Mellotronists

Good Morning all - I'm in the process of demagging the heads on 1407 and 
am following Ken Leonard's procedure as detailed on his web site.  If 
you end up bumping one of the heads with the end of the demagger (wand 
type), do you simply repeat the process for that head?  If your thumb 
slips off the demagger's spring loaded switch while inches away from the 
headblock, is it safe to assume that you need to start the whole 
procedure over again?

Thanks (I don't want to erase any tapes),

john barrick (saving pennies for my M4000)

put your tapes in another room until you are demagged
Lee





--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, john barrick <astroboy@...> wrote:
>
> Good Morning all - I'm in the process of demagging the heads on 1407 
and 
> am following Ken Leonard's procedure as detailed on his web site.  If 
> you end up bumping one of the heads with the end of the demagger 
(wand 
> type), do you simply repeat the process for that head?  If your thumb 
> slips off the demagger's spring loaded switch while inches away from 
the 

> headblock, is it safe to assume that you need to start the whole 
> procedure over again?
> 
> Thanks (I don't want to erase any tapes),
> 
> john barrick (saving pennies for my M4000)
>

The WORST thing you can do is turn off the demag
device close to the heads....that REALLY magnetizes
them and you'll have to float the wand over the head a
little longer when you resume. Don't use a demag with
an on/off switch. Just get a Han-D-Mag and you'll be
fine. 
--- john barrick <astroboy@...> wrote:

> Good Morning all - I'm in the process of demagging
> the heads on 1407 and 
> am following Ken Leonard's procedure as detailed on
> his web site.  If 
> you end up bumping one of the heads with the end of
> the demagger (wand 
> type), do you simply repeat the process for that
> head?  If your thumb 
> slips off the demagger's spring loaded switch while
> inches away from the 
> headblock, is it safe to assume that you need to
> start the whole 
> procedure over again?
> 
> Thanks (I don't want to erase any tapes),
> 
> john barrick (saving pennies for my M4000)
> 



       
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