Cassette Tape Repair Services  

    

Please Note! , I no longer repair homemade cassette tapes. In many cases these used a different formulation than the commercially recorded ones.  And they don't hold up well over the years.  So for these I recommend Mark at Audio Restorations .  He can repair them and transfer them to a digital format (highly recommended).  

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As far as commercial releases go, in most cases I also no longer repair the sealed style cassettes (shell not held together with screws) if the splicing tape that joins the leader tape and actual play tape together has failed.  And the tape ends are inside the carts.  The only way to repair this is to pop open the cassette shell.  And this results in the outer shell being ruined most of the time.  This can be a time consuming repair and most titles are still readily available on eBay, etc. So it is best to have these tuned up before this happens.  If this happens when I am doing a tune up on your tape, then I will replace the shell with a generic one free of charge.  

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The only exception to this would be if you have something that is extremely rare.  Then I am willing to do that repair for you.  But there would be an extra charge for replacing the shell and making a generic replacement label.  

 

For rare tapes of all kinds (sealed style shell and the type held together with Phillips head screws) that keep causing your machine to stop after a few seconds/minutes.  Or that are playing really slowly.  This is typically a sign that the dry lubricant used in the tape has degraded and the tape is slightly sticking to itself (or the pad is way to stiff). I can attempt to relubricate the tape.  Relubrication is $10 per tape.   

 

Standard Tune Up:  $5 per tape

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(All carts, including the sealed style in which the leader tape/play tape are still connected)​

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Replace splicing tape between leader tape/play tape, both reels.

 

Replace pad if its missing, loose or too stiff (felt style)

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Replace foam/felt style pad if equipped

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Cart shells held together with screws and rare sealed type carts that need to be opened up - if necessary replace broken reels (both sides for matching set)

 

Play tape completely through one side to check for signs of degraded lubricant, sound quality and mechanical noises. 

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Standard Tune Up Rare Sealed style cassette taht needs opened up $7 per tape if new shell is required.

 

All of the above and if necessary a "new" cassette shell (screw type).  With a new generic label.

 

Relubrication (rare sealed style cassettes and all screw type) $10 per tape

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This process does require me to open up the cassette shell.  Tape also receives complete tuneup and replacement of any parts necessary, including cassette shell. 

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Shipping and payment Details: 

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I accept Checks and Postal Money Orders (make sure they can be deposited via a mobile device). Make Checks and Money Orders payable to the name below please.

 

Or you can purchase the amount of repairs you need via my web store (US Customers only, Repair jobs from outside the U.S will need to be billed via Paypal Invoice):

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https://www.8trackavenue.com/product-page/8-track-avenue-tape-repair-service

 

If you would like a different shipping service than what I offer in the web store, I can make up an invoice for you once the repairs are complete.  ​

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If you are a U.S customer and you are not paying for your repair job with a Check or Postal Money Order, please purchase your repairs from the web store before sending them out. 

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My shipping address:

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Jon Costantino

P.O Box 516

Merlin, OR 97532

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USA Customers, no more than 40 tapes total please.  You can ALWAYS send more out once your job is complete :) 

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​How I Handle Return Shipping:

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USA Customers Only: 1 to 19 Tapes, Customer pays the shipping both ways.  Media Mail is the cheapest and my default way of shipping your tapes back to you.  Depending on the amount of tapes and how they are packed, typically between $3 and $7 with insurance.   I can ship them back to you Priority Mail if you would prefer.

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USA Customers Only: 20 + Tapes and I pay the return shipping via Media Mail.  As stated above, I can ship them back to you via Priority Mail but you will incur most of the shipping cost ( will subtract the amount I would have paid shipping them back to you via Media Mail from the total).  

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I am happy to do repairs for my Canadian and European Customers.  However you will have to pay for shipping to me here in the U.S and back to your country.  Return shipping is typically USPS Priority Mail International (I can also ship UPS).

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