Thomas-
Here's a thought. Maybe the frame isn't centered with the tape guides at the front of the headblock. On the Streetly frames one can loosen two assembly bolts near each end of the top, and jog the assembly left & right a bit to make the tapes line up with the guides. I trust Markus' frames are similar. A non-square frame will cause friction difficulties, too.
-Bruce Daily
--- On Tue, 7/19/11, Thomas C. Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org> wrote:
From: Thomas C. Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MVI tape frames?
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 7:24 PM
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?
>
>