Re: [ARSCLIST] scotch 227

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

At 12:02 PM 3/30/2006, Gary wrote:
> Try holding a cotton swab soaked in Isopropyl alcohol on the recorded side
> of the tape before it passes through the tape guides and heads. The cotton
> swab should be just damp and has to be applied continually while the tape is
> running. This usually eliminates the screech.

Or for the over-the-top professional method, the lists Marie 
O'Connell has written a guest article here:
http://richardhess.com/notes/2006/03/09/wet-playing-of-reel-tapes-with-loss-of-lubricant-a-guest-article-by-marie-oconnell/

But the Q-tip works, although I prefer a larger pad and a small "eye 
dropper" to keep it moist. I haven't built one of Marie's 
contraptions. I'd love to find a way of doing it for cassettes. My 
first experiment with silicone was messy but it worked when The Last 
Factory tape treatment failed. I haven't had much luck with isopropyl 
"drips" into cassettes.

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