[cctalk] Re: Chuck Guzis -- Equipment and Archive

Hi Magnus, Thanks for the link but as I said, this is a field that is still under researched with a lot of misinformation out there especially on the less academic or lab side of things. I understand this stuff and the processes but I am here to help other people understand and acquire these skills for the future. The thing is, if he has custom equipment for it he may have also documented a reliable workflow that could be used in smaller operations, at home setups, etc. I'm looking to further disseminate information as well as continue the research outside of corporate interests. Making sure knowledge is handed off and widely available, including in print form. So while your helping spirit is definitely appreciated, as a professional audio engineer I'm explaining the state of things outside of lab preservation. Not to mention, you can read posts online by professionals even talking trash on the stuff linked. This is exactly how I found out about Chuck years ago. I'm chiming in here because I'm specifically interested in the knowledge Chuck collected, preserving any techniques he hammered into followable steps or additional knowledge not spread, and to share in more ways for others that didn't liaten or haven't figured it out yet. He was someone who knew a lot of tricks and helped a lot of people. Still getting used to the format of this place and apologize of this double posted. And since this is somewhat my introduction for everyone else, I want to also say Hello. I am a Cherokee from the Nation in Oklahoma living off-Rez right now. Although I mentioned audio engineer, I mean it in a very Classical sense having been trained by some old school guys in Fresno and learning a lot about electrical engineering as part of that. Aside from Joe Roizen, I also am relayed to Bill Hickey Jr., who taught me much of what I know about Data on Tape, sending me down this path being himself one of the foremost specialists on data as sound, data pn tape, etc. Which more specifically Data Storage is my tape interest while not just specifically analog signals or audio recording. I also work in language preservation and translation of Cherokee. So I hope all that sort of helps paint why I'm also interested in non-localized information storage or even really in-league with academia as much as archivists, utilitarian, and Indigenous folks surviving with repurposed junk or recovering nearly-lost history. - Lichen