The Mellotron Group

Bernie, with a Han-D-Mag you can de-mag a headblock in a minute or two. But 
 that thing is not to be trifled with. It will do all kinds of cool things 
but  can really fuck up your shit. Get your tapes out of the room. Do all 
the heads  at once... Power on... slowly sweep from head to head... move the 
HCM away and  unplug.
 
The magnetometer is the thing. It lets you know for sure if or where you  
have problems, and it lets you know if you solved them. No guessing.
 
Later you might want to get the Han-D-Mallet... for when nothing else is  
working right.
 
 
In a message dated 3/8/2013 11:48:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
tron400@yahoo.com writes:

 
 
 
Thanks for those links, Frank.

Bernie

--- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ,  lsf5275@... wrote:
>
> Han-d-mag 
> 
> __http://usrecordingmedia.com/handmagdebyr.html__ 
(http://usrecordingmedia.com/handmagdebyr.html_)   
> (_http://usrecordingmedia.com/handmagdebyr.html_ 
(http://usrecordingmedia.com/handmagdebyr.html) )  
> 
> Getting a good magnetometer is a good idea. I find mine to  be 
indispensable 
> 
> __http://www.rbannis.com/products/handmags.html__ 
(http://www.rbannis.com/products/handmags.html_)   
> (_http://www.rbannis.com/products/handmags.html_ 
(http://www.rbannis.com/products/handmags.html) )  
> 
> 
> In a message dated 3/6/2013 12:33:34 P.M. Eastern  Standard Time, 
> tron400@... writes:
> 
> 
> 
>  
> Hey Frank, when I do a search on Man-D-Mag, I just get hits on Mad  
> Magazine.
> 
> Bernie
> 
> --- In __newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) _  
> (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) )  , lsf5275@ wrote:
> >
> > Buy a Man-D-Mag and a  humidifier.
> > 
> > 
> > In a message dated  3/6/2013 6:54:32 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
> > tron400@  writes:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  Well, not just M400's.
> > 
> > Yesterday, after turning  mine on and letting it warm up, I did the arm 
> > across the  keyboard trick to the end of the tapes and 3 of them didn't 
> return.  
> > I had to remove the keyboard to release them (loosening the  pinch 
roller 
> > and pad didn't do it).
> > 
> > I  played with one of the keys until the tape wouldn't return, even 
after  
> > removing the keyboard. The tape had bunched up in front of the  
capstan. 
> When 
> > I unbunched it, I found that a small tape  loop had gotten in between 
the 
> > capstan and the long felt pad in  front of the capstan. The tape 
decided 
> to 
> > take this  route instead of going into the spill box. Static? The room 
is 
> >  pretty dry with forced air heat.
> > 
> > I haven't ever  demagged the heads or capstan. Does that sound like 
what 
> > needs  to be done? I have an old fashioned head demagnetizer (this 
kind: 
>  > ___http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg___ 
(http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg__)   
> (_http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg__ 
(http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg_) )  
> > (__http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg__ 
(http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg_)   
> (_http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg_ 
(http://www.splicit.com/images/Demagnetizer2.jpg) )  ) ), but I'm not sure it will work on the 
> capstan. 
> >  Suggestions?
> > 
> > Bernie
>  >
>