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Bradford A Moore
Master Film Handler

Posts: 272
From: Provincetown, Ma
Registered: Jul 2005

posted November 28, 2007 09:52 PM

Hi All,

I just got a Blackhawk print Of Fritz Lang's Kriemildes Revenge, and it has a sound problem. The track seems to be vibrating. I have cleaned it with Filmrenew, which I generally use and works with no problem. Could this be a fault in the print or decomposing of the track over time? Any Thoughts, Would be helpful.

Thanks, Brad

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John Clancy
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1954
From: Cornwall
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 30, 2007 06:19 AM

Possibly your projector just doesn't like that print. Can you try it on another projector?

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Lee Mannering
Film God

Posts: 3216
From: The Projection Box
Registered: Nov 2006

posted November 30, 2007 08:07 AM

Hi. If the print is on acetate and badly shrunken the projector may be loosing its lower loop of film. This would cause the flutter of the sound.

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Mark Todd
Film God

Posts: 3846
From: UK
Registered: Aug 2003

posted November 30, 2007 09:18 AM

Hi Brad do you have any filgaurd at all as it will do a lot more good with an old acetate print far more greasy lubey, filmrenew is good in some ways but often helps little on an old dry acetate print and does little to ease prints through.
I`d bet a current bun filmgaurd would do the trick.
Best Mark

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Bradford A Moore
Master Film Handler

Posts: 272
From: Provincetown, Ma
Registered: Jul 2005

posted November 30, 2007 03:43 PM

I tried running it through My Bolex, and it runs fine. In was having the problem with My Elmo st 8oo. Thanks for the suggestions.

Brad

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Antoine Orsero
Master Film Handler

Posts: 374
From: marseille france
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 30, 2007 04:13 PM

With your Bolex, try to copy the sound from the second track of film! Then remade you the opposite and see whether the sound is better maintaining on your Elmo.

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Tony

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Bradford A Moore
Master Film Handler

Posts: 272
From: Provincetown, Ma
Registered: Jul 2005

posted December 03, 2007 05:00 PM

Hey All,

I have a new possibility, that it may have been a Blackhawk Answer print, that has sound issues. Some clues are a extra lable of the film printed over the old one and a little blue sticker on the side of the box. I have run a few other films since, that sound fine. Also the problem isn't through out the print, reel three, four and most of five sound great. Any one else have any similar problems especially with Blackhawk. Over all they build up most of my library, but have found other issues a long the way of collecting Blackhawk.

Brad

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