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Topic: Looking to convert old reel to reel tape to cd-phoenix area |
Larry Lenhart
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Ponca City, Oklahoma
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Posted 31 Jan 2015 11:45 am |
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I've an old reel to reel tape recorded in 1966 of my rock band with a wolensac recorder that i would like professionally converted to a digital format. I am looking for a shop in the Phoenix az area that could do that for me...i did it with my home unit with ok results, but a pro could do it better. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I realize about garbage in, garbage out problems, but would like it done as good as possible. Thanks in advance
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John Macy
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Rockport TX/Denver CO
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Posted 1 Feb 2015 8:15 pm
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SAE Mastering will have all tape formats and are specialists in restoration, if needed...
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John Macy
Rockport, TX
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Bob Hoffnar
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Austin, Tx
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Posted 3 Feb 2015 9:56 am
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Larry,
I would only use a high level pro place to do that.
They will need to bake the tape in order to get just one good run out of it. Make sure you use a specialist or you could destroy your archives.
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John Macy
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Rockport TX/Denver CO
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Posted 4 Feb 2015 4:56 pm
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And SAE in Phoenix is one of them. Roger Seibel is one of the pioneers in tape restoration. I have know him since the '70's...Roger baked my first set of 2" tapes years ago, and they actually play like new for a few months...
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John Macy
Rockport, TX
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 6 Feb 2015 6:15 am
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A friend in NYC (with the Philip Glass ensemble) told me he was baking a tape we did in the 70's to restore the performance.
Thirty minutes at 350 degrees, I thought he'd confused it with a casserole, but it worked.
I'm not sure about trying it at home. |
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Larry Lenhart
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Ponca City, Oklahoma
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Posted 7 Feb 2015 12:49 pm
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Wow guys, thanks for the information...for some reason I didnt get an email saying that I had responses to my question...I appreciate your knowledge and giving me some advise...thanks ! I will take the take to Phoenix when I go, trying not to leave it in the car or it will have a pre-bake...haha...thanks again.
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John Macy
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Rockport TX/Denver CO
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Posted 28 Feb 2015 3:10 pm
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And just for the record, 350 degrees is too hot and a half hour is too short...needs to be a convection oven, too. I know people who use food dehydrators with good results...if done properly you can get a lot of plays out of them...
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