Open-Reel Tape Machine Repair

Since Reel Resilience repairs tape machines, it was a natural progression to offer a "tape-baking" and transfer service for the tapes that play on them. So now we do.

The service entails:

Baking the tape (if the make requires it) and storing it in a sealed bag with a silica gel packet. If the tape was originally packed in a cardboard box this is stored separately.
The tape is played on a professional machine, adjusted for the correct speed, audio level, stereo balance and phase and recorded to an PC using a industry standard audio editor application.
The resultant 16bit 48kHz digital WAV files is delivered to you via an FTP service.

Rates: Priced per reel per side (or play through), excluding the cost of baking, from:

5" spools (or smaller): £12.00 each
7" spools: £18.00 each
10.5" spools: £30.00 each
Transfer to CD £20.00 each

Note: The CD will be supplied in a paper sleeve and will not be printed.

Baking of tapes suffering from 'Sticky Shed Syndrome': £10/reel or £20 up to four reels

Note: Tape baking is only a temporary fix, at best six months under good storage conditions, after that the tape will have absorbed moisture to the point it will start top effect the binder again.

All prices x VAT and delivery charges if applicable.

To enquire about giving a second-life to your treasured tapes, please contact us via the Enquiry or Book A Repair form below, listing the number of tapes you have and their spool diameters.