whart
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| MRA : Myth or Menace? Low- re your question about pinch warps, I think (and admit this is speculation on my part) it is the way the record has been stored over the years; i've read some anecdotal stuff suggesting that the record was pulled off the press too soon, but I... | |
| No cartridge is good enough. There is another reason for optical scanning of older analog audio media- ancient discs, cylinders and other antediluvian media that are so fragile as to be damaged in the process of playback. Look up IRENE, Lawrence Berkeley labs. One was used re... | |
| MRA : Myth or Menace? Moon- I buy mostly old copies, so whether to clean isn't a question for me. As to new records, and I buy some, my experience varies- some copies, often the ones that aren't from the fancy reissue houses, are pretty dirty right out of the sleeve. V... | |
| Cleaning records. How often really? Once a record is fully and effectively cleaned, there should be little need to reclean- if you get a thumb or fingerprint on the record while handling it, the oil from your skin can attract loose contaminants, like dust, and that oil will not be r... | |
| TheVinylPress.com Brooks Arthur has engineered and/or produced some incredible records over the course of more than 50 years: Van Morrison's Astral Weeks, as well as Blowin' Your Mind, which featured "Brown-Eyed Girl", some of the best-known early Phil Spector stuf... | |
| Your First Concert was..... Oh, man, I had my share of concerts at the Pgh Civic Arena back in the day- when you look at the list of people who played that venue, you realize how many more big name acts were touring constantly; pretty accessible. Almost seems like a fantasy ... | |
| Anyone Attend RMAF? So, given that these shows often involve playing timeworn warhorses, I had a business idea. You know that business that will take your ashes and mold them into a vinyl record? My recollection is that they inscribe goth, synth, dark music of unknow... | |
| Interesting project started by Michael Fremer Mapman- fair point. I think there is a tendency for people to say: digital master= sucks. I'm more of an early/original pressing (which country, which plant, etc) kinda guy, but given that many remasters today are from digital files (not talking a... | |
| Interesting project started by Michael Fremer Inna, really?Even assuming that there are no mechanical rights to pay, he still needs a master use license, needs somebody to do the mastering, has to pay a pressing plant to manufacture, and deal with getting the thing packaged and distributed. W... | |
| Cleaning flood damaged vinyls Dave and i compared notes briefly by phone- and since he is new to the 'Gon, his posts lag, b/c they have to be moderated. The issue with the KL is simply that KL (per Tim, the guy I think most customers deal w/ at the US company) has advised that... | |
| Cleaning flood damaged vinyls Dave you are a good guy for giving all that detail. I have come to the conclusion that there is no 'one way' and that with access to a variety of machines, fluids, etc, I used combined approaches. Some records just require more work than others de... | |
| Cleaning flood damaged vinyls Miner- for what it's worth, I have owned both. I would actually recommend a DIY ultrasonic and a point nozzle vacuum system. My best results have been obtained with one or another ultrasonic, after pre-cleaning, but rather than using fan dry, vacu... | |
| Cleaning flood damaged vinyls A couple (actually five) thoughts:1. Having the insurance company pay to have the mold damaged records cleaned will not return them to their full value as CZ noted above. If the insurance company would treat them as a total loss and you could be c... | |
| Admittedly a bit lost Don't we often write for two reasons, at least? One to help and another to give voice to our views? Sometimes, these threads have a life even after the OP has taken a powder.... | |
| Admittedly a bit lost Nice post there, Duke! |