Re: [ARSCLIST] How to determine the state of tapes?

[Maurice Mengel <mauricemengel@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Tom:

thanks for the quick answer!

My tape experience is limited. There is someone in-house who does have a lot
more tape experience. To me it seems to be reel tape in all kinds of sizes
and forms, recording speed, manufactors etc. assembled from the 1950s to the
introduction of DAT.

Just writing this I realize that at the moment I am looking more for
information resources than for solutions. That would make my question
something like: What is the a standard way or text-book way , if any, to
determine the state of tapes?

I will check and provide "much more specific" information.

Maurice

On Nov 18, 2007 9:57 PM, Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Maurice:
>
> Can you be much more specific -- what sorts of tapes? What sorts of
> materials? Do you have any tape
> experience? Is there someone in-house who does?
>
> -- Tom Fine
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Maurice Mengel" <mauricemengel@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 3:40 PM
> Subject: [ARSCLIST] How to determine the state of tapes?
>
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I work in an archive which has accumulated many different sorts of tapes
> > over the years (individual collectors donating material to the archive).
> >
> > How do I determine the state of the tapes? Is the a way to guess the
> state
> > based on the tape material - recent discussions on this list suggest
> this -
> > and if so where do I get information on the tapes?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Maurice Mengel
> >
>