[78-L] question on tape baking

[Robert M. Bratcher Jr.]

At 05:10 PM 8/21/2009, you wrote:
>Robert M. Bratcher Jr. wrote:
> > At 11:07 AM 8/21/2009, you wrote:
> >> Robert M. Bratcher Jr. wrote:
> >>> At 09:44 AM 8/21/2009, you wrote:
> >>>> 641 should have no problems. I've never encountered any, nor
> >> with 631, Scotch
> >>>> 176/77 or any of the standard (non-backcoated) brands.
> >>>>
> >>>> dl
> >>> Good, that means my 4 track mono 3.75 ips old time radio tapes will
> >>> be ok in the future.......
> >>>
> >> The stuff done on Shamrock or other white-box brands from the 
> same source may
> >> not be okay though, and often that stuff doesn't respond to baking.
> >> It actually
> >> needs to be played from inside a fridge..think I'm kidding?
> >>
> >> dl
> >
> > No, I've never heard of freezing or cooling down a tape to make 
> it play.....
> >
> > _______________
>
>There are a couple of professional restoration guys who use this technique.
>Obviously it calls for a fair sized refrigerator (and a very 
>tolerant wife) in
>which you put the tape player, and the tape has to be kept cool for twelve
>hours or something like that. Shiny black Shamrock tape, and possibly Ampex
>291, seems to require this treatment because it also turns sticky but doesn't
>respond to baking.

Thankfully I don't have either on those types of tapes in my collection.

>One of the joys of purchasing OTR on tape was getting it from guys 
>who stole it
>from the other providers or whose hearing was so bad that they couldn't hear
>the squeal they were copying.
>
>dl

None of mine have any recorded squeal & I have good hearing.