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Any Mel Blanc Fans in the crowd?

My friend in CA just got a HUGE shipment sent to him from Noel Blanc. The shipment had TONS of audio reel tapes from Mel's studio. It contains syndication stuff, masters, ads, promos, un-edited shows, un-aired pilots....and so on.

Right now we are working on getting old video tapes & 16mm films. Sounds like Noel gave away the 35mm when my friend passed on the films & tapes the first time!

It will take many trips over to CA and many many hours to sort this stuff out, but I'm sure there will be many hidden gems in the lot.

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Yes I am. Tweety Bird and the Flintstones are areas of interest for me. Any Flintstone related stuff would be of inerest to me. Let me know when you have it sorted out.

Bill

Mel Blanc was the best. I grew up loving him. A great find!

Si.

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Woohooo I get to start going through the treasures on Tues.

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Gee, I am envious. Do happen to know the decades the audio tapes were recorded or what brands the tapes are? Do you have a reel to reel recorder? The reason I ask is because some of the tapes may be a stage of deterioration. I can give you info on how to restore to like new. without spending a lot of money and time.

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Dan, a lot of the audio tapes that Mel & Noel had were straight from Glen Glenn. My friend is an audiophile and has ALL needed equipment as well as knowledge with these tapes.

So far we have determined to have ALL of the Vincent Price short (minute and half) show blurbs of ODYSSEY and a bunch if not all of the Rod Serling unreleased 3rd season radio show (his narration part & sponsor ads) that he was working on when he died. Too damn bad they are not the COMPLETE shows! (or at least we have not found them yet)

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Dan, I am interested in your tips on old reel to reel tapes because I have some old tapes of my grandfather playing music and I just bought a reel to reel player (don't have it yet) and I'm not sure the condition of the tapes. They look ok but the storage conditions were warm to say the least. Any advise would help me out.

Thanks, Bill

Bill, if the tapes were made before 1970, then they should fine. If after 1970, the ones that held up well are BASF and Maxell. All the other brands like Ampex, etc. are prong to sticky shed syndrome. That is when the formula starts breaking down on the surface of the tape. The symptoms could be distortion, squealing and a residue left on the tape heads. If they have these symptoms, purchase a food dehydrator from Walmart like this one:

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Transfer the tape o tapes to be processed on to metal reels. Put them in the food dehydrator set at 130 degrees for approximately three hours. When you take them out let them cool for three hours. They should play like new for at least 30 days. I would ventilate the smell from the food processor to the outside. This process can be repeated after 30 days.

You can plug you tape recorder line outs into you computer which should be able to covert analog to a digital format like mp3. You can download free software like Audacity for you recording on your computer.

Here is more info on sticky shed syndrome: http://audio-restoration.com/baking.php This article suggests using an electric oven. I would use the dehydrator instead because you cook food in the oven.

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Thanks for the info Dan.

Any Flintstone tidbits Wayne?

Bill