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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MVI tape frames?

From: "Thomas C. Doncourt" <tomdcour@amnh.org>
Date: 2011-07-20

Thanks Frank, that makes me hopefull-maybe with a little more futzing I'll
get the frame to run right. There are some sounds on it that I would like
to be using more.

> I've had two of Markus's frames over the last few years. I've used them in
> many different Trons and have passed them along to others in this group
> (as
> I recall) I never had problems. I do prefer the Streetly frames
> personally, because I live the turnbuckles. The lower the friction the
> better the
> machine plays. Period.
>
>
> In a message dated 7/19/2011 2:36:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> tomdcour@amnh.org writes:
>
> Thanks Gentlemen- actually I put the tapes in myself and did take out
> slack-still sticking. I also installed another set of his tapes from the
> same
> stock in a Streetly frame ---they do not stick. Pretty sure it has
> something
> to do with the MVI frame....Maybe replace the springs?
>
>