Audiophile question...

[mapsedge]

I've been asked by my father-in-law to transfer a cassette tape to CD - it's an impossible to find, very rare tape of Walter Brennan.  The problem is that the tape will only play so far - about 3/4 of the way - before it binds and refuses to continue.  My cassette deck is very sensitive and if it encounters resistance above a certain threshold it stops or reverses the tape.  It does the same thing on fast-forward.

I've wound the tape to the end and back several times.  I've taken the reels and moved them to a new case.  I've repeated the back-and-forth winding.  It turns by hand without any appreciable difference in resistance, but it's a no-go in the equipment.

Any ideas?  I suppose I could wire in my Walkman and brute force my way, and though the fidelity would be somewhat less than what my deck offers it would (possibly) get the job done...

Comments

[zianuray.livejournal.com]

Possibly a silicone spray on the spindles?

[billthetailor.livejournal.com]

The spindles turn okay - it's only when it gets to the last, say, five minutes on the tape that something bogs down, and that's after transferring them to a new case. It's odd.

[cammie018.livejournal.com]

UMKC Music department transfered some old stuff for me once. You might call them.

[brotherwilliam.livejournal.com]

If it will wait a while, I have a Sankyo that usually brute forces through most glitches. Early - mid Dec. there are folks coming your way...

bw

[motherpockets.livejournal.com]

Seymoure is very good at finding the impossible to find on audio. What is the tape in question?

[thebruce.livejournal.com]

Best bet: borrow a vintage cassette deck, rather than use the walkman. I have one, Riley has one, there are certainly several in the local hock shops...

Had I known yesterday, I'd have brought my old Pioneer up there. Oldie but goodie :)

[billthetailor.livejournal.com]

Betcha my brother the radio engineer has one...

[dr-pharmacist.livejournal.com]

This is what I've used to transfer many audio cassette tapes to MP3 format...from there, you obviously can do anything with them, including burning to audio CD.

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=PLUSDECK2C&cpc=SCH

[billthetailor.livejournal.com]

Who would have thought anyone would think to produce a cassette player for a PC. Fun!