[78-L] Fw: recording times

[simmonssomer]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "simmonssomer" <simmonssomer at comcast.net>
To: <swampdaddy at bellsouth.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] recording times


>I believe I bought the Tandberg sometime during the early 70's Harry. It's 
>in the basement only because it needs a new belt so that it fast forwards 
>and rewinds properly. The electronics are OK.
>    In the meantime I bought a TEAC X-2000 in 1988 and use that solely to 
> play back my reels now. It only boasts two speeds. 3 3/4 and 7 1/2 IPS, 
> but it can sequentially  record on 4 tracks so that at 3 3/4 IPS you can 
> squeeze 6 hours of music onto one 10" reel. However, it makes it a near 
> impossible pain in the neck to access any particular tune. I used to 
> record in  mono in the following sequence. Side one -Left. Side two-left 
> Side one -right and side two right...each good for 90 minutes. What did I 
> know? Nothing!
>    Needless to say, I don't use it to record  anymore and when I do it 
> ain't using my old config.
> I'm all digital now but only to transfer everything to CD-R  which , 
> naturally, is fast becoming another archaic technology.
> Will I ever catch up?
> Will it ever stop?
> Exelsior!
>
> Al Simmons----- 
>
> Original Message ----- 
> From: "Swamp Daddy" <swampdaddy at bellsouth.net>
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 11:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] recording times
>
>
>> Al:  When did you get your 3-speed deck?  Mine came to me well used in 
>> 1961 as I recall.   I never had a good "new" reel to reel.
>>
>> Swamp Daddy
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