hi all i have seen the wood horns alone go for that at shows congrats From kbab Mon Mar 8 19:52:54 2004 From: kbab (Ken Brekke) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:36 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Victor V find` Message-ID: <000a01c40579$4230e9a0$11cab...@oemcomputer>
Congrats on the Victor V find!!!! Stories like this make us all dig that much harder. I believe the better find was the significant other that equally shares in the excitement. I agree with one of the other emails---Marry that woman!!!! Ken B From steve_noreen Mon Mar 8 21:12:10 2004 From: steve_noreen (Steven Medved) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:36 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Cylinder Mold Question... References: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> I use a shoe brush to clean dirty cylinders, I purchased it for that purpose. I brush the same way the grooves go and it works very well. I would never use anything that may hurt a record, who knows what the future damage may be as a result of chemicals or petroleum distillates on wax records? Steve It's not a mold, but rather a fungus. It pits the surface of the cylinder so the recording is destroyed even if the mold could be removed. Black wax is actually a metallic soap compound, not just wax (although it contains a couple of wax compounds). I've never exposed a cylinder to gasoline or the like, but I imagine it would be incredibly destructive to the cylinder, particularly the delicate grooves. When I have picked up cylinders with 'moldy' spots, I have applied Mycotin brand anti-fungal in sparing amounts with a cotton swab to the affected areas. I have never seen the spots go away, but my hope is to kill the fungus and stop the spread. Cylinder boxes containing moldy cylinders are also contaminated and should not be re-used for good cylinders for obvious reasons. John M
