Posted by
Goloh
18 yrs ago
You probably are fairly old even to know what this is. (Yes, me too.) I have one very old reel of tape, 2-1/4" in diameter, and the tape itself is 1/4" in diameter. It would be great to try to hear the tape but not to the extent of scouring the world to buy something that might not even be made any more. Can anyone suggest/help? This used to fit on what we used before cassette recorders came along.
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I'd try looking into the second-hand electronics shops in Sham Sui Po or similar, the ones that have all sorts of old gadgets. Or if you have friends around the globe - flea markets. Who knows maybe even the local library might have something in their "audio / visual" dept. that can play your tape!
Have fun searching . . . HK isn't a place that keeps lots of old electronics.
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You could ask them:
http://www.taperecorder.co.uk/
Alternatively, it seems that a number of people are selling old tape recorders on Ebay - but it's all second hand and the quality of the tape recorders are difficult to check.
Finding it in Hong Kong might be difficult. My guess, it would be easier in Europe / US.
Maybe you find someone with a machine who would be able and willing to record your tape to a cassette or even CD. Music Studios might be able to assist (although I think they are using 2 inch tapes not 1/4 inch ones).
Good luck.
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Goloh
18 yrs ago
Thanks, both. It's really meant to be a one-off exercise, and you're both right that it's not going to be easy in Hong Kong. I don't even know if this tape has survived those many years, so don't want to invest a lot in finding out--but at least it's portable (not a lot bigger than a pad of Post-It Notes) and there's no great hurry.
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