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[removed] Digest				Volume 96 : Issue 373

Table Of Contents: 

	 Re:  tape squeal, [removed] Digest V96 #370
	 Re: tape squeal rough and ready solution
	 Cassette or CD?
	 cassettes vs. CDs
	 Ken Carpenter
	 New E-mail address / Archiving to DAT

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Date: Sat, 5 Oct 96 13:57 BST-1
From: midshires@[removed] (Andrew Emmerson)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Cc: midshires@[removed]
Subject: Re:  tape squeal, [removed] Digest V96 #370
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

In-Reply-To: <m0v9AhS-000k0mC@[removed]>
What causes tape squeal? From what I've read, it happens when the 
plasticiser -- the 'lubricant' that makes tape pliable and slippery -- 
leaches out into the atmosphere. Time to make another copy, fast.

Andy Emmerson.

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Date: Sat, 5 Oct 1996 14:42:44 +0100 (BST)
From: hbj@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: tape squeal rough and ready solution
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

I think I have posted this before, but don't know if it was here.
Try [removed]
There's a material called center pin lubricant used by piano
technitians. This particular brand contained camphor, and tuners have
posted their own recipes.
But, the material is available from the following source:

International Piano Supply <ips@[removed]>
att. Dennis Arden
International Piano Supply

their correct [removed] number is:
818 366 3761

He will be glad to assist you in obtaining this material.
one caviat, make sure that the reels you are using won't be used again.
The substance goes for the plastic.
Also, I can't certify that it's the best thing for your deck.
The deck I am using is an old tr-3000 which needs new heads, but still
plays back ok.
I use it for transferring such tapes.
A cotton swab wedged between the erase-head end of the machine provides
a drip feed.
On a real bad tape, I'd have to be continually refreshing the cotton
swab to ensure a constant flow of this material on to the running tape.
I found the erase head cover which was plastic showed some corossion
where the cotton swab touched it.
So, when I say rough and ready, that's what I mean. But I have found
this stuff works well on reels that were hitherto unplayable.
Of course, the reel has no use afterwards, and would be a bad idea to
try and use it again.
This solution is for the fool hardy, but will get you out of a jam.
Regards


henry Brugsch [removed]
hbj@[removed]

`[1;33;41mNet-Tamer V [removed] - Registered

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Date: Sat, 05 Oct 1996 10:27:12 -0700
From: John Cunningham <johnc@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Cassette or CD?
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Per Anthony's query about why OTR purchasers seem to prefer cassette:

I always buy and prefer CD, provided that the price differential between 
the CDs and cassettes is not too great.  (I think the current Shadow CD 
collection is a good buy and I would have snapped it up in a second were 
it not for the fact that, since I've recently been expanding on my Shadow 
collection, I now have 6 of the 8 episodes already.)

>From CDs you can easily make your own personal cassette copies for 
listening in the car, etc.  (I like to do this since car cassette players 
tend to be "tape eaters".  If one gets damaged, just make another).  

By the way, Anthony, we Shadow fans are delighted to have you on the list 
and have really appreciated the great info you've provided! 

About those radio broadcast transcriptions that are "lost" to government 
storage: do you think that some entity (perhaps the Museum of Radio & TV, 
or perhaps the National Archives, or the National Audio Visual Center, or 
the Recordings divison of the Lib. of Congress??) could be enlisted to 
try officially to get them found and released?

Happy listening!
John

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Date: Sat, 05 Oct 96 13:29:56 -0500
From: Nathan Gregory <ngregory@[removed]>
To: "[removed]@[removed]" <[removed]@[removed]>
Subject: cassettes vs. CDs
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

-- [ From: Nathan Gregory * [removed] #[removed] ] --


>  Most of the collectors I know seem to be of like mind, preferring 
>  the slightly more expensive CDs from an archival standpoint.  I also 
>  like to put 5 CDs into a player and listen to them for 5 or 6 hours 
>  without having to get up and change the tapes.  I would assume audio 
>  collectors would tend to be on the forefront of the new technologies, 
>  so why do so many subscribers to OTRD seem to prefer cassettes? 
>  -- ANTHONY TOLLIN    

While I tend to agree with all Anthony has said with regard to CDs, I 
do think there are multiple factors here.

(1) Many otr collectors are older folks on fixed income, and the 
    cassettes are simply cheaper.

(2) Many otr *buyers* are not really collectors.  They simply want the 
    least expensive way to listen to the story a couple of times, and
    don't much care about archival.  

(2a)Many folks consider cassettes to be pretty rugged anyway, and thus 
    "good enough".  I have cassettes nearly thirty years old, and lots 
    >20 yrs, and they have held up relatively well.  There is a lot of 
    speculation on the lifespan of CDs, and not everyone accepts that 
    they will last >100 yrs anyway.

(3) Cassettes are far more common in cars than CD players, although the
    gap is closing.  Many simply want to listen in their car.

(4) Cassette "walkman" type devices are cheaper, more common, and less
    prone to skipping when walking/jogging, etc.  Many folks like to
    listen when exercising, and a CD portable that can handle that is
    much more expensive than a cassette.

(5) Audio quality of most otr isn't stringent enough to strain a cassette,
    much less a CD.  Many folks won't pay the extra cost for CD without
    a real benefit (other than archival, as noted above).  On the other
    hand, a lot of cassettes are poor quality, but that's another topic.

(6) the folks on OTRD are simply a cheap bunch (Just kidding folks, 
    just kidding.  Here's the smiley ;^) see. )

Regards,
Nathan Gregory
ngregory@[removed]

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Date: Sat, 05 Oct 1996 17:08:22 -0500
From: Steven Lewis <lewis@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Ken Carpenter
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Does anyone here have a biography of Ken Carpenter, including his date
of death? Ken was the announcer for many OTRS, including Edgar Bergen's
and Bing Crosby's.

Steven Lewis
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Date: Sun, 06 Oct 1996 00:20:12 -0400
From: David Van Nostrand <davevan@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: New E-mail address / Archiving to DAT
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Hi Folks

I have moved from being davetv5@[removed] to davevan@[removed]   Also I 
archive my Old Radio Shows to DAT.  Is there anyone else out there that
does this, and what brand of tape due you use.


dave


davevan@[removed]




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