I have the same problem with an old reel to reel machine and I use contact
cleaner and that fixes the squealing noises. Of course if you use too much,
it stops being effective.
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From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: if I knew you were coming I'd have baked a tape


> I tried baking a cassette with no luck.  I have several cassettes I bought
> several years back that squeal.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 10:21 PM
> Subject: if I knew you were coming I'd have baked a tape
>
>
> >         I found lots of good information on tape restoration, and the
> evolution of
> > tape.  I always wondered why my cheap radio shack tape works perfectly
and
> > my expensive tape made ten years later, does not.  Now I know.
> > Assuming that their are other people with recordings on here, old air
> > checks, qsts, etc.  Here is a good link.
> > http://www.tangible-technology.com/tape/baking1.html
> > Once I learned from you guys, that the method is to bake a tape, the
rest
> > was simple.
> >
>