Re: [ARSCLIST] Another SSS playback technique?

[Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>]

Serious SSS will distribute so much gum on the guides leading to the heads 
that the tape will squeal and eventually stop altogether.

And it will pull oxide off tape leaves as they unwind from the reel.

This may work for a bit on SSS of mild-mannered Clark Kent variety but 
certainly not for Super-Shead.

Steve Smolian

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Angie Dickinson Mickle" <angie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 1:42 PM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] Another SSS playback technique?


> The following was posted on a pro audio forum.  I've not heard of this 
> technique.  Anyone care to comment?
>
> <<I've had equally good results using talcum to ease the friction allowing 
> playback, negating the need for baking. I just stood there with a handful 
> of talcum and applied it to the tape with a finger before it entered the 
> tape guide on the supply reel side ...
>
> Right, it's the binder liquefying, but it's the friction of the smooth 
> head that causes it to stick. Applying talcum reduces the friction, and 
> allows the tape to travel across the head without "locking up" the 
> transport.
>
> It's always worked for me, and was more convenient than baking, which 
> sometimes required several attempts. I'm actually quite surprised that the 
> technique wasn't more popular. I learned it from a tech who is now a head 
> tech at Capitol.>>
>
> Angie Dickinson Mickle
> Avocado Productions
> Arvada, CO
> www.avocadoproductions.com
> 800-246-3811
>
>
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