I’m checking with a client about giving their transferred cassettes to Martin, Might have to bulk erase them first. The shells and tape will still be wasted, but at least they’ll do someone some good!

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Lou Judson
Intuitive Audio
415-883-2689

> On Jul 24, 2019, at 2:51 PM, Martin Fisher <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Hey Corey,
> 
> Exactly.  I've been stealing pads for years from C-O's as well as other blank C-whatever's.  I just hate to "waste" everything else for just a pad but I'll do it if necessary.  
> 
> Martin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Corey Bailey
> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 3:24 PM
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> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Cassette pressure pads
> 
> Hi Martin,
> 
> I have saved several cassettes that were assembled with screws for those occasions when I have to re-shell a cassette tape. Sometimes, I steal just the pads to return the cassette in question to it's best possible condition before transferring the audio.
> 
> Like Lou, I (usually) resort to Nakamichi decks for transfer for a host of reasons. Recently, I transferred several cassette tapes and my beloved Naks wouldn't completely play about half of them. I had to resort to another dual capstan deck for those cassettes. FWIW, Nakamichi decks weren't the only decks that came with dual capstan transports and pressure pad lifters. Several brands produced audiophile grade machines with dual capstan transports and pressure pad lifters that had specs as good as most Nakamichi's.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Corey
> 
> Corey Bailey Audio Engineering
> www.baileyzone.net
> 
> On 7/24/2019 9:42 AM, Lou Judson wrote:
>> Martin, I have a few you could have. I use Nakamichi decks for 
>> playback so the pressure pads are irrelevant. In a project of some 
>> 1500 cassettes to transfer, the guy I work with saved a bunch of parts 
>> from broken cassettes for repairs, but the pads are useless to me. 
>> Usually all I need for repairs are the hubs with leaders…
>> 
>> I see only six or seven in the parts box, though. How many do you need? Actually, come to think of it, we are not keeping the transferred cassettes, so I actually have several hundred discards!
>> 
>> Write or call me offlist if this helps. Or get a Nakamichi with pad 
>> lifters to be better off! :-)
>> 
>> <L>
>> Lou Judson
>> Intuitive Audio
>> 415-883-2689
>> 
>>> On Jul 24, 2019, at 9:26 AM, Martin Fisher <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hey Folks,
>>> 
>>> Does anyone out there have a source for cassette pressure pad assemblies (I say assemblies because the pads are usually attached to a spring) or some alternative method of manufacturing your own.  I've tried those peel and stick strips available from several sources online and they just don't cut it.  Much too thick and rather cumbersome.  Of course I can buy a bunch of C-O shells and mutilate them but I hate to waste so much just for the one part I need most.
>>> 
>>> Thanks!  :-)
>>> 
>>> Martin
>>> 
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