For wax cylinders I use a shoe brush and brush in the directions of the grooves. For blue amberols I use a soft cloth and distilled water. Examine them in sunlight to see how clean they are, DD records that look clean and shiny can really surprise you in the sunlight. Wax amberols that have been properly stored hold up well. I have some 2 and 4 minute records made of the wax amberol wax that are actually in good condition.
Steve > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:01:35 -0500 > Subject: [Phono-L] Blue Amberol cleaning > > I'm sure most on this group know a safe and effective way to clean a 4 min. > BA or any celluloid cylinder. Obviously do not get the interior wet but can > water on a cloth with a little dish washing detergent followed by a thorough > 'rinse' and a careful cloth 'drying' be the way to go about it? Being a DD > collector I don't think celluloid would do to well using the same thing I > clean DD with. :-) > What about the earlier 4 min. black Amberols that are so fragile? Can I use > the same process and materials used for celluloid? > I'm finally setting up my cylinder machine after Steve rebuilt the reproducer > for me. It's been stored away far too many years. > Thanks in advance for any suggestions. > Bruce Mercer > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
