Hello Art: Thank you for taking the time to reply. On the weekends, I work at a video duplication facility where I utilize a converter to play mini digital video cassettes in a DVC player/recorder. I agree with your thoughts that a machinist could possibly create an adaptor that'd non destructively reroute a micro's tape out of its shell. The converter that we use in the DVC, seems to be relatively simple. Is the tape that is utilized in a microcassette the same as a regular cassette? Is the only real difference the size of the shell? Or do other factors come into play, like the alignment of the tape to the player/recorder head or the speed that the tape plays at? It would be interesting to research whether or not a converter could be created.I am sure that there are many microcassettes held in different repositories that need to be transferred to a more stable medium, and certainly having the ability to play the tapes on higher quality cassette decks would be wonderful. I would appreciate hearing what others think of this idea. Thanks, Lance Watsky Preservation & Media Specialist The Georgia Archives 5800 Jonesboro Road Morrow, GA 30260 678-364-3764 (phone) 678-364-3860 (fax) [log in to unmask] www.GeorgiaArchives.org -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Art Shifrin Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 10:36 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ARSCLIST] a high quality Microcassette player Hi Gang, This is NOT a suitable recommendation for forensic purposes, because it entails mucking with the cassette. But, I've extracted terrific results by transplanting such tapes into Norelco (standard) shells & then playing them on much better quality heads & playback circuits. It seems feasible that an excellent machinist could come up with an adaptor that'd non destructively reroute a micro's tape out of its shell (and back into) so that it could be readily played on a desireable machine, such as a Dragon or 122MKIII Best, Shiffy