[peel] Re: Another Cassette Question

[rockerq@...]

I would mention that the first thing to do (after cleaning your heads!) is to 
fast forward and rewind the entire length of the tape. If the tape is too 
badly wound to RW/FF I often find that either squeezing the sides of the 
cassette, or rapping it sharply on the desk, will re-align the tape enough to allow 
more freedom of movement.

However, if it is the actual spools sticking, then yes, the extra work of 
transplanting the tape to a new housing may be required - I guess it may also be 
worth trying it in another machine if you have one otherwise then yeah - send 
it back to me un-ripped and I will send it to one of our experts!

Cheers!

Rocker

PS my own ripping is proceeding, I have around 5 more shows on my Mac now, 
waiting for me to get time to edit them & correct speeds etc.




> <<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 it’s OK with the group first.
>  Most of the tapes I’ve received so far are recorded over commercially 
> pre-recorded cassettes, and are thus ‘sealed’. I’m 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 don’t feel up to tackling, I’d be happy to help out.
>  Of those I’ve played so far, the quality is quite varied – some fast, some 
> slow, some shedding oxide like there’s no tomorrow and others pretty solid. 
> It’s gratifying to think the owner considered Peel’s shows to be more 
> important than his collection of Deep Purple and Manfred Mann’s Earth Band tapes – 
> or perhaps he just worked in a charity shop ;-)
> Cheers
> roger>>