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	    [removed]   Volume 95 : Issue 473


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 Dickens & OTR
	 Museum of TV & Radio Information
	      dean martin
	 Reel-to-Reel Tape Degradation
	 CBSRMT Logbook
	 And after [removed]

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Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 04:19:49 EST
From: DFEQ02A@[removed] (MR JOSEPH ANDOLINA JR)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Dickens & OTR
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

The question came up on previous OTR Newsletter as to what Charles 
Dickens productions exist from the BBC.  Well the two that I can 
vouch for are: "David Copperfield" & "Great Expectations".  "DC" runs 
540min. & "GE" runs 340min.  They are full cast BBC productions 
distributed on BDD Audio in conjunction with BBC Enterprises. (Of 
which I have no association with in anyway except with owing copies)  
They are both Stereo and excellent in sound and production (As the 
BBC always seem to know how).  I'm not sure if you can consider them 
OTR,  because of being recent broadcasts,  but they are radio none 
the less.

I'm always on the lookout for BBC material myself, and have several 
BDD Audio tapes from the BBC as well as many other BBC productions 
from other sources and would love to trade with others also 
interested and have BBC shows.  Please E-mail me if you're out [removed]
.(DFEQ02A@[removed])   I love the BBC and salivate every time I get 
my hands on a program.  I'd love to hear from anyone who recorded The 
BBC World Theatre when it was distributed here in the States back in 
the '60's & '70's.  There were some great classic drama heard back 
then!  It was heard on National Educational Radio and perhaps NPR as 
well.

Another subject search:

Anyone have any The Big Show programs with T. Bankhead form the '50's.
  I have several, and am looking for a good copy of Show #1.  (It was 
a 90min. variety show,  radio's last gasp for survival in the 
"variety show" format.)  Help [removed]!!!!

Joe

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Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 06:56:05 -0500
From: richrw@[removed] (Richard M. Weil)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Museum of TV & Radio Information
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

>>This is a museum that should not be missed when in NYC 
 
>Aaargh! Yes, but please put us out of our misery by posting their postal 
>address and phone/fax numbers. At 4,000 miles distance it's rather 
>difficult getting hold of this information. 
 
The Museum Of Television & Radio 
25 West 52nd Street 
New York, New York  10019-6101 
 
Phone  (212) 621- 6600 for all information 
           (212) 621- 6800 for daily info on scheduled activities 
 
Web Site  [removed]:80/

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Date:         Wed, 27 Dec 95 07:45:01 EST
From: jessica clackum <JCLACKU@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject:      dean martin
Message-Id: <m0tUvIp-000Y1VC@[removed]>

though i havent posted in a while because we have been really "SWAMPED"
here at the Admissions office at the University of Florida, I want to
say hello to all my otr friends that I miss talking to like I used to.

As far as Dean Martin--we loved him in my family--faults and all.  He had
a real talent for being one of the best straight men on tv and in films
and his voice was uncomparable.  My mom's side of the family is Italian,
Sicilian and a mixture of those other New York cultures and mom and all
her family listened to people like Dean Martin, Sinatra, Como when they
were growing up.  My dad who is from the Deep South loves Dean Martin and
nearly cried when he heard the news.  I myself did cry, because it is a
great loss, the loss of an icon, a symbol of the past, and a real nice guy.

Martin and Lewis made an impact in radio, television and in film.  THEY
forever set a standard for duo comedy teams and I guess thats all I have
to [removed] that I will keep listening to Dino's music for a very
long time to [removed]

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Date: 27 Dec 1995 18:47:24 GMT
From: [removed]@[removed] (Ron B. Hare)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Reel-to-Reel Tape Degradation
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

I'm sure that all of us who have been acquiring radio shows for decades have
run into reel-to-reel tape degradation problems.
EQ Magazine, December 1995 (pages 12-16) contains two expert opinions on the
causes and cures. I have not tried anything except to lubricate the tape with
water by jamming a wet paper towel ahead of the guides (this works, by the
way). I've got some basket cases to try, and I'm now in the process of
extracting the good material from them before I try the microwave method
described in the magazine. Anyone out there have a reel-to-reel tape they'd
be willing to risk in a microwave for the cause?

Here are excerpts from the magazine:


Opinion #1 - Thomas Neuman Senior Staff Engineer, Quantegy (Ampex Media)

The "Sticky Tape Syndrome" is caused by a breakdown in the plastic binder
used to hold the oxide particles onto the baseflim. This problem has been
observed by virtually every tape manufacturer and its causes are numerous
enough to fill this entire magazine. The mechanism is well understood; the
long polymer chains of the binder break apart (based on tape age and storage
conditions) into short polymer chains. When this happens, the tape transforms
from a durable and rugged material into something resembling bubble gum in a
worst-case condition. By exposing such a tape to an elevated temperature, the
heat acts as a catalyst to recombine the polymer chains and the initial
ruggedness of the tape is restored.
The following procedure should be used to restore degraded tapes:
1.	Do not attempt to physically clean a tape in this condition; the surface
could become permanently damaged.
2.	Do not use any liquids to clean the surface; they could degrade the
lubricants and other additives in the tape.
3.	Take the tape out of the box and place it in an oven. Slowly increase the
temperature to 121 degrees F (20 degrees C) over the period of an hour. Make
sure the tape is on a reel with flanges; a pancake of tape will fall apart
during the baking cycle.
4.	Leave the tape at 121 degrees for 24 to 48 hours (72 hours for 2-inch
reels).
5.	Slowly return the oven to room temperature (usually turning off the power
works well). Do not remove the tape while still warm; this will cause it to
absorb large amounts of moisture.
After baking, the tape pack will be very loose because of differential
thermal expansion, so exercise your tape before playing it.
This "fix" typically lasts from 30 to 90 days, so make your dub as quickly as
possible. A tape can be rebaked many times, so don't throw out your master.
The baking temperature is low enough so that it will not melt plastic reels,
splices, or affect the tape's lubricants.
Our experience has shown that an electric convection cooking oven works
adequately for baking tapes. Whatever type of electric oven is used, it is
imperative that the temperature not be allowed to go higher than 125 degrees
F or tape damage could result.


Opinion #2. Terence O'Kelly, Director of Sales and Marketing Professional
Products, BASF Magnetics Corporation

(The problem) is actually only a formulation problem suffered by a couple of
tape manufacturers who used binders containing a polyurethane plastic. This
plastic, when subjected to humidity at even normal levels, turned out to be
unstable after time. The problem has nothing to do with the medium being
either tape or in the analog format. Tape manufacturers that did not use
these polyurethanes did not have any of these problems with their tapes
during this time period, and no manufacturer has used these formulations
since the problem was identified.
The instability is due to the polyurethane's attracting water vapor and
breaking down in the presence of the water. The trick is to drive the water
out of the formulation to temporarily restore the tape so that it can be
copied.
There are two ways to drive the water out of tapes with the breakdown
problem: 1) Heat from a convection oven; or 2) Stimulation in a microwave
oven. The first method is slow but relatively safe. The second is quicker but
much riskier.
The convection oven has the advantage of uniform distribution of heat by
means of an internal fan. We feel the Farberware model T4800 convection oven
is an excellent model to choose for this restoration process (Farberware's
phone number is 718-863-8000). The heat application you are using is ideal;
roughly 8 hours at 130 degrees F. Although some plastic reels can be heated
without a problem, it may be wiser to transfer the tape to a metal reel. An
empty metal reel should be used as a spacer beneath any reels being treated
so that the heated air can get around the tapes uniformly. The transfer
process can begin once the reels are cool to the touch.
The microwave oven is trickier because one must calculate the heat being
generated in proportion to the size of the tape pack. Metal reels cannot be
used because they could cause arcing in the oven. Reel flanges can sometimes
be removed from plastic hubs; if not, the tape will have to be transferred to
a plastic reel. The tape pack should be rotated during the microwave
treatment because microwave dispersion is not uniform. Some ovens have
built-in turntables, but there are also separate versions available. An oven
with a power rating of 600-900 watts that has its lowest rating at 10 percent
(60-90 watts) would be able to treat a 7-inch reel of 1/4-inch tape in [removed]
minutes. A [removed] reel of 1/4-inch tape in the same oven would take 7-10
minutes. This is only a rough guide, and one must be very careful not to
damage the tape by overheating it. That is why the convection oven process is
much safer.

Ron Hare

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Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 17:48:21 -0500 (EST)
From: Randy Minnehan <rminneha@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: CBSRMT Logbook
Message-ID: <[removed]@acme>

Hello [removed]

   Even though I dislike self promotion and advertising here in our
digest, I'll take but a moment to blow my own horn.  It's been asked
where one might obtain a logbook of the CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATRE shows
(1974 - 1982)... I am currently working on such a book that will contain a
complete list of all the shows for every date aired, including repeats, as
well as the writers and stars of each show. 

   There are over 3000 date entries, and it is taking me some time to key
everything in.  This book will also contain photos, interviews and related
articles, and will also list shows several different ways to easily locate
shows.  This work is still in progress, and hopefully will be ready by
this Spring, maybe in time for the Cincinnati otr convention, we'll see.
If anyone has anything of interest about the show that may be worth
publishing, I'd like to discuss it will you, please send me e-mail
directly. There is no other complete log available currently, and
I'm working as fast as I can!  Again, any help (photos, articles, reviews,
etc.) would be appreciated! I have plot outlines for all the shows for the
first year and a half, and I'm looking for the rest.

    Does anyone know when the last issue of NOSTALGIA RADIO NEWS was
published, and where I might be able to locate back issues of it?

   Best regards for the new year!

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|Randy Minnehan - rminneha@[removed]|
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Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 22:32:25 -0500
From: richrw@[removed] (Richard M. Weil)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: And after [removed]
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

I was listening to the 1945 episode Death For Sale from Inner Sanctum last
night. Boris Karloff and a woman plot a scam to collect $50,000 from an
insurance company after the  "death" of her husband. The catch is they have
to wait seven years for the payment because the body is nowhere to be
found. Towards the end of the seven years, Boris has to kill two people to
keep the plan alive.  
 
Waiting seven long years and murdering two people seems like a lot of
trouble for 
$50,000. My question is, calculating inflation from 1945, how much is 50
grand worth today?  
 
And I've noticed in many other OTR shows, people do rather evil and
extraordinary things for what seems like a meager amount of money, even
considering inflation! It might be interesting to start an
evil-doing-for-a-little-bit-of-money-club and keep track of how much people
kill, steal, rob, and blackmail for in the world of OTR. We could even put
it in a database!

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