Re: [ARSCLIST] Analog tape preservation project

[Clark Johnsen <clarkjohnsen@xxxxxxxxx>]

What sort of material is on them?

clark

On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 9:07 AM, Gregorio G. Karman <
ggkarman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Dear list,
>
> I am looking for companies dedicated to magnetic tape digitisation in the
> area of London, in relation to a musical tape collection of high cultural
> value of about 300 1/4 inch acetate and polyester (I would say about  60%
> of the latter) from 1950-70s. They are either half-track or full-track ,
> mono and stereo tapes with speeds ranging from 2 1/2 to 15 ips (7 1/2, and
> 15 ips mostly). About one third of the tapes are in unoptimal condition
> (mechanical degradation, curly tape, some are affected by molds ...) and a
> number of them are spliced tape assemblies.
>
> As I don't know how long it will take before the project can be
> accomplished, would you reccomend to migrate now the tapes to new archival
> containers? Migrating from the original boxes has the problematic that
> they contain annotations and documentation bound to the tapes.
>
> Also, I would be very happy if anyone involved in similar projects would
> contact me back for experience interchange.
>
> Thank you in advance for your comments.
>
> Best regards,
>
> ggk
>