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I too have a 1/4 inch EMITAPE splicing block, made in Great Britain, AT610 - a product from Thorn EMI Tape Ltd, a Thorn EMI company (original box helps for that info!). Cheers Marie Marie O'Connell Sound Archivist/Audio Engineer/Sound Consultant The Center For Oral History & Cultural Heritage The University Of Southern Mississippi 118 College Drive #5175 Hattiesburg, MS, 39401-406 Ph: 601-266-6514 Fax: 601-266-6217 -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Fine Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 8:21 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Quarter-inch splicing tabs By the way, I have an EMITape block that sure is a dead ringer for an EdiTall but has no mention of Joel Tall's patent. I wonder how they got away with that? It's slightly longer and fatter than a regular S-3 block, but I can't see that as a patent-breaking point of difference since the tape-holding grooves and cut lines are the same. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Fine" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 9:06 PM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Quarter-inch splicing tabs > It was Joel Tall. If I remember the story correctly, he was a CBS producer or editor in the early > days of tape. He invented a better way to splice tapes than a wooden block with markings on it. > See patent # 2599667. > > The best razor-man I ever saw was a radio commercial guy who's now retired. He would keep notes on > the details of ever word of every take, and his ear was trained so that he could hear during a > take THAT'S IT for one word out of 20 or 100 or more. He could splice together syllables into > words. One 30-second spot I saw him put together (with a not so great v/o guy) had over a hundred > splices. It sounded perfect, like the guy just nailed the take and walked away. My friend knew > better and has the gray hair to prove it. Like many older guys, he's not that comfortable on a > computer, so I helped him out with something he was doing for another friend, using a professional > voice-over guy, a couple of years ago. It took us a full day to record and edit the bit. His > comment was, it might have gone slightly faster with a blade -- which I chalk up as a credit to > his efficiency since we were not wasting time and Soundforge was very cooperative that day. He > admitted it's more intuitive to see a waveform on the screen and be able to drop markers and cut > and paste stuff (also easier to keep track of edit windows than 6-inch bits of tape). > > -- Tom Fine > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Lennick" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 7:54 PM > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Quarter-inch splicing tabs > > >> Jeffrey Kane wrote: >> >>> I found a bunch of them in Australia about a year ago and bought 15 or so. >>> The place may still have them. I'll try to find their URL. They are labeled >>> BASF and are in a small grey plastic dispenser. The other manufacturer was >>> Editall. The tabs were branded XEDIT. Last ones I found were at Tape >>> Warehouse in Atlanta but I think I bought all they had. They still have the >>> 1/2", 3/4" and 1" tabs in stock if you don't mind cutting them down to size. >>> The URL is HTTP://www.tapewarehouse.com. I think they're superior to the >>> BASF tabs. >> >> Today's trivia question: Name the person whose surname is part of "Editall". >> What did he do? Discuss. >> >> dl >> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List >>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Lennick >>> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 5:36 PM >>> To: [log in to unmask] >>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Quarter-inch splicing tabs >>> >>> I used to be able to get those BASF dispensers from an AV distributor in >>> Edmonton, but that was a LONG >>> time ago (at least 20 years). Now it's whatever I can get from Tele-Tech, >>> just north of Toronto, and the >>> usual half-inch dispenser and a razor blade. >>> dl >>> >>> Tom Fine wrote: >>> >>> > Hi Marie: >>> > >>> > You are correct! It was BASF before Emtec was a glint in a beancounter's >>> eye. I have one with a BASF >>> > sticker and one with a Gotham sticker over the BASF sticker. Both are >>> running low. >>> > >>> > -- Tom Fine >>> > >>> > ----- Original Message ----- >>> > From: "Marie O'Connell" <[log in to unmask]> >>> > To: <[log in to unmask]> >>> > Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 5:39 PM >>> > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Quarter-inch splicing tabs >>> > >>> > >I am holding one of those very 1/4 inch splicing dispensers in my hands >>> > > now.....BUT, the label has fallen off, so I can't tell you who made >>> them. I >>> > > have a feeling it was EMTEC....but.....my memory fails me. Otherwise, I >>> use >>> > > the blue Quantegy tape and have it on a tape dispenser and just cut off >>> what >>> > > I need with a razor blade. I think the blue is archivally more >>> acceptable >>> > > and least sticky than the really handy dispenser one! >>> > > >>> > > Cheers >>> > > >>> > > Marie >>> > > >>> > > Marie O'Connell >>> > > Sound Archivist/Audio Engineer/Sound Consultant >>> > > The Center For Oral History & Cultural Heritage >>> > > The University Of Southern Mississippi >>> > > 118 College Drive #5175 >>> > > Hattiesburg, MS, 39401-406 >>> > > Ph: 601-266-6514 >>> > > Fax: 601-266-6217 >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > -----Original Message----- >>> > > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List >>> > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Fine >>> > > Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 3:45 PM >>> > > To: [log in to unmask] >>> > > Subject: [ARSCLIST] Quarter-inch splicing tabs >>> > > >>> > > Does anyone make/sell quarter-inch splicing tabs anymore? I'm talking >>> about >>> > > the white tabs you put >>> > > over a splice-cut on quarter-inch tape. Back in the tape heyday, places >>> like >>> > > Gotham Audio used to >>> > > give away tab dispensers at trade shows. I thought I had stockpiled >>> enough, >>> > > but no. I much prefer >>> > > the tabs to regular blue splicing tape, tabs take much less time to peel >>> and >>> > > stick. I think someone >>> > > still makes sheets of cassette-splicing tabs, so do the same folks make >>> 1/4" >>> > > versions? >>> > > >>> > > -- Tom Fine