Greg Glenn
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Post by Greg Glenn on Jan 15, 2019 23:52:43 GMT
Ralph Rose, cool thanks for that.
I cleaned out the basement of WAPI-tv in Birmingham, AL years ago and what a massive mess that was. On the air as WAFM in 1949. Ceiling falling in, no AC or heat. Rescued about 50,000 feet of 16mm film, both mag. and optical tracks and I don't know how many hundred U-matic tapes. The KATU basement condition is not surprising.
I have never been to Oregon so no idea how the tape made it this far east.
Also, thanks Mark Tinkler. Am in contact with the Paley Center who are interested in the tape. They asked if I could get it to New York. No I can't. So we will see where this goes.
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Post by John Wall on Jan 16, 2019 0:47:30 GMT
Ralph Rose, cool thanks for that. I cleaned out the basement of WAPI-tv in Birmingham, AL years ago and what a massive mess that was. On the air as WAFM in 1949. Ceiling falling in, no AC or heat. Rescued about 50,000 feet of 16mm film, both mag. and optical tracks and I don't know how many hundred U-matic tapes. The KATU basement condition is not surprising. I have never been to Oregon so no idea how the tape made it this far east. Also, thanks Mark Tinkler. Am in contact with the Paley Center who are interested in the tape. They asked if I could get it to New York. No I can't. So we will see where this goes. How much would it cost to post it? |
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Greg Glenn
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Post by Greg Glenn on Jan 16, 2019 1:55:49 GMT
Postage? Nowhere near as bad as I thought. In the neighborhood of $10 to $12 US.
That's no big deal. I will probably send the reel to the New York branch of the Paley Center.
Not UK material I know but thanks everyone for the input and advice.
More to follow.....
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Post by Peter Stirling on Jan 16, 2019 15:59:53 GMT
Postage? Nowhere near as bad as I thought. In the neighborhood of $10 to $12 US. That's no big deal. I will probably send the reel to the New York branch of the Paley Center. Not UK material I know but thanks everyone for the input and advice. More to follow..... Yes Greg keep posting with your progress and ups and downs on this ..an adventure is always a good read.  |
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Post by Greg Glenn on Jan 27, 2019 22:22:45 GMT
Update: final answer from the Paley Center in NYC was "we'll take it" if I pay postage. OK, fine.
But it will be a loooong wait for transfer as many 2" tapes are ahead of me.
Hanging on to the reel for now as I'll probably never see it or the contents again if I just send it off.
Trying another avenue....
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Post by Paul Vanezis on Jan 27, 2019 23:20:53 GMT
Update: final answer from the Paley Center in NYC was "we'll take it" if I pay postage. OK, fine. But it will be a loooong wait for transfer as many 2" tapes are ahead of me. Hanging on to the reel for now as I'll probably never see it or the contents again if I just send it off. Trying another avenue.... Greg, If you want some other options in the US, PM me. Regards, Paul |
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Post by RWels on Jan 28, 2019 15:21:48 GMT
Update: final answer from the Paley Center in NYC was "we'll take it" if I pay postage. OK, fine. But it will be a loooong wait for transfer as many 2" tapes are ahead of me. Hanging on to the reel for now as I'll probably never see it or the contents again if I just send it off. Trying another avenue.... Yes, that sounds very likely. Upshot would be you're one tape poorer. |
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