For anyone trying to reach her, Mrs. Matarazzo's husband was the brother of
Cookie French, John French's wife, cohort and great lady. Last I spoke with
John, he was moving to Smyrna, Delaware. I assume JRF Magnetics continues
and is web findable.
Steve Smolian
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Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Ampex 456 - tip of the iceberg...chemistry
> The AGFA process was not openly published and, unlike the AMPEX process,
> people have actually been paying royalties to use it. Last I heard, from
> someone who has used the process, the patent was owned by John Matarazzo
> (spelling?) and is currently held by his wife.
>
> Peter Brothers
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Goran Finnberg
>> Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 11:53 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Ampex 456 - tip of the iceberg...chemistry
>>
>>
>> Steven C. Barr:
>>
>> > One wonders...if there is moisture involved, and thus present in the
>> > "defective" tapes...would it be possible to use a microwave oven
>> > (which requires water molecules to create heat) to "bake" the tapes?
>>
>> It is a fact that the recommended way to treat AGFA 468/469, from those
>> batches during a year around 1990, that were found to go sticky, and in
>> fact the only AGFA tape to go sticky and only from production during a
>> year as far as I know the story...
>>
>> IS to bake it in a microwave oven according to the AGFA memo issued at
>> that time.
>>
>> This was reported by Dave Collins Chief Mastering Engineer at A&M
>> records who reported that he was visited at A&M by a technical
>> representative of AGFA GEAVERT GmbH who set it all up and guided David
>> Collins through the procedure and left the Technical memo.
>>
>> I would love to get my hand on a copy of that memo for sure.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Best,
>>
>> Goran Finnberg
>> The Mastering Room AB
>> Goteborg
>> Sweden
>>
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>> make them all yourself. - John Luther
>>
>>
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