Re: [ARSCLIST] 120 minute tapes

[Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>]

Is the leader loose from the tape or is the tape brokenn?  This is a comon 
problem and a regular repair for anyone copying cassettes to CDs 
professionaly.  Some on this list do that work, myself included.

Steve Smolian

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Loy" <jloy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 2:35 PM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] 120 minute tapes


> I have a 120 minute cassette tape that simply will not play in any cassette 
> player we have because the tape doesn't move inside the machine. I have 
> already swithched out the shell twice and some other unorthodox tricks I am 
> interested in seeing what kind of ideas everyone here may have I can try to 
> get this thing to play. Of course as luck would have it it is a one of a 
> kind with no available copy. All replies are appreciated.
> John A. Loy
> UNC-CH
> Southern Folklife Collection
>
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