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Sorry, I meant Stewart, altho you are also now the steward of these cassettes. Best, John On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 2:00 PM, John Haley <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Steward, please let us know how you come out with this. > > Thanks, > John > > > On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 5:09 PM, Stewart Adam <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> Hi Richard, >> >> I will try baking one over the weekend and see what happens . The >> cassettes seem to be a generic version, there is no specific name on any of >> the tapes. >> >> Thank you >> >> Stewart >> >> > On Feb 26, 2016, at 2:53 PM, Richard L. Hess <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> > >> > Hi, Stewart, >> > >> > If they are going to respond to baking, that might be a bit on the shy >> side. Since you've already done that, try one at 48 hours. The Ampex patent >> says 50 and 54 °C so that's about 122 and 129 °F so I would try the tape at >> maybe 125 °F or so. I'd use a thermocouple probe and make certain my >> temperature swings don't go above 130 °F. >> > >> > Anyway, I don't expect it will work, but it's worth a try as baking is >> much easier than D5. I would use a tape you've already got a semi-good >> transfer from for the extended baking. >> > >> > Do you know the type of the tape? >> > >> > There's more insight into reel baking here: >> > >> > >> http://richardhess.com/notes/formats/magnetic-media/magnetic-tapes/analog-audio/degrading-tapes/ >> > >> > >> > Cheers, >> > >> > Richard >> > >> > On 2/26/2016 1:51 PM, Stewart Adam wrote: >> >> Hi Richard, >> >> >> >> I baked them for 5 hours at 120F >> >> >> >> Thank you >> >> >> >> Stewart >> >> >> >>> On Feb 26, 2016, at 1:23 PM, Richard L. Hess < >> [log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Hello, Stewart, >> >>> >> >>> How long did you bake? At what temperature? What kind of oven? >> >>> >> >>> There are some cassettes that do not respond to baking. In fact, I >> think a smaller percentage of cassettes do respond to baking than reels. >> >>> >> >>> This is why I use D5 (decamethylcyclopentasiloxane) for this. It >> ultimately evaporates. >> >>> >> >>> I place a cotton swab in an existing supply-side hole and inject that >> swab with D5 using a syringe. >> >>> >> >>> My paper on tape degradation that was originally presented at the >> Audio Engineering Society's 121st convention in October 2006 in San >> Francisco was published in the ARSC Journal in the Fall of 2008. It is >> available here: >> >>> >> http://www.richardhess.com/tape/history/HESS_Tape_Degradation_ARSC_Journal_39-2.pdf >> >>> >> >>> (the above two lines need to be combined into the URL). >> >>> >> >>> Cheers, >> >>> >> >>> Richard >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On 2/26/2016 11:11 AM, Creative Audio Works DAW wrote: >> >>>> Hello, >> >>>> >> >>>> I am transferring a large collection of cassettes and have a few >> that seem to have scrape flutter. These tapes are from the early and mid >> 70’s. I have tried playing them on several decks and there where no >> changes. I tried reshelling them thinking there might be some drag in the >> shell causing it. No change. I also tried baking them but I did not expect >> that it would help. It did not. >> >>>> >> >>>> I have a Studer A710 that allows me to access the sides of the >> cassette shell. I was thinking of drilling a hole in the left side of the >> cassette and spray something that might help lubricate the supply tape path. >> >>>> >> >>>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >> >>>> >> >>>> Thank you >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> Stewart Adam >> >>>> >> >>>> Creative Audio Works LLC >> >>>> [log in to unmask] >> >>>> 508-747-1858 >> >>>> >> >>> -- >> >>> 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. >> >> >> > -- >> > 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. >> > >