I've heard that many pros declined to use these as they can damage the tape edge? Is this so? joe salerno On 9/18/2011 3:22 AM, Steven Smolian wrote: > It's a tab. 3M made them. You'll hve to find a bubch of old accessory > catalogs to get the product number anf the beginning word that makes it > specifically THAT. > > Steve Smolian > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Darren Ingram > Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 3:06 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [ARSCLIST] Reel to Reel "thing"? > > Hi. Can someone give me the term for the little bit of plastic that, if > pushed into a tape reel, holds the loose end a bit more stable. I'm trying > to locate a source of these but the term eludes me and my attempts at > various keyword searches is yielding nearly everything except what I want ! > > > Thanks Darren > > > Darren P. Ingram : Curator > MUSIC LIBRARY FINLAND > +358 6 781 0275 (FIN) | +44 203 411 1620 (UK) | extn 8001 > -- Joe Salerno