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Richard, Rehydration was not explored. I found that a B wind worked best on improving the pack but that requires a period of rest before re-use and, as usual, I had to work the material immediately to meet a production deadline. DDR On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Richard L. Hess <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > On 2012-04-18 2:15 PM, Richard L. Hess wrote: > >> Right, Tom, I agree with you that it's possible because of the timing >> overlap, but what I wanted to know was if anyone had seen 1" acetate. I'm >> not 100% certain yet and the see-through is unreliable on this due to the >> width and the edge damage and poor storage conditions (damp basements not >> in boxes, raw pancakes) >> > I am now convinced it is acetate. My usual test is to hold the tape up to > the ceiling lights in the studio (reflector flood) and I did not really see > anything. I took a bright LED flashlight and that came through loud and > clear...so it is acetate. That explains some of why it's messy. > > Dennis, did you try rehydrating the tapes if they were acetate? That has > smoothed out some acetate tapes in my experience, but has not been that > reliable. > > Thanks! > > Cheers, > > Richard > > -- > Richard L. Hess email: [log in to unmask] > Aurora, Ontario, Canada (905) 713 6733 1-877-TAPE-FIX > http://www.richardhess.com/**tape/contact.htm<http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm> > Quality tape transfers -- even from hard-to-play tapes. > -- Dennis D. Rooney 303 W. 66th Street, 9HE New York, NY 10023 212.874.9626