Cassette Tag 2025 - "Two From the Trunk" Video Response

[@jimsmith3477]

Nice Dylan cassettes! great to see someone else in the community who appreciates cassettes!

[@twofromthetrunk9932]

Thanks for jumping on board. Love the Dylan cassettes those are fantastic. The Grateful Dead collection is killer. The dig is the excitement of collecting. It’s nice to discover a fellow cassette lover. The box set is outstanding. The sound is fantastic. Love the walkman. Thanks again. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

[@chuck0021]

Thanks a lot for stopping by. Really appreciate your great feedback and down to earth channel. Will tune in again soon for sure!

[@jimsmith3477]

you mentioned repairing cassettes. curious as to what most of them consisted of? replacing the pad on the top under the tape? i saw that hack in Two From the Trunk and am getting ready to try that out in a nice Chicago tape i got for 99cents

[@chuck0021]

Hello there. Thanks a bunch for stopping by. Indeed, loose or missing pads are a very common problem. Those tend to be a pretty simple fix and there's a lot of great help on youtube. Other repairs are common as well. Sometimes cassettes can look really clean but won't play smooth. Many tapes get stuck or play sluggish. Troubleshooting may be required. Try to imagine the path that the tape travels, monitor the reels as they spin, look for anything that might be rubbing where it shouldn't. Getting inside the shell is another story. It's easy with a screwed shell. Without screws, it's a more surgical process, but can be done with a lot of patience. Other repairs include splicing broken ribbon, replacing parts such as reels or spools, and more. In my experience, it seems most tapes can be saved as long as they aren't too dirty. They're just really old and the parts deteriorate. Certain titles from certain factories can also be known to fail. For example, some rap albums from specific labels break almost every time you test one, even new ones. I reckon it's the adhesive they used to connect the leader to the tape ribbon. Fortunately it's totally fixable with a bit of practice. You used to be able to take tapes to certain shops for repairs like this but it's becoming a lost art nowadays. Anywayyyy, thanks a lot for stopping by and have fun.