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Re: [ARSCLIST] And on the plus side ...
Wow, the tape fairies are in the air! I had the same experience with an early 60's reel of AudioTape
mylar-backed on Friday evening. It was like being in the room with the people, all of whom are long
dead (even though that would not be possible in my case since the tape was recorded before I was
born). This tape had been stored under non-air-conditioned Northeast conditions until very recently.
It wasn't even badly warped. I was amazed. Didn't want to push my luck that it would ever play so
well again, so I made a nice high-rez transfer.
-- Tom Fine
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From: "Mike Richter" <mrichter@xxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 3:47 AM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] And on the plus side ...
I pulled out a tape recorded a bit over 44 years ago and probably not played since. It's Scotch 141
and has received no special treatment in all that time.
It played through without a fault, leading me to have high hopes for the two next to it.
Sometimes, one gets lucky.
Mike
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