Please don't answer this if you are over 30
Feb 22, 2024 13:04:34 #
whfowle wrote:
The recorded word and the written word as well as lead is used to record in both.
You are on the right track.
Feb 22, 2024 13:14:32 #
Ok, the answer:
The pencil was used almost exclusively to tighten a tape by winding it back into the housing. Sometimes it was a little loose but other times if a tape was stuck in the machine, you might end up with a foot or more of loose tape and it was the go-to way of winding the tape tight.
The other aspect of the pencil (or it could have been a pen) was to write down the lyrics of a song. Programs like Lyric Cafe or Youtube didn't exist back then. Nowadays one can just call up the lyrics on any number of sites online. Also, the pencil (or pen) was used to write the songs on the lined card that came in the blank cassette case. You would write the songs or other spoken material in order on the cards. You would also write the name of the album or program on the spine of the card where it wrapped around from the front to the side of the case.
In the future, I will try to find a puzzle that isn't dependent on age! I didn't realize the average age was 80 on here! Why, it makes me at 73 feel like a youngster!!
The pencil was used almost exclusively to tighten a tape by winding it back into the housing. Sometimes it was a little loose but other times if a tape was stuck in the machine, you might end up with a foot or more of loose tape and it was the go-to way of winding the tape tight.
The other aspect of the pencil (or it could have been a pen) was to write down the lyrics of a song. Programs like Lyric Cafe or Youtube didn't exist back then. Nowadays one can just call up the lyrics on any number of sites online. Also, the pencil (or pen) was used to write the songs on the lined card that came in the blank cassette case. You would write the songs or other spoken material in order on the cards. You would also write the name of the album or program on the spine of the card where it wrapped around from the front to the side of the case.
In the future, I will try to find a puzzle that isn't dependent on age! I didn't realize the average age was 80 on here! Why, it makes me at 73 feel like a youngster!!
Feb 22, 2024 13:44:59 #
W9OD
Loc: Wisconsin
My Discover card is an image of a cassette tape. I get a lot of comments, under 30, what’s that, over 30, they laugh.
Feb 22, 2024 14:04:07 #
Pencil was used to rewind the tape back into the case. You do not see cassette tapes at a record store just like the 8 track tapes. They are both long gone.
Feb 22, 2024 14:38:15 #
As an old bench tech, I always used the barrel of the original BIC pen. It fit better.
The soft wood of the pencil would wear down with continued use.
The soft wood of the pencil would wear down with continued use.
Feb 22, 2024 15:02:04 #
Write on the cassette label with point side and rewind/fast forward the cassette with the eraser side.
Feb 22, 2024 15:23:44 #
I hear they are making a comeback, and young people are discovering that the sound quality is better than mp3.
I still have my Sony Walkman around here somewhere ...
I still have my Sony Walkman around here somewhere ...
Feb 22, 2024 17:53:08 #
Bridges wrote:
Below is a photo -- there are two aspects of the cassette and pencil relationship. Can you name them?
I know the answer but since I’m way over 30 I can’t posted it. I don’t know if I would like to be 30 again, the world is very confusing with all the computers around.
Feb 22, 2024 18:09:53 #
Feb 22, 2024 19:25:34 #
If the cassette was played in the woods & there was nothing to hear it the pencil wood/ would? (Pardon the pun) :-) is that it ?
Feb 22, 2024 19:29:44 #
If the cassette was played in the woods & there was nothing to hear it the pencil wood/ would? (Pardon the pun) :-) is that it ?
Feb 22, 2024 22:42:19 #
nlvhal
Loc: North Las Vegas,NV.
The pencil can be used to manually wind the cassette forward or backward.
Feb 22, 2024 22:54:02 #
BBurns wrote:
As an old bench tech, I always used the barrel of the original BIC pen. It fit better.
The soft wood of the pencil would wear down with continued use.
The soft wood of the pencil would wear down with continued use.
True, but all of us non-bench techs would have most likely not worn a pencil out! The old Bic pens were a slightly better fit but there were not as many of those laying around as the old #2 hardwood pencils.
Feb 23, 2024 00:05:43 #
Just noticed the name of the band, along with the cassette title, the music and the band members are over 30 years old. I have both of them. CDs and on Compact Disk.
Feb 23, 2024 01:33:27 #
bnsf wrote:
Better let them go !!The band members are over 30 years old. I have both of them.
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