Studio R2R Tapes - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

SeanStevens · 21st Jul 2016, 1:48 pm

A gent who sells regulary at Frome Bootfair had (last week) a large box of used Reel to Reel tapes. They were on huge reels (Tascam I think) and would possiblt be of use if you had a sudio recorder.

I can collect them if anybody is intersted - the whole box was probably no more than £30 - it was about 2ft deep in reels!

SEAN

dseymo1 · 21st Jul 2016, 5:50 pm

If they're NAB, the spools alone would be well worth that price!

paulsherwin · 21st Jul 2016, 8:20 pm

Absolutely, NAB reels are the standard professional format and empty reels still fetch high prices. If anything the rise in interest in analogue 'warming' of digital sound in studios has increased interest.

Unfortunately the tape loaded on them may be duff. Professional tape formulations (particularly Ampex) have been disproportionately affected by sticky shed. European and Japanese formulations are less affected.

21st Jul 2016, 1:48 pm	#1
SeanStevens Octode Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bath, Somerset, UK. Posts: 1,033	Studio R2R Tapes A gent who sells regulary at Frome Bootfair had (last week) a large box of used Reel to Reel tapes. They were on huge reels (Tascam I think) and would possiblt be of use if you had a sudio recorder. I can collect them if anybody is intersted - the whole box was probably no more than £30 - it was about 2ft deep in reels! SEAN __________________ There are only 10 types of people, those who understand the binary system, and those who don't.

21st Jul 2016, 5:50 pm	#2
dseymo1 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Shropshire, UK. Posts: 3,051	Re: Studio R2R Tapes If they're NAB, the spools alone would be well worth that price!

21st Jul 2016, 8:20 pm	#3
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,947	Re: Studio R2R Tapes Absolutely, NAB reels are the standard professional format and empty reels still fetch high prices. If anything the rise in interest in analogue 'warming' of digital sound in studios has increased interest. Unfortunately the tape loaded on them may be duff. Professional tape formulations (particularly Ampex) have been disproportionately affected by sticky shed. European and Japanese formulations are less affected.