[ARSCLIST] FW: audio mag tape 2"-1"-1/2"-1/4" available

["Watsky, Lance" <lwatsky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Lance Watsky
Preservation & Media Specialist
The Georgia Archives
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Morrow, GA 30260
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-----Original Message-----
From: Association of Moving Image Archivists
[mailto:AMIA-L@xxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Joachim Polzer
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 11:41 AM
To: AMIA-L@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AMIA-L] audio mag tape 2"-1"-1/2"-1/4" available


I am currently researching about the European production and delivery 
situation for prof. audio mag tape (2"-1"-1/2"-1/4") and I received 
news today that the remaining assets of EMTEC, Germany (formerly BASF 
Magnetics) have been bought and secured by a company which will 
announce the deal with now-insolvent EMTEC later next week.

So if anybody in need for "fresh" 2"-1"-1/2"-1/4" audio studio mag tape 
from EMTEC please contact former EMTEC exec. Jürgen Heimbach

by email jheimbach@xxxxxx

(his cell phone nr. +49.172.567 82 11)

He promised me to redirect incoming inquiries to the company who has 
bought the remaining assets on a first come first serve basis.

Rumours are still ongoing that the Dutch company MPO B.V. in Oosterhout 
(which bought some of the hardware manufacturing assets of the 
EMTEC/AGFA mag tape manufacturing site in Munich) will not only 
continue to produce magnetic tape for the compact audio cassette but 
has also plans to start production in other mag tape gauges for studio 
and mastering purposes. But access to chemicals seems to be the current 
issue. So if there is somebody out there who could help with chemical 
resources for prof. audio manufactuaring, I am sure this would help the 
current situation regarding to help continue prof. audio magnetic tape.

MPO's web site: www.mpobv.nl

Hope this info helps some people urgently in need for mag tape.

If anybody do know about the current situation about mag film 
(perforated magnetic polyester film in 16, 17.5, 35 mm gauges), please 
let me/us know.

bye
Joachim Polzer
www.polzer.org