I have a cassette tape that has become torn. Is there a way to repair this? I don't mind a little 'skip' in the audio.

DG...I have repaired torn tapes many times and while my method may not be a professional one is surely does work.

What I do is pull out the ends from both sides of the broken tape. Then I use scissors to cut off any twisted or pulled tape, leaving straight cut ends to work with. Then, I simply use a piece of clear adhesive tape (Scotch tape) and tape the 2 ends together making sure they meet edge to edge (also making sure that you tape side A to side A ). Finally, using small scissors, cut the edge of the adhesive tape to meet the edge of cassette tape.

You very well might here a slight skip when playing it back but if your lucky, the tear might have happened in a section where you may not notice a skip.

I've been using this method for over 20 years and so far, repaired tapes have never come undone.

Thanks, Georgia. I was hoping it was that simple, but I wasn't sure. For answering this, you get to open the first present at the AnswerPool Christmas Party.

I'll be sure to arrive with bells on!
So let me know how that repair works for ya.

I too have repaired tapes with tape. (Including reel-to-reel. )
And it does work well!