Hi Y'all, just to pass along the news that AOL is dropping their newsgroup reader service. "...discontinued in early 2005", their message says. Oh, they also apologize for the inconvenience. They must have read too many Douglas Adams novels. later, ron

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Hooboy...some peoples' kids... I picked out a cart for refurbishment after I did my tape tension experiment this morning, and looked in the nose of the thing...WHITE pads? Further disassembly revealed that some moron had crammed a couple of those "styrofoam peanuts" you can never get rid of when...

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In my continuing (futile?) efforts to diagnose performance problems with carts, I decided to try varying the winding tension on the reel of a noticeably stiff late Audiopak to 1.) prevent jams, which had obviously taken place on this particular cart, a troublesome "double album" one) and see if...

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Panasonic's "TNT"/"Dynamite" players have to be some of the most-recognized, but are they the best-made for portable (mono) sound? Are they made to be able to withstand being carried by the plunger, or if I want a "carryable" portable should I get one with a shoulderstrap? Opinions on the...

I am proud to announce that Kathy Gibson has acquired the Win-Gibs company. I have decided to retire from making the Win-Gibs pads due to circumstances beyond my control. I'm 100% certain that Kathy will do an excellent job carrying the Win-Gibs torch, and continue to make a quality product,...

As you all know, DB recommends Wollensak 8-track decks. He says they go for $73 or more at least. Well here's another on ebay, second time it was listed, ended with no bids: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5740349578&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT now, contrast that to my...

On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 01:13:34 -0800, DeserTBoB wrote: All I have to do now is come up with eight more cuts to fill up the tape. Maybe we can get the Track Shack to distribute it? snip OK, how about this? Six songs, each a *******ization of a hit, with lyrics describing...

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Evidently, when Ampex took over the Lear cart manufacturing biz, they used the same shells and the upper guide plate always found in "flatpacks." I did one today, an original Rascals "Time Peace" release, and it was a five hole Ampex (jack screw opening...eek!) with the guide plate and the molten...

I've resuscitated a couple of Yes carts in RCA rivet carts with the "K" tape wrap, and they seem to have the least amount of playing trouble of any of them, including Ampex. No speed problems, spring pads, hard pinch roller, nice plastic shell...I just clean them up, a little PTFE on the pinch...

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On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 05:57:47 GMT, "William W Western" wrote: I am pretty sure some of these bands must be out on the 8 track format. Click on thumbnails and enjoy the captions. http://www.rockandrollconfidential.com/hall/index.php snip A stunningly excellent...

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