Thanks Mark and the merriest of the season to you too and your family.😊 Don't have as much time as I used to into doing these videos; perhaps in retirement. Glad to see people are enjoying them and finding them useful; and keeping 8 tracks and players going strong! 👍I've been listening to some Christmas 8 tracks lately. Take care and stay safe. Next year will be interesting.

You're very welcome! Same with my family. This record and the Harry Simone "Sing we now of Christmas (aka Little Drummer Boy)" LP, were staple records of Christmas. My Mom also loved the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas records.

That's a great revelation! ☺

When the internal take up spool isn't pulling/turning enough to take up the tape slack, the tape will back up and the capstan will keep pushing it into the cartridge. The pushed in tape has no place to move so it bunches up and starts bending and wrinkling. This mostly happens when the tape on the spool is wound too loose. Too tight and it won't pull out easily. Has to be balanced just right.

I suppose they can aid you in providing separating pressure on the shell halfs. The important thing on these is to SLOWLY flex then press the tabs near their base to prevent them from breaking (some get brittle with age) and start from the exposed tape end, then center and end at the label end.

Sorry, I haven't used this camera for a while and the blurring wasn't expected. Unlike these vintage audio pieces, today's electronics aren't built, or intended, to last.

Danke/Thank you😊

Some amount of extra tightness from a belt creates extra resistance to the motor's rotation. This can create the humming sound but also check the starting capacitor connected to the motor which can fail. If you hear crackling as well, it can be a dirty motor armature where you have to clean off the carbon deposits between the windings gaps. This requires opening the motor which is not always the easiest thing to do.You have to be very careful that you do not damage the delicate carbon brushes.

​@@waukee321thanks. I'll look into this more regarding what you said. See what I can find out.

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You're welcome. Was never released on CD and probably won't be so decided to put it on KZbin.

Yeah I know. Was disappointed with the auto focus not working right. It's an old but well taken care of Sony Cybershot DSC-W200 digital camera. Lens is clean too. In movie mode, you don't have much control over the focus feature.Maybe I can get it working again someday. Thanks for watching; hope it helps

@@waukee321 some of those digital cameras don’t have continuous auto focus. They’ll focus once before hitting the record button and that’s it.

It does have a macro option for photo close-ups, but I don't think it applies to the movie mode. My other videos haven't really had any very close movie shots. You'll notice the more distant shots are much clearer.

@@waukee321 I’m saying the auto focus isn’t continuous. Just fixed focus once you start recording.

Thanks, hoped they helped out. Wow, almost 13 years ago now since I made these videos! More people into 8 tracks now than when I started collecting in 1990 when people couldn't give them away!

You have to be very careful with these laminate type labels. If you fold them in the slightest, they flake off. If you are removing them to get rid of bubbles and to flatten them out see if it's worth the risk first. Try to unpeel them without folding it by lifting in an upward manner while keeping the label flat and straight

Glad it helped!

I've seen old roll catalogs and believe all 8 of his Impromptus were available on rolls. I also have the Op 142 No 3 "Rosamunde" variations played by Lazarus but the ending has some damage. Hope I can get it fixed and recorded at some point.

For tracking/aligning the holes over the tracker bar.

Easy: Columbia, Capitol, Warner Bros. Hard: GRT, Ampex, Some United Artists, pink 5 tabs with felt springs.

Not that I am aware of.

Yes you're very welcome. I think it has a lot of sentimental value to several families. I couldn't imagine a Christmas without listening to it!

I'm so glad it made you as happy as it made me and my family. I figured since Polydor or other record companies never released it on CD (and probably never will), being so long ago, I would post it here

Thank you