Date   : Mon, 27 Apr 2020 11:55:14 +0100
From   : mike@... (Michael Howard)
Subject: Rescuing cassette tapes

On 27/04/2020 10:25, Rob Malpass wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> I have just discovered what must be at least a 40 year old cassette 
> tape.?? I played it for 10 seconds on a player ? long enough to 
> determine that:
>
>  1. It had some BBC micro stuff on it and
>  2. That it sounded so bad I didn?t want it screwing up my hifi or BBC
>     micro tape deck.
>
> So I need to get the data off.?? I would happily buy a new cassette 
> deck (Argos are still selling them for ?30) and risk the tape mangling 
> the mechanism or vice versa.?? What I?d really like (and this brings 
> me to my question) is some sort of reel to reel device which plays 
> standard cassettes which allowed me to easily fix (by cracking the 
> tape open and just taking the spools) any problems.?? A better 
> description would be a reel to reel player for cassettes tape.?? After 
> a quick search, I?ve not turned anything up.
>
> Is there such a device??? Anyone had any success with other methods?
>
>
Could you not buy a reel to reel on flea-bay and manually load up your 
tape?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/b/Vintage-Reel-to-Reel-Tape-Recorders/116868/bn_450877

A bit fiddly but might work ...

-- 
Michael Howard