Re: [ARSCLIST] Ampex & Sticky Shed Syndrome

[Brandon Burke <thejosephboys@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Yet another reason why it would be who of ARSC to include more
> preservation related articles in the journal.

Oops.....

Spelling and grammar in one fell swoop, even.  I'll have to learn to
post comments when not in the middle of something else!

In any case, I meant to say that a good half of the topics discussed
on the listserv relate to collection management (i.e. preservation,
copright, media longevity, signal capture, cleaning solutions, etc)
yet very little of that is covered in the journal.

Cheers,
Brandon


On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 09:47:42 -0800, Brandon Burke
<thejosephboys@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yet another reason why it would be who of ARSC to include more
> preservation related articles in the journal.
>
> -- Brandon
>
>
> On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 09:37:43 -0800, Steve Green
> <sgreen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Thread was: and what about that patent?
> >
> > Has anyone compiled a definitive list of tape manufacturers and tape
> > types for which bonafide cases of Sticky Shed Syndrome have turned up?
> >
> > It's my understanding that Ampex 406 was one of the major problematic
> > tapes, but I've also heard that other brands and types of tape have
> > also been found with SSS. If the main cause was a problematic formula
> > developed by Ampex, why would other brands also suffer? Did some
> > companies repackage Ampex tape under other names? Did they obtain
> > rights to use the formula in manufacturing their own tape?
> >
> > It would be great to see a list of known brands exhibiting SSS. In the
> > early 1990s, I encountered some way serious Sticky Shed on Shamrock
> > reels from the 1970s. They were in a humid climate (Kentucky), which
> > leads me to ask whether Sticky Shed is believed to be a manufacturing
> > problem or a climate problem or a combination of the two?
> >
> > Can anyone elaborate for the List?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Steve Green
> > Western Folklife Center
> >
>
> --
> Brandon Burke
> Audiovisual Specialist
> Hoover Institution Archives
> Stanford University
> Stanford, CA 94305-6010
> voice: (650) 724-9711
> email: burke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>


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Brandon Burke
Audiovisual Specialist
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6010
voice: (650) 724-9711
email: burke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx