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Re: [ARSCLIST] pinning of oxide to plastic leader - best practice
Thankyou Eric and Richard!
Always mines of great useful information. What I would like to know is
where I can get paper leader for 1/4 inch tape. I have exhausted any link
from old links from my time in the USA and have just had no luck. Do you
have a secret supplier? lol
Please let me know, off list!
Cheers
Marie
On Feb 16, 2008 5:15 PM, Richard L. Hess <arclists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi, Eric,
>
> Your protocol sounds good.
>
> Obviously, the first thing you need to do is try to avoid ripping any
> oxide off.
>
> I have not done what you have done because in the important
> situations where this has been a problem I've done the following:
>
> (a) Transferred that section from a protection tape (lucky, yes) and
> spliced it in.
>
> (b) Transferred the same phrase from several bars later and spliced
> them into the head with the client's knowledge and approval (he liked
> the way it turned out--lucky II).
>
> I haven't seen that, though I'm doing a client tape with that type of
> nasty leader tonight, but am leaving it in as it has several wraps of
> mag tape over the leader before the program starts.
>
> Wind slowly as you are doing. Chilling the tape for a while MAY help.
> We had one tape that had pinning for the last 1/2 inch or so of pack
> on a 10.5" reel that Derek Au transferred finally. Nothing broke that
> pinning lose.
>
> You might also be able to convince the oxide to come off the leader
> with a scraper. I've discussed that somewhere, but haven't tried it.
>
> Your approach is very thorough -- I don't know what else you can do
> in those situations where there are no other options. Just remember
> when you flip it the tracks are flipped, too <smile>.
>
> It would be interesting to try and put it back together in the DAW.
>
> Also, the fact that the pinning does not occur farther out in the
> tape pack seems to confirm the other discussion I started about wind
> profiles AND I just remembered (thank you) that the one where I had
> the backup copy (a) was wound with a constant torque machine before
> being put away (A77). It was my master tape for a 2LP set I produced in
> 1977.
>
> There are no simple answers to any of this. We're dealing with an
> imperfect system that is degrading and has many variables.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Richard
>
> At 10:55 PM 2008-02-15, Eric Jacobs wrote:
> >I've encountered a fair number of tapes where the oxide
> >on the innermost magnetic tape wrap has stuck to the
> >plastic leader and is partially stripped off, remaining
> >adhered to the leader.
> >
>
> snip
>
>
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