Date:         Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:40:08 -0600
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From:         Marie Azile O'Connell <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: Loss of Lubricant - note from Marie
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Thanks Richard - I am hoping that this emailing from my home is now working


Quoting "Richard L. Hess" <[log in to unmask]>:

> Marie O'Connell asked me to forward this to the list as she cannot 
> post from her home email address.
> 
> Marie: The seminar went well. Thanks for asking.
> 
>  From Marie:
> 
> Thank you Richard, by the way I hope your seminar went well.  And, I am very
> glad that your students didn't bring any of the offending tapes!
> 
> I am currently working from home as I've had a total knee replacement....now
> I
> am bionic, with plastic and titanium.
> 
> I am happy to send pictures of my setup that I had in New Zealand and
> information about my Isopropyl Drip method (with special secrets, kept as
> that,
> special secrets!)
> 
> My offending tapes have been Scotch, AGFA, Pyral, and more!  You can never
> trust
> the box that a tape is in.  I came from Radio New Zealand Sound Archives/Nga
> Taonga Korero, and radio broadcasters had a habit of grabbing just any tape
> available to them.  So, they may have made the recording in 1995 but, the
> tape
> was already 25 years old!
> 
> Some archives that I have been to have a habit of changing their boxes,
> which
> is
> a good idea if they are put into archival acid-free boxes.  But, they have
> not
> recorded what the boxes were or information that was contained on the
> original
> box. This makes it a challenge for the archivist, but I love a good
> challenge!
> 
> Cheers
> Marie O'Connell
> Sound Archivist/Sound Consultant
> The Center for Oral History & Cultural Heritage
> The University of Southern Mississippi
> 
> 
> 
> Richard L. Hess                              [log in to unmask]
> Aurora, Ontario, Canada             http://www.richardhess.com/
> Detailed contact information: http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm  
> 


Marie O'Connell
Sound Archivist/Sound Engineer/Sound Consultant
Center for Oral History & Cultural Heritage
University of Southern Mississippi
Phone: 601-266-6514
Mobile: 601-329-6911