Richard, check out the article in the current ARSC Journal that says don't
bake tapes.  It mentions you.  Problem is, it doesn't really tell us what
we should be doing, in how-to fashion.  But there is a lot to consider in
the article.
Best, John Haley
 On Nov 10, 2013 4:43 PM, "David Crosthwait" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Richard,
>
> I'm not in the office now but this sounds like something similar to what
> I've run into occasionally with some Sony V1K one-inch videotape for type C
> machines from that same era. I'll look into this as I have some of that
> stock on hand. The solution to squealing and general struggle in the
> transport was to bake for a shorter period with sub normal temperatures.
> Your mileage may vary in your situation though.
>
> Regards,
>
> David Crosthwait
> DC Video
>
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
> On Nov 10, 2013, at 2:33 PM, Richard L. Hess wrote:
>
> > Hi, David,
> >
> > It was from 1978-1979 (or that's when it was recorded).
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Richard
> >
> >
> > On 2013-11-10 5:05 PM, David Crosthwait wrote:
> >> Richard,
> >>
> >> What year was this Sony stock from? About 1980-82 by chance?
> >>
> >
> > -- Richard L. Hess                   email: [log in to unmask], Ontario, Canada                             647
> 479 2800 http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm Quality tape
> transfers -- even from hard-to-play tapes.
>