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Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] splicing tape

From: Tom Moravansky <tom@...>
Date: 2004-07-07

On Fri, Jul 02, 2004 at 04:06:53PM -0400, ferrograph@... wrote:
> << You'd be attaching the start of the new tape to the end of the old tape to
> pull the new tape through the frame, correct?
>
> Any kind of adhesive tape will work for that; it's only temporary and
> doesn't have any audio application >>
>
> ah yes, but our friend goes on to say he wants to keep the old set on a
> spool, all joined up so as to be able (perhaps, one day...) to reverse the
> operation. this is exactly how I've done it, on several occasions.
>

Thanks for the confirmation. I put an order into US Recording Media
and it should be here in a day or two.

Yes - the idea was to use a bit of splice tape to pull the new one through
and then join each of the old pieces together on a takeup reel.

I did some tuneup/repair work on my Tron and I'll post some bits in
a separate message. (Just some ' oh yeah,' type stuff, nothing
earth-shattering; hopefully to make it easier for others).


> tom, don't I know you from some other lists? notron?
>

yep - and maybe a future grex list if enough of those boxes get into
people's hands...