Servo reproduction apparatus, servo reproduction head, reproduction head, and method of producing a magnetic tape

A reproduction head, comprising:

• a plurality of servo elements each reading a servo pattern recorded on a plurality of servo bands in a magnetic tape including the plurality of servo bands,
• the reproduction head having a length direction in a width direction of the magnetic tape and a width direction in a length direction of the magnetic tape,
• the reproduction head having a facing surface that includes a first region and a second region and faces the magnetic tape, the first region corresponding to a position where the servo element is provided in the length direction of the reproduction head, the second region corresponding to a position where the servo element is not provided in the length direction of the reproduction head, and
• a width of the second region in the width direction of the reproduction head being narrower than a width of the first region in the first direction on the facing surface, or
• a plurality of grooves that is along the width direction of the reproduction head and arranged in the length direction of the reproduction head being formed in the second region on the facing surface.