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Rust on open reel tape hubs

Tapes preserved after hub replacement

Preservation of master tapes

Preservation of master tapes

Master tape dried out splice

Warped master tape: no more steady contact with the playback head

Magnetic viewer

Mono "full track" recording

Magnetic viewer

2 track stereo recording

Warp and cracks

Chemical degradation of an original master tape from 1961

Mold

Master tape from 1981

Rust on open reel tape hubs

Tapes preserved after hub replacement

Mold

Original master tape from 1979

Tape recovery

Original master tape from 1955 (before)

Tape recovery

Original master tape from 1955 (after)

Rescue in extremis

Original master tape from 1964 (before)

Rescue in extremis

Original master tape from 1964 (after)

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