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Old 13th Oct 2007, 7:53 am   #12
arjoll
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Default Re - Archive of tapes - Reel to Reel and Cassette.

The last lot:
(a) some post-Scotch 3M, 5 inch spool, from memory not shedding
(b) our local community radio had literally hundreds of these - unti the mid 90's the British High Commission in Wellington sent them out to pretty much every station and they were good tape (probably Zonal) which was (ahem!) very useful for recording spots etc!
(c) this is an older one from Rhema, BBC programming sent to various stations, and good quality Zonal tape!
(d) a guy from another forum sent me two of these Ampex 521 tapes as 'period' tapes to look good on the Ferrograph - this is acetate tape, and if you look carefully you'll see the telltape cupping that indicates its starting to break down; although it doesn't smell of vinegar (yet) its stored separately from other Acetate tapes - google 'vinegar syndrome' for more info
(e) finally one of dad's that he can't remember the origin of - obviously sound effects for a play he was helping with, its a wee 3" spool of Mastertape containing an ancient Radio New Zealand News bullletin and a sound effect of a cave collapsing!

None of these are as cool as paper tape but I hope they're of some interest!
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