[peel] Re: Another Cassette Question

[Roger Carruthers]

Ah, just found this one, which (sort of) answers a question I was about to
ask, ie. are we OK about re-housing these tapes ? I have a particularly
sticky one, and I was about to do just that, but wanted to be absolutely
sure that it¹s OK with the group first.
 Most of the tapes I¹ve received so far are recorded over commercially
pre-recorded cassettes, and are thus Œsealed¹. I¹m quite happy cracking them
open and re-potting them where necessary  - I sometimes have to do this to
repair old library stock where I work. So if anyone does have a problem tape
that they don¹t feel up to tackling, I¹d be happy to help out.
 Of those I¹ve played so far, the quality is quite varied ­ some fast, some
slow, some shedding oxide like there¹s no tomorrow and others pretty solid.
It¹s gratifying to think the owner considered Peel¹s shows to be more
important than his collection of Deep Purple and Manfred Mann¹s Earth Band
tapes ­ or perhaps he just worked in a charity shop ;-)
Cheers
roger


On 16/08/2008 13:13, "billfromnorthwales" <billfromnorthwales@...>
wrote:

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> You need to put the reel in a new cassette shell.
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> I had to do this on a few.
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> See here
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> http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/peel/message/7431
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> and here
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> http://tiny.cc/1GnIT
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> The old cassette probably does not have screws, so you have to prize
> it open gently all the way round, starting off at the protect tabs.
> 
> Or send it back to rocker and he can save all the problem tapes to
> the end.
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> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com <mailto:peel%40yahoogroups.com> , RobF
> <robfleay@...> wrote:
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>> > One of the tapes in the first batch I have from Rocker is a
> Pinnacle C-120.
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>> > When I played it, it started out OK but then the speed started to
> go wonky, like a 7" pressed off centre - every second or so the tape
> goes slow then speeds up again.
>> > 
>> > I can see that the tape spindles are sticking, and then when I
> tried to fast forward or rewind it, eventually it ground to a halt.
>> > 
>> > Winding it on with a pencil I can feel that the tape is really
> tight, SO my question is really what do I do?
>> > 
>> > Any advice appreciated. My Cassette deck is a TEAC V-615 - not
> exactly top of the range but not bad. Is this tape just beyond help
> or should we put this in a pile marked "problem children" and let
> someone more expert than me deal with it?
>> > 
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