1. I love tapes!

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2. The Pfantone tape reminds me of something interesting about trademark law. It is not always necessary that somebody infringes yout trademarked name exactly. Even if it is "close enough to be confusing in the marketplace" it can be infringing. The "marketplace" is not ALL industry but your segment of the industry. For example, "Quik Stik" has had a couple dozen "owners" and six are still "live" today. But they are in different market segments such as holding up an air conditioner, flooring material adhesive, and underground roof supports for mining. A product in one segment is "not likely" to be confused with one in another. But there can be problems with just being similar within an industry. For example, I was with a small company wanting to trademark "Soniflo" which was an ultrasonic water sensor. Sony sent us a nastygram saying it was too close to their name "Sony". Pretty hard to fight Sony because both companies made electronics products and, well, how do you fight Sony? We changed it to "SonicFlo" and didn't bother to try and trademark it. I could see Pfantone and Frantone being close enough, and in the same broad electronics industry, that it could be argued that "a customer might be confused." Of course, another question would be – who had it first.

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3. I'm waiting for the launch of your new company "FranSteel", to sell things like phono cartridges, styli, etc.

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4. 😂 I love the little custom theme tunes

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5. Interesting this is a 45min cassette (22.5mins per side) might be for computer program use?

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6. Though cassettes are making something of a comeback (even some of our hobby band's old demos from the early 90:s were recently published on a cassette, I have it on the table right in front of me so yes, new ones are made again) I don't think it's such a great format. Sure, back in the day it was very useful as there really were no alternatives for portable use or car stereos but it does not deliver a particularly high sound quality even when new and will deteriorate quite fast especially if used in a car or something like that. It was more of a short term storage for music, not something to last for decades like a vinyl.

   Still, there's a lot of nostalgia of course, from the cassettes we used to listen while driving around in our first cars or on a walkman to loading C64 games on them. Maybe I'll see if my Walkman can still be found and works so I can listen to my cassettes. I still have a few old mix tapes from the 90:s in addition to the new one, it might be interesting to see if there's anything worth listening on them.

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7. Pfantone was a brand that also sold LP accessories. Felt record cleaners. The inserts for 45 rpm records. Steel stylus for your Victrola. There also was a make of phonograph stylus called "Pfanstiehl", same company but branded differently. Back in the 80s I worked at a small town electronics and music store that sold the two brands.

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8. When i was a kid in the 70s i did an experiment with
   "Armor All" car upholstery sealer on a scratchy 45 r.p.m record and it played prettier. I don't know how long it would last though.

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9. Cassettes are good stuff. Have many and they sound just as good 30 years laters as they did new. I do like them a lot. Key is to keep the player in good order/clean/. The Analog Band needs to be recorded on that tape.

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10. Hihi you could tinker around a tape delay effect with cassette player components. The Pfrantone limited edition.

    I'd love to make one where I'd slide the reading head manually. I'd use either a Walkman or a flat desk recorder for more space inside. But I'm lazy.

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11. Back in the 1970s I ordered Pfanstiehl cassettes by mail order from an outfit in New York because they were a good value. I used them in my heavy duty Wollensak deck (brother to the Advent 201).

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