[ARSCLIST] Applying new backing to old recording tapes for the purposes of transfer

["Richard L. Hess" <ArcLists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

I have a tape that I cannot get to play as it was left too near a 
source of heat for too long. It is about 0.18 inches wide instead of 
0.24 and is very dry and brittle.

I have attempted all the usual tricks, including hydration, but there 
is only one way of transferring this that I am aware of:

Apply new backing to the tape.

Has anyone done this?

What I am imagining is a source spool of 1/4" wide by 1200 foot long 
roll of 3M correction tape with a Post-It note like surface - in 
fact, it would be good to be 7/32" wide. Of course, with the tape 
being narrower than this in many spots, we'd need a way of 
de-activating the adhesive where there is no tape.

I see putting this down manually (can you say tedious?) on a custom - 
made 3-spindle device that would look something like a 3-spindle KEM 
editor, but with manual rewinds.

Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Richard

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