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Old 11th Jul 2016, 11:03 pm   #4
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Default Re: AKAI 1722-L reel to reel

"mu-metal" no, that's a nickel-iron ferromagnetic material. The Akai cams were a non-ferrous zinc-and-rubbish alloy.

I think mumetal was something like 75% nickel which made it quite pricey. It certainly doesn't crumble.

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