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. ======
