product you use for dusting equipment

I use this great big soft fluffy thing on a stick. It could be the tail of a very large Persian cat. It’s made of synthetic fibres that are supposed to be very good at picking up dust. I don’t know about that but it works great and it doesn’t scratch or bump the gear.

I‘ve used it on the plinth and platter of my turntable, but very slowly and carefully. I’ve used on the top side of the tonearm wand, again very slowly and carefully. I’ve used it on the counterweight very very very slowly and very very very carefully. I’ve never used it anywhere in the vicinity of the cartridge.

If I were cleaning the TT for sale I would use a 3/4-inch soft artist’s paintbrush to get the dust off.