On Fri, April 11, 2008 4:42 pm, Richard Willis wrote: > Just out of curiosity, how do cassette tapes fare? Have they been known > to > have these type problems, too?
I don't know about the gumminess. I've never seen one with the problems, likely because cassette formulations were quite a bit different from reels at the time. They have other less serious problems, mostly in warped cases, lost lubricant on the slip sheets, broken splices at the leader, and dry glue that causes the felt pressure pads to come off. Only the latter might cause physical damage if the tape is played. But by and large, because of the small size of the shell and the numerous built-in guides, they don't suffer from damage. And good chrome cassettes hold up very well over the years; some of my own earliest are in perfect shape, and I've never met one that's come in for restoration whose actual tape was problematic. Best to you, Dennis _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
