Date:         Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:01:24 -0700
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Subject:      Re: To bake or not to bake?
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Thanks. Looking forward to more info, and will try the finger test....

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Lou Judson • Intuitive Audio
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On Aug 14, 2006, at 9:47 AM, David Lennick wrote:

> Lou Judson wrote:
>
>> With my small scale tape transfers, when I get radio airchecks (from a
>> small nonprofit I used to work for) I always bake them before even
>> trying them (just the other day I had one the had unbranded Shamrock
>> junk spliced to Scotch 176, so I would have needed to bake half the
>> reel), but now I have a few reels and woudl rahter not bake if not
>> needed, as they are record label masters.
>>
>> Ampex 456 from 1988
>> Scotch 206 and 207 from mid 70s
>> Scotch 226 mid 80s
>>
>> What say the experts?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Lou
>
> 456 from 1988 MAY be in the "good" period..anyone know for sure? I'd 
> heard that
> 1968 to 1982 was the bad time for back-coated Ampex, but now I've had 
> reels
> from the late 80s that feel sticky (my method is to thread a reel 
> outside the
> head assembly, hold up one tension bar and fast forward the tape 
> between my
> fingers..answer provided almost immediately).
>
> Scotch 226 from any period should probably be baked, and I've never 
> had a
> problem with 206 or 207.
>
> dl