Re: [ARSCLIST] Fwd: Sticky AGFA PEM 469

[Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Parker:

Regarding this page:
http://www.recordist.com/ampex/docs/misc/sticky-shed.html

I think Ampex tape was sticky past the mid-80's, despite some Ampex claims. As I understand it, 
406/407/456 was likely to go sticky into the early 90's. Some say ALL of these tapes will eventually 
go sticky. I have 456 and 406 and 457 from the late 90s and early this decade and so far no problems 
with sticky. But, it's early ...

-- Tom Fine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Parker Dinkins" <parker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Fwd: Sticky AGFA PEM 469


> on 4/2/08 8:49 PM US/Central, Steven Smolian at smolians@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > There is (was?) a 3M site that lists all the tape product numbers and
> > indicates their liklihood of getting the dreaded shed.  Del Eilers put the
> > list together before he moved elsewhere withing the company.
>
> Maybe this is list you are referring to -
>
> http://www.recordist.com/ampex/docs/misc/sticky-shed.html
>
> While Del Eilers' list of 3M tape products can be found here -
>
> http://www.recordist.com/ampex/docs/aorprod2.html
>
> --
> Parker Dinkins
> MasterDigital Corporation
> Audio Restoration + CD Mastering
> http://masterdigital.com