>>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.
Aaakk! Just read the explanation that the thread was about adhesive tape,
not recording tape. Duh.
Apologies for the wasted bandwidth.
Duh.
R.
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Received on Fri Jun 19 1998 - 05:41:21 BST