >> 202-707-1541
> >>
> >
> >
> > Marie O'Connell
> > Sound Archivist/Sound Engineer/Sound Consultant
> > Center for Oral History & Cultural Heritage
> > University of Southern Mississippi
> > Phone: 601-266-6514
> > Mobile: 601-329-6911
> >
> >
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Marie O'Connell
Sound Archivist/Sound Engineer/Sound Consultant
Center for Oral History & Cultural Heritage
University of Southern Mississippi
Phone: 601-266-6514
Mobile: 601-329-6911