So here's a weird one. My wife's family has some audio tapes of a journal from a deceased relative. They are hoping to digitize them, but turns out a couple of them had an issue. The issue is that the tape pulled off the spool at the end (tape did not snap, just pulled out). Does anyone know of anyone who would be experienced in repairing these audio tapes well enough that they could be played a few times for the digitization process? And as a side note, is there anything special needed to digitize them?
I don't want to DIY this and wreck them, they are literally irreplaceable. would be much more comfortable giving the job to someone who took money for the work, ya know?