On Sun, Feb 26, 2006 at 08:39:29PM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:
> And DO break the budget if you ever come across one of Cooks 78 rpm lp's
> still in playable condition after all these years. Use a fresh,
> 0.3x0.7 thousanths eliptical tipped diamond needle, set at about 3/4
> gram, in a Shure V-15 cartridge in a good arm and on a good turntable,
> sit back and enjoy the acoustic experience of a lifetime. But clean it
> first, with dish soap and warm water, and a velvet pad to remove as
> much of the decades of grime you can from the grooves, then rinse well
> with distilled water so you don't leave its minerals behind as it
> dries. Don't play it first as that will just further embed the grit
> into the plastic. They are priceless recordings of yesterdays
> excellence, please treat them with the respect they deserve.
Arrrrrg, is washing really ok for old records? I have heard about it but
never risked it, does the "dish soap" have to be a certain type.?
ahh the memories ... the Shure V-15 cartridge :-)
-- Chris. ======Received on Sun Mar 19 08:15:01 2006
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