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Re: [ARSCLIST] Magne-Discs
Actually, I have the machine to play these back. Since you'd be the first
to actualy want it used, I'd need lead time to get it up and working- 4 to 6
months, as my technician is backed up something fierce.
This is true for many really odd formats.
With some of the strange cassettes and cartridges, there is the added
problem that when the machine is ready, one discovered the leader becomes
unattached as the splicing tape has drid out. I'm struggling with one of
these right now. Everything is reay, but there is one little, uniquely
shaped spring that insists on going aiborne at the end of the reaasembly
process..
And then their is belt failure.....
Steve Smolian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard L. Hess" <arclists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Magne-Discs
Wouldn't these be highly endangered due to lack of reproducers?
I think it was Brush that made a "Record-A-Voice"? that was a disk as you
describe that was in a combo player with a phonograph. I wonder if this is
compatible?
The big challenge would be to get the leadscrew right to track the arm on
the spiral magnetic track.
I don't have a player. Maybe Steve Smolian does?
Cheers,
Richard
At 01:57 PM 2007-10-09, Marcos Sueiro wrote:
Greetings
I just came across two of Allen Communication's Magne-Discs, "for use with
the Magnetic Secretary dictation and transcribing machine". They look like
oxide on thin paper discs.
I have to assign them a condition rating for our database purposes. Would
you consider them highly endangered? They are pretty flimsy, but I do not
know how robust the track configuration or the oxide formulation were.
They will probably get maximum obsolescence rating, though.
If you have any more information about these, please let me know.
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
Quality tape transfers -- even from hard-to-play tapes.