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Guys, I betcha 1/4-track isn't the issue, it's 3.75IPS speed. Easily solved with a variety of professional decks of the more modern vintage (the older decks not so much). Some of these tapes date from before the development of the 1/4-track format, according to the article. In any case, there is no format issue that requires using an aged consumer deck. I would suggest that budgetary issues were paramount here. -- Tom Fine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard L. Hess" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 7:37 PM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] "Country discovery is reel find" > At 07:02 PM 2009-03-22, Scott D. Smith wrote: >>Too bad he's using a old Pioneer deck for the transfers. You would >>think that recordings unique as these would deserve something better... > > Hi, Scott, > > I agree based on reading the article it does sound as if the tapes may actually be half-way > decent. Too bad they didn't use a pro deck with 1/4-track heads. > > Cheers, > > Richard > > Richard L. Hess email: [log in to unmask] > Aurora, Ontario, Canada (905) 713 6733 1-877-TAPE-FIX > Detailed contact information: http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm > Quality tape transfers -- even from hard-to-play tapes.