Of course these are all factors. But 35 years of handling tape, and
they have been stored that way for how long now, and I was just
offering a possibility from my experience.

Lou

Lou Judson • Intuitive Audio
415-883-2689

On Sep 1, 2005, at 12:48 AM, David Seubert wrote:

> It might be a waste from a certain perspective except that (if I
> remember correctly) the AES standard for storage of polyester audio
> tape recommends NAB hubs with flanges. You can certainly play pancakes
> on some decks without flanges and store them without flanges, but from
> a preservation standpoint, they really should have flanges. There are
> some trade offs here. If buying the flanges at $12 a set means you
> have to fire your engineer, then maybe it isn't such a good idea. But
> however much it costs up front it will save a bundle in the end if
> you've got a mountain of tape on the floor that popped off the hubs
> after an earthquake or something.
>
> And I'm also a happy US Recording Media customer (and unhappy Quantegy
> customer).
>
> David Seubert
> UCSB
>
> Lou Judson wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> If you need more detailed information Please ask - it would be a huge
>> waste to buy flanges for every reel if you can only play one at a
>> time. This is from one who has handled thousands upon thousands of
>> tape pancakes , and only ever owned a half dozen flanges.
>