My 2 12" Stoky & the Phillies records did exactly the same thing, developed a haze that I didn't know should be attributed to what. Nice to know after all these years. I cleaned them with distilled water and a drop of clear dishwashing liquid on a Nitty Gritty and they cleaned up great... They still never sounded all that great though.
Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "eug4not" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 4:36 PM Subject: [Phono-L] RCA coarse groove LPs > Hi folks, > > Here is some more info on RCA coarse-groove LPs: > > Several years ago I had occasion to phone Ward Marston > with a question about an RCA 12" LP set of Schonberg's > Gurre-Lieder by Stoky and the Philadelphians that I had > obtained at a garage sale. He mentioned that they were > made of a vinyl-like plastic that exuded some its plasticizer > over time. The plasticizer that accumulates in the > grooves results in bad sound when played with modern > low needle pressure pickups having the correct 0.002" > point radius. He suggested trying to remove the plasticizer > by washing the grooves with white vinegar. I tried it, and > it worked for me. The garbled bubbly sound went away. > I suppose that if one played the LP with an orange shank > needle in original equipment, the much higher needle > pressure would push the plasticizer aside. > > Most, if not all of my 12" LPs are made of the vinyl-like > plastic. All of my 10" LPs are made of a harder material, > more like a shellac. These records probably have no > plasticizer to cause the problem. > > Best regards, > > Ben > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank >
