>At 07:44 PM 6/18/98 -0700, Bruce Lane wrote:
>
>> Where did you get the idea that tape is so fragile? I'd wager the
>>ones you
>>encountered were either of very poor quality or were stored under adverse
>>conditions (high heat, high humidity, etc).
>
John Hickenbotham added:
>A side note: I've got VHS tapes that are 10-12 years old and still look the
>same when played. I find that most tapes fail with heavy use, not age
>deterioration.
>
To which I'll further add:
I have reel to reel audio tapes of field recordings I made in the
mid-sixties which are still quite playable. There may be a slight loss of
audio quality in the highs, but it's hard to tell since banjo picking
doesn't offer a lot of fidelity to begin with.
R.
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Received on Fri Jun 19 1998 - 04:16:10 BST