Whammy! and TAPE LA present a VCR Maintenance Workshop!

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Machine maintenance is at the heart of tape-based media preservation and collecting. Dirty heads can create major damage and unwanted wear on tapes. Cleaning tape heads and the inside of your VCR is one of the most fundamental skills to learn as a VHS collector. AV Archivist Jackie Forsyte will go over the basic best practices for VCR upkeep including cleaning heads and other easily accessible parts.

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All supplies will be provided. Just show up with a VCR to clean.*

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2 - 4pm

normal shop hours: 12-7pm

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TAPE LA is non-profit organization with a mission to preserve, create, exhibit and promote home and artist-made analog media.

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*Please note that we will not be accommodating combo TVs with built-in VCRs for this workshop. This is for standalone, consumer grade, VCRs only.

*This workshop is focused on maintenance, not repair. The intention of the class is to provide guidance and instruction to help keep your already functioning deck, functioning the best that it can. We can promise you will be under the guidance and instruction of a skilled technician, however many VCRs have been acquired through thrift stores or otherwise have an unknown history - occasional issues may be discovered during a cleaning that were previously latent - we are not liable for VCR malfunctions due to prior issues or due to attendee error.

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