Tape winding

["McBride, Jerry" <jmcbride@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What is currently considered the best way to wind tapes for long-term
preservation? I thought that it general practice was to play the tape at
normal speed 7 1/2 or 15 ips leaving the tape tails out.

Jerry McBride, Music Librarian       Music Library, Center for the Arts
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