Services

ARCHIVAL RESTORATION

• LIBRARY CLEANING & INSPECTION
  Cost-effective cleaning and inspection of your collection reduces dropout and head clogs during duplication, conditions the tape for storage and identifies tapes suffering from damage or decay.

• MASTER REJUVENATION
  Employing a variety of proven techniques, we restore aging or decayed tapes that "just won't play."

• TREATMENT FOR BINDER HYDROLYSIS
  Application of proven techniques to return audio & videotapes to playable condition.

• RESIZING/RETENSIONING/CREASE REMOVAL
  Eliminate or reduce stretching and deformation that interferes with proper signal retrieval and tracking.

• HUB AND SHELL REPAIR
  We have the experience and the parts necessary to make repairs, from replacing dented reels and crushed shells to splicing broken leaders.

• DUPLICATION
  Transfer of obsolete or damaged tapes to modern analog and digital formats.

• OXIDE READHESION
  By reactivating chemical bonds between the recording layer and the tape base we halt oxide flaking and the loss of large sections of recorded material.

• CHEMICAL DECONTAMINATION
  Coffee. Glue. Construction rubble. Sewage. No matter what the contaminant, we apply the proper restoration techniques and return tapes to playable condition.

• FIRE RESTORATION
  We effectively counter the various problems associated with exposure to fire and smoke utilizing processes that dry, decontaminate and repair tapes. After treatment, tapes will look (and play) as good as new!

• FLOOD RECLAMATION
  When a disaster involves water, from light sprinkling to full submersion, our decontamination and dehumidification techniques allow us to salvage tapes you thought were lost.

• ARCHIVAL MANAGEMENT
  From evaluating current storage environments to selecting new formats for remastering, SPECS BROS. finds practical, cost effective solutions tailored to your needs.

• DISASTER PLANNING
  We help you minimize risk and prepare a plan of action to implement if disaster strikes.

• ON-SITE EVALUATIONS
  During disaster planning we minimize your risk factors. During disaster recovery we prevent coincidental damage and maximize your chances of a full recovery.

• RECOVERY COST ESTIMATES
  In any situation, we provide options the "insurer" and the "insured" can live with.

• EXPERT TESTIMONY
  We stand up in court! We bring laboratory testing, chemical analysis and extensive practical experience to the table.