8mm Forum: "loop re-established"

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Posted by Christopher Allison (Member # 1867) on February 19, 2010, 11:13 AM:

I seen this on E-bay but i don't understand what the seller is talking about. Can anyone shed some light on this.

"Print is well worn, needing loop re-established during projection."

Buster Keaton

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on February 19, 2010, 11:16 AM:

I beleive he is saying that the picture is jumping so often during the projection. So we need to keep pressing the loop lever.

cheers,

Posted by Joerg Polzfusz (Member # 602) on February 19, 2010, 12:00 PM:

Hi,

I guess that Winbert is correct. The cause for this "jumpiness" are most likely either tons of splices or worn out perforation holes or a shrunk print...
... in any case it sounds like your bid shouldn't exceed the price of four EMPTY reels as the film itself is most likely "unprojectable" [Wink]

Jörg

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