Ever wanted to learn how to repair your own videotapes? Want to have a keener eye to spot mold or sticky shed syndrome. Welcome to collectors, enthusiasts, and archivists alike for Videotape Repair Workshop! This is a very hands-on opportunity to learn the skills you’ve always wanted to keep your tapes alive and running.

In this workshop you’ll learn how to:

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- Identify major forms of decay including mold and sticky shed syndrome.

- Learn how to disassemble and reassemble a VHS tape

- Learn how to splice VHS

- Use a mold cleaner

- Discover the process of baking (dehydrating) videotapes for sticky shed

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Taught by Jackie Forsyte, T.A.P.E.’s Technical Director and an Audio Visual Preservationist.

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Tuesday 3/10
7:00PM

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12 capacity

$40 general admission, $35 for Whammy! or T.A.P.E. members

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Presented by T.A.P.E. - a Los Angeles based 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to facilitating support for analog media through free digitizing, education, hands-on training, equipment rentals and volunteer opportunities. Teach, archive, preserve, exhibit.

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Whammy! is located in the REAR unit of 2514 Sunset Blvd, entrance access is via Rampart Blvd.