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I could sit for hours trying to find cassettes to rebuild my collection or leave it to someone else to curate it for me!
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On very old machines like the 1960's Norelco that's in pic 3, it's not uncommon for the heads to have a little weirdness on the edges. Premium tapes from the 1980's don't shed anywhere near as much as do cassettes from the 1960's for example.
Nevertheless, it's very useful in bag making as it's incredibly sticky, very strong and you can bend it around lumps! This is yet another good reason to do regular maintenance to your machines so you know how the heads and roller are doing. Gently cleans away dust, dirt, and oxide buildup without damaging tape heads, guides, or pinch rollers.New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging .
These 4 or 5-star reviews represent the opinions of the individuals who posted them and do not reflect the views of Etsy. Read more about the condition New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is applicable). Some say they have used denatured alcohol on them since dinosaurs roamed the earth and never had an issue. Moreover, saliva will leave a mutinous layer when dried on the heads and thats might not be good for the heads or the tape path.People have recommended MEK( methyl ethyl ketone) although on crystalloy Nakamichi heads I'd be skeptical using that. One of the joys of cassette tape is having to look for a bic pen to try to manually rewind a tape a machine has eaten!
An avid vinyl collector and coffee addict, I can often be found at a workbench tinkering with a faulty electronic device, tweaking a turntable to extract the last bit of detail from those tiny grooves in the plastic stuff, or relaxing in front of the hi-fi with a good album. If ignored, it just keeps caking on reducing the highs in the audio at first and progressively making the sound muddier. Run through the deck for about 30 seconds, unless longer is needed, to help clean up the cassette head and capstans. Particles that come off magnetic tape can build up on the record and playback heads, reducing the signal quality. For a real in depth look at different cassette formulations and some history check out this instructable.Enjoy your tapes but don't forget to clean more regularly when listening to cassettes made in the 60's and 70's or off brand stuff as they are just as bad. I've been using the same rubbing alcohol since I made my first mixtape in the 1980's and never had an issue. I have to hope so because a TDK HD-01 costs a small fortune and I've never had the confidence to wave a demagnetising wand inside my deck. Classic Cassette Rug, 90s Rug, Tape Rug, Retro Design Rug,Non Slip Carpet, Custom Cassette Rug, Music Rug, Living Room Rug, Unique Gift. After a couple of cycles the heads came up looking new with no noticeable wear, and most of the dirt was gone from the rest of the tape path with only a few stubborn particles left to be scraped away.
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