Thanks, Richard.  If you can figure out a way to remove the back-coating
and residue on the magnetic side, as Richardson propounds, please let us
all know!  He mentions a patent for some kind of gadget, but there is no
indication that any such gadget actually exists.  Wish I had one!
Best, John Haley
On Nov 10, 2013 9:08 PM, "Richard L. Hess" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi, John,
>
> I have read the article and am crafting a response.
>
> The one piece of useful information I have gleaned from that article is
> that carbon black is very hygroscopic. That is in keeping with why we blame
> the back coating--it is bringing the water to the polymer, both sides.
>
> Thanks for pointing it out. I've been aware of Mr. Richardson's work since
> probably 2005.
>
> I always like to keep an open mind.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Richard
>
>
>
> On 2013-11-10 6:34 PM, John Haley wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>  -- 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.
>