Date:         Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:45:35 -0800
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Hi John

I agree with Ed.  Of all the analog tapes I have dealt with that have paper
leader, ALL of them have contained high acid content and the splice and glue
have just fallen apart.  Annoyingly, some clients have even spliced together
their paper tape!  Obviously, the paper tape broke at some time earlier.  I
would go with the plastic leader tape, even though some may say, this will
create static.

Cheers

Marie

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Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 9:47 AM
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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Paper leader tape

John Bondurant wrote:
> Does anyone know of a reliable vendor for 1/4" paper leader tape? I have 
> had two vendors tell me they are out of stock and it looks like (in 
> their opinion) that this product has become obsolete.

IMHO, "reliable" and "paper leader tape" don't go in the same sentence. 
  I've had nothing but misery with old tapes that were spliced with 
paper leader tape.  Something in the paper reacts with the splicing tape 
and the glue fails in about 20 years.  I have not had this problem with 
plastic leader tape.

In other words, yes, the product is obsolete.