Larry Blumenfeld wrote:

Aaron Bicchieri wrote:

Daniel & Kathy Gibson wrote:

Has anyone else noticed that the tape seems skinnier in these carts?
When I splice them, the sensing tape comes right up to the edges of the
tape. Just what was RCA up to anyway? Who made these carts for them?

Cap'n Dan

I haven't noticed the tape being narrower throughout the loop, but I
have noticed that quite frequently the tape has been trimmed down at the
splice on those carts. What it looks like to me is the splice was put
on, and then someone trimmed the edges with a pair of scissors. Some of
these babies are WAY narrow at the splice.

I think I remember you mentioning something about people doing splices
freehand at the factory, without using a splicing block. Maybe that's
what went on here, and then they just went "snip snip" after the splice.

Is it possible that this is why your splices seem to overhang? Quite
often what I will do is cut the tape back an inch or so in each
direction, before splicing, to get back to full-width tape.

AB

Haven't you guys ever heard of the "Gibson Girl" splicer? Danno, you of all
people should know this. The Gibson Girl was a "pinup" from the 1890's who
always had an impossibly thin waist. Robins manufactured a splicer that
trimmed the outer edge of the tape (and splice) into a narrowed curve - like
a "Gibson Girl"s waist. I'm guessin that this is what was used to trim the
splices at the factory. I still have one of these I use from time to time on
open reel tapes.

Happy trails,
Larry B.
(what a pleasure, a post on this group that's actually about 8 tracks...)

Gibson girls I know about....the splicer I do not! This may indeed be the
culprit. Any chance of us seening a picture of one?

Danno

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