tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984929758779562429.post8331755249628234098..comments2021-05-13T22:32:36.208-04:00Comments on Conversations With My Ancestors: Sentimental Sunday - Reel-to-Reel Tape RecordingsMavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241988882011440597noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984929758779562429.post-43917915926312935012010-01-25T06:36:53.511-05:002010-01-25T06:36:53.511-05:00Carol,
Contacted my cousin to see if she remember...Carol,<br /><br />Contacted my cousin to see if she remembers who sent the last one. Will keep you posted if she remembers anything.<br /><br />Bill,<br /><br />Have some of those old polaroid pictures, too. I think I had one of their first cameras. It only took black and white pictures. Dad bought me that camera. He later went back and got mom probably the first one that took colored pictures. Anyway, my black and white ones are holding up great but mom's colored ones are definitely fading.Mavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241988882011440597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984929758779562429.post-9983848206867178672010-01-25T00:02:43.025-05:002010-01-25T00:02:43.025-05:00What a great reminder for each of us to find any o...What a great reminder for each of us to find any old audio tapes that still exist today - and re-record them digitally, if possible. I had some old poloroid photos in my hand this afternoon... they are starting to fade away...<br /><br />;-)Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984929758779562429.post-4381796175322904432010-01-24T23:17:24.812-05:002010-01-24T23:17:24.812-05:00Renate,
Back then, dad use to always splice a bro...Renate,<br /><br />Back then, dad use to always splice a broken tape back together. Wait, I think I'm thinking of the movies he always made. Will talk about them in another post, maybe.<br /><br />Sandra,<br /><br />I'm not sure how that got started. I think part of it was because my family was cheap, so they definitely weren't going to pick up the phone and call and dad's side of the family wasn't the type that wrote letters, either. I think the exception would be that my cousin Lafrieda and I use to write each other.Mavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241988882011440597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984929758779562429.post-89535617011531655772010-01-24T23:01:29.414-05:002010-01-24T23:01:29.414-05:00Mavis,
Great post! What a creative way to keep in...Mavis,<br />Great post! What a creative way to keep in touch. We never did any thing like that in my family. I wish we had.<br /><br />Sandrasjtaliaferrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04485340969813958339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984929758779562429.post-43657189844466038582010-01-24T20:27:26.444-05:002010-01-24T20:27:26.444-05:00Oh...the reel to reel. Makes me want to go downst...Oh...the reel to reel. Makes me want to go downstairs to the basement, and pull those precious items out!Kathleen Brandt, Professional Genealogisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985508112616184739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984929758779562429.post-54570095953601340812010-01-24T20:11:37.177-05:002010-01-24T20:11:37.177-05:00Hey guys, if you find those tapes, consider consul...Hey guys, if you find those tapes, consider consulting with a specialist that can convert from tape to digitial. OOO, and please report back, what an exciting find that would be! I'll be staying tuned (ooooo, play on words there) to see how you do on this.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984929758779562429.post-39310376323323328162010-01-24T12:57:14.363-05:002010-01-24T12:57:14.363-05:00Wow, Mavis. As if I haven't had enough nudgin...Wow, Mavis. As if I haven't had enough nudging from the ancestors over the past few days, now you've gone and given me another "task" to do! LOL...<br />I don't have as clear a memory as you do of exactly what was on our reel-to-reels, and I don't think we sent them back and forth with anyone, but we did have them, and I know exactly where they are at my mother's house. Time and time again I've bypassed them when I've gone over there to collect things. I've been somewhat afraid to even put them into the player (yes, that's there too) for fear that they might snap and break, as they were so famous for doing if we weren't careful back in the day. But now, inspired by your post, I think I'm going to have to head down to Hampton and give it a try. Somehow, I'm thinking that if nothing else, there will be recording of my (deceased) brother and me in our roles as Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack. Oh, that would be so cool! :)<br /><br />I'll fill you in once the deed is done, and thanks for the nudge!<br /><br />RenateRenate Yarborough Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05289031155721526652noreply@blogger.com