At the Eastman School of Music, we are exploring the transfer of material recorded on open reel X-86 tape in the 1990s. That the playback equipment is no longer manufactured has raised concern over the viability and continuing retrievability of these very recent archival holdings. I would be grateful to receive responses, via personal email, from any ARSC members who have worked with this format and who may know of the whereabouts of functional playback equipment. With all best wishes, David Peter Coppen ******************************************* David Peter Coppen Special Collections Librarian and Archivist Sibley Music Library, Eastman School of Music 27 Gibbs St. Rochester, NY 14604 tel. (585) 274-1335 fax (585) 274-1380 email: [log in to unmask]