It's like paying $100+ for a Technics branded reel to go with the Technics deck. There's not budgetary logic to it, it's artifact collecting. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shai Drori" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 6:13 AM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Revox tape deck cleaning kit any good? > Just check again and someone actually paid 90 Canadian Dollars for this. 3$ at Target would have > gotten them a pack of q-tips and IPA that would have done the same job. > Shai > בתאריך 13/11/13 1:46 AM, ציטוט H D Goldman: >> Hi Jan, Tom, >> >> Years ago we found that Reagent grade 1-propanol was a highly effective & safe cleaner of tape >> heads & guides. It can be stored long term in HDPE drip tip containers. We've kept small >> quantities in the bottles used for our stylus cleaner for years w/o any problems. Most >> university organic chemistry labs have the solvent on hand & would probably give you a few ml. >> >> Duane Goldman >> >> >> On Nov 12, 2013, at 5:04 PM, Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> Probably just the standard head cleaning solvent and swabs from the day. The only thing I'd >>> worry about is if the solvent is stable in a plastic bottle. Maybe, maybe not. >>> >>> -- Tom Fine >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Myren" <[log in to unmask]> >>> To: <[log in to unmask]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 5:59 PM >>> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Revox tape deck cleaning kit any good? >>> >>>> Hi! >>>> >>>> Does anybody have any experience with this cleaning kit from Revox for tapehead cleaning on >>>> reel to reel tape recorders? >>>> >>>> http://www.ebay.ca/itm/REVOX-Tape-Deck-Head-Cleaning-Kit-/130713627452?ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:CA:1123 >>>> >>>> >>>> All the best >>>> jan >> >> H D Goldman Lagniappe Chemicals Ltd. >> PO Box 37066 St. Louis, MO 63141 USA >> v/f 314 205 1388 [log in to unmask] >> > > -- > Cheers > Shai Drori > Timeless Recordings > [log in to unmask] > בברכה, > שי דרורי > מומחה לשימור והמרה של אודיו וידאו וסרטים 8-35 ממ. > >