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Thread ID: 86205	2008-01-08 03:39:00	Sticky Audio Cassette	B.M. (505)	PC World Chat

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628355	2008-01-08 03:39:00	Ok guys another little problem . :) I’ve been saving my old 78’s, 45’s, Tapes & Cassettes to disks as MP3’s but I've struck a wee problem . I’ve got this one cassette that is fine electronically/musically but mechanically it won’t rewind fully or play at the right speed in patches . Simply put it’s sticking in places . I can feel the friction winding the reels with a paper clip and changing players doesn’t help . Any suggestions before I operate? :D :eek:	B.M. (505)
628356	2008-01-08 03:45:00	Hmm, I take it the tape hasn't been played in some time? Does it feel like it is going to snap when you rewind some of it with a pencil? Also another thing is tape can stretch if it is forced to rewind, when you listen to it, it will play ok for 3 - 4 seconds and then have 'squabble' sound like it has just speed up for a split second. here is a tip from the site in the link: You can fix a bad cassette tape by carefully removing the screws that hold the cassette together, then rewinding the tape on the two spools and across the pad between them. If you're working on a treasured tape you don't want to toss, buy a new tape that looks just like it, then take it apart to see how things should look. You may even be able to borrow a part or two from the new cassette to fix the old one. www.fixitclub.com	rob_on_guitar (4196)
628357	2008-01-08 03:52:00	Temporary fix, hold cassette in one hand by the label sides on one end, whack it side on, onto your other hand, will line up sides of spool.	feersumendjinn (64)
628358	2008-01-08 04:33:00	Yes absolutely, do as feersumendjinn says, then turn it over and do the same with the other side from both ends of the tape. The other solution of putting the tape into a new identical case can work but often the problem, which is solved by the first method, is that the tape is layered by past rewinding and fast forwarding in the middle of playing, to repeat favourite parts of the tape. I also find that rewinding and fast forwarding from one end of the tape to the other a number of times can also help in some cases.	zqwerty (97)
628359	2008-01-08 04:53:00	I also find that rewinding and fast forwarding from one end of the tape to the other a number of times can also help in some cases. Yup that too	rob_on_guitar (4196)
628360	2008-01-08 05:23:00	Feersumendjinn and zqwerty are correct, although I usually use the corner of the table and whack it hard on both sides. Works like a charm. Always pays to wind it all the way through afterward just to be certain, as rob on guitar says. Don't think I'd want to pull one apart too often, though. Very fiddly. Not certain that I would put that sort of quality to an mp3, though. Hopefully you would use an audio editor to at least remove the tape hiss.	Roscoe (6288)
628361	2008-01-08 16:08:00	Reminds me of why I hated cassettes, but I used them as I hated LP's. I'm talking about in the 70's. Regards Digby	Digby (677)
628362	2008-01-08 16:12:00	I also find that rewinding and fast forwarding from one end of the tape to the other a number of times can also help in some cases.This usually does the trick :) although I usually only need to do this once each way	Myth (110)
628363	2008-01-08 23:13:00	Only thing is if its stretched due to heat or excessive rewinding manually etc, the tape is pretty much a goner.	rob_on_guitar (4196)
628364	2008-01-08 23:28:00	Thanks guys, I knew you could be relied on. :) What I did in the end was wind the tape to about the middle. Then wind each spool back a bit to take some tension off. Then give it the whack treatment. I got the song I wanted off and the tape is playing ok but there is this squeak, squeak, squeak…….. coming from the cassette. I was going to operate, but the cassette it sealed together not screwed like some. Anyway, the job’s done thanks to everyone. :thumbs:	B.M. (505)
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