Hi David, Can you tell me at which recent ARSC meeting Mike Spitz gave the demonstration to which you refer? This is not something I would have missed had I known about it. Thanks. Doug ========================================================= > Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:35:23 -0700 > From: David Breneman <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: 5'' Slotless reels > > =0A=A0From: Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]>=0A=0A=0A> You > should con= > tact Mike Spitz at ATR Services about that. He can tune up an ATR > =0A> so y= > ou can have a =0A> 14" reel on one side and a 3" reel on the other, > with Sc= > otch 111 =0A> ancient brittle tape, and it will =0A> play and fast- > wind jus= > t fine. He demonstrated that very setup at the recent ARSC =0A> > meeting. Mi= > ke said =0A> the many ATRs left the factor not quite right adjusted, > and th= > ey get worse with =0A> time.=0A=0AThe US-built Ampex ATR-102 can > certainly = > do that, but I don't think the ATR-700 can,=0Aas it was a "hot- > rodded" Teac= > design.=A0 My ATR-800 (designed by Ampex and built by=0ATeac) > certainly ca= > n.=A0 It's a constant-tension machine and has no reel-size > switch.=0AI spoo= > led paper leader between a 3" reel and a 10-1/2" reel as a test > before I=0A= > transferred a friend's tape from a 3" reel and you could slap the > shuttle l= > ever=0Aback and forth, pop it in and out of play from fast wind, and > rock t= > he reels by=0Aturning just one reel, all with no problems. Doug Pomeroy Audio Restoration & Mastering Services Transfers of metal parts, lacquers, shellac and vinyl discs & tapes. 193 Baltic St Brooklyn, NY 11201-6173 (718) 855-2650 [log in to unmask]