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Hi Richard, I believe the tape is Ampex 456, not positive though. The studio generally bought Ampex 456 tape. It is a ten inch, quarter inch reel (two track master recording). For this collection, we bake 8 hours at 130 degrees. We have found this to be a suitable process for this collection. The shredding appears to be from the edges. We are transferring on a relatively new Otari MX 5050. The machine was cleaned so I don't have pics of the shred. They are usually about 3 inches long before breaking and are about the thickness of fine hair. Best, Curtis -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Richard L. Hess Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 10:48 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Sticky SHRED Hi, Curtis, Please provide specifics as to type of tape, width, reel type, baking process and duration. Also photographs are really useful. Is the shredding from the edges only or across the entire width of the tape? What is the playback machine? Cheers, Richard On 2013-04-01 10:35 AM, Peoples, Curtis wrote: > Hi Folks, > > We have a collection of tapes that have sticky shed and we are baking and transferring them. Things are going as planned except for one tape. It is shredding into fine hair like stands. I thought it needed to be baked longer so I baked it a second time. Same problem. I have seen tape shed before and this looks different. > > Any help identifying the problem is greatly appreciated. > > Best, > > Curtis L. Peoples, Ph.D. > Associate Archivist, Crossroads Music Archive, > www.crossroadsofmusic.ttu.edu<http://www.crossroadsofmusic.ttu.edu/> > Unit Head, Crossroads Recording Studio, > http://library.ttu.edu/crossroadsrecordingstudio/ > Director, TTU Americana Ensemble, > http://ttuamericanaensemble.weebly.com/index.html > > Contact Info: > Southwest Collection, Texas Tech University P. O. Box 41041 Lubbock, > Texas 79409-1041 > Email: [log in to unmask] > TEL: 806-742-3749 ext. 278 > FAX: 806-742-0496 > -- Richard L. Hess email: [log in to unmask] Aurora, Ontario, Canada 647 479 2800 http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm Quality tape transfers -- even from hard-to-play tapes.