Date   : Mon, 27 Apr 2020 16:30:34 +0100
From   : guy@... (Guy Dawson)
Subject: Rescuing cassette tapes

Hi,

As Adam Sampson does, you could buy some new screwed-together blank
cassette shells and after cracking the old tape cassettes open put the
spools in a new screwed-together cassette shell.


On Mon, 27 Apr 2020@..., Rob Malpass <lug@...> wrote:

> Thanks all
>
> The major issue I'm having is mechanical.   The spools inside the cassette
> (which as has been said is a compact cassette so not suitable for 1960s
> reel to reel machines) are stuck fast.   No pencil, no fast forward is
> shifting them - well apart from the 10s I managed then they lock up.
>
> The only thing I can think of is crack the tape open - but that means I'm
> going to struggle to play them again!
>
> Cheers
> R
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of Adam Sampson
> Sent: 27 April 2020 13:46
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> Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Rescuing cassette tapes
>
> "Rob Malpass" <lug@...> writes:
>
> > What I?d really like 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.
>
> I digitised all the tapes I had a few years ago. For cassettes where the
> shell had warped/cracked or the pressure pad had disintegrated, I moved the
> spools into a good-quality screwed-together blank cassette shell, by
> sliding the spools out of the old shell onto a piece of card.
>
> As Michael suggested, I'd always wind a tape from end to end before
> playing so it's packed evenly on the spools. If you have a dodgy tape, a
> decent hifi tape deck (with fresh drive belts) will give you better results
> and less risk of damage to the tape than a cheap mechanical player.
>
> Thanks,
>
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