[sdiy] Build a Tape Flanger?

[Scott Gravenhorst]

I've always wondered:  Once one reel down is momentarily slowed,
how did they 'resynch' the decks so that the difference is
eliminated again?  Drag a finger on the other one?  Sounds 
difficult.  Pardon my naivete...

Glen <mclilith at ezwv.com> wrote:
>Most of you probably know that "flanging" got its name from the practice of
>slowing down a reel-to-reel tape deck, by lightly dragging one's finger on
>the "flange" of the tape reel, slowing it down in comparison to another
>tape deck playing a copy of the same tape at the same time.
>
>Does anyone know if any flangers were ever built that employed tape as the
>delay mechanism? I'm speaking of a purpose-built machine that would take
>the place of the original, improvised two-deck concept.
>
>Would it be worthwhile to try and build something like this? This would
>certainly be an analog solution, even more so than BBD's, which should
>please Harry to no end.  :)
>
>
>Later,
>Glen

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