I don't know. Not found any online yet but the ones here seem to be
not tight not loose. Had not thought about archive use but to protect
tape when on the bench or in workflow. If an
Y one sees these on line, do tell.
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On 18 sep 2011, at 17:27, "[log in to unmask]"
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> I've heard that many pros declined to use these as they can damage the tape edge? Is this so?
>
> joe salerno
>
>
> On 9/18/2011 3:22 AM, Steven Smolian wrote:
>> It's a tab. 3M made them. You'll hve to find a bubch of old accessory
>> catalogs to get the product number anf the beginning word that makes it
>> specifically THAT.
>>
>> Steve Smolian
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Darren Ingram
>> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 3:06 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Reel to Reel "thing"?
>>
>> Hi. Can someone give me the term for the little bit of plastic that, if
>> pushed into a tape reel, holds the loose end a bit more stable. I'm trying
>> to locate a source of these but the term eludes me and my attempts at
>> various keyword searches is yielding nearly everything except what I want !
>>
>>
>> Thanks Darren
>>
>>
>> Darren P. Ingram : Curator
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> Joe Salerno