Re: [ARSCLIST] Question Regarding the Preservation of Acetate Records

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob Conrad wrote:

> I have recently acquired a large collection of 16" radio broadcast
> acetate transcription discs dating from the late 1930s to the early
> 1940s. While most are in excellent + condition, there are a few Sinatra
> broadcasts from 1943 that are beginning to flake around the edges. Two
> of these disks are pretty bad and the flaking has actually reached the
> grooves.
>
> Is there any possible way to stop these discs from flaking? Is there a
> spray that can be applied, or any sort of technique that will save these
> transcriptions from complete deterioration?
>
> Thanks for your help and assistance.
>
> Bob Conrad
> e-mail: bob618@xxxxxxxxx

Transfer them FAST! You may even find that cleaning them will unfortunately
result in more flaking....once it's started, it's irreversible. A noisy
transfer may be the only complete one you'll get.

dl