[Dixielandjazz] Tape squeal

[Gerard Bielderman]

Here's a solution I heard from an old Dutch radio technician. I use it on my 
Akai GX-4000D tape recorder. It has a recording head, erase head and 
reproduction head. I paste invisible, age resistent, not shiny sellotape 
over the recording and erase heads and.... the squealing disappears! The 
sellotape has to be replaced regularly. The music on several of my Scotch 
tapes has been rescued in this way. The tapes themselves are getting worser 
and worser. I think it has a lot to do with the quality of the tapes. I 
started with a tape recorder in August 1961 and bought Philips tapes. These 
tapes can still be played while Scotch, some Sony, some Concertape can be 
thrown away.

Gerard Bielderman / Leie 18 / 8032 ZG  ZWOLLE / Netherlands
Publisher of jazz discographies