TomFoolery Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Anybody have any suggestions for the treatment of audio tapes that have been water damaged? Any ideas are truly appreciated... Cheers J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 I have in the past removed the tape from the case and put it in a new case,then fast forwarded it and rewound it,although this hasn't worked with all it has with some.Then I transfer it to CDR,seems they don't last too long after they have been wet. Have you tried to play it yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomFoolery Posted January 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Nah, been too busy trying to deal with all the other shite involved with 60,000 gallons of water surging through three furnished rooms... I think the tapes are being tackled today. We'll give that a go. Its going to be a bitch. There are some pretty priceless tapes that I'm sure will never be found again. My personal fav is a 72 Santana/Buddy Miles. I think I'm going to cry just thinking about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Ouch... Well,good luck with the clean up I do alot of transfering from cassette to CDR,if they are playable that may be the best option for preserving them,even if they have a touch of a "wobble" in them now & then,I'd say get them out of the cases and open any that have obvious water inside them,somtimes this involves carefully cracking the case open,which sadly also ruins the case. Wish I could be of more help here but its hard to tell via the internet. May I ask what happened that 60,000 gallons of water surged through your home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 May I ask what happened that 60,000 gallons of water surged through your home? When listening to Phish gets way too literal. AD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomFoolery Posted January 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 A pipe burst on the while we (its my gf's place) were away (11 days). Unfortunately, the landlord didn't install a drain on the floor. Fortunately, the shower stall floor was only 3 inches off the main floor so most of the water drained through the shower drain. Thanks for the tips! Fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 damn huh? sorry to hear it Jay, pass my sympathies along to Kayte for me... lousy time of the year for dealing with a flood... loosing valuables sucks anytime hope you guys had a pretty good weekend in any case (a few friends from here headed out to visit you guys, I almost jumped on board but opted to stick in town) cheers, Jhamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 ahhh,thats who it is.(thanks Jhamie) Sorry to hear about that Jay,all the best in the clean-up. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomFoolery Posted January 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Thanks gents... J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomFoolery Posted January 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 PS - Kayte passes on her best to ya both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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