Hola Margarida,
I know a few institutions use Disc Doctor's miracle record cleaner. It
has the advantage of being safe for vinyl, shellac and lacquer discs.
However, I am not crazy about the brushes they sell --you have to be
careful, or they may shed fibers when used vigorously.
http://www.discdoc.com
The standard cleaning machine is of course the Keith Monks machine.
Although expensive, everyone seems to agree that it pays for itself
for very large jobs.
http://www.keithmonks-rcm.co.uk/
Sort,
Marc Sueiro
On 1/22/09, Margarida Ullate Estanyol <mullate@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Dear Listmembers,
The Biblioteca de Catalunya in Barcelona (Spain) has been using Nitty
Gritty cleaning fluids Pure1 (78 rpm) and Pure2 (vinyls) and machines
for many years, with pretty good results. In addition to our
experience,
our Preservation team is trying to gather all recommendations
regarding
the process of cleaning, and we'd very much appreciate yours.
We are not quite satisfied with Nitty Gritty services in Spain, so we
stopped buying them. Our cleaning machine is now Clearaudio SMART
MATRIX, but we still used Nitty Gritty fluids, applied manually on
the
discs surface.
We gathered many information from specialised bibliography. Nitty
Gritty
in the USA kindky sent to us the components of both fluids Pure 1
and 2.
But we would like to ask ARSC members about their experience in
cleaning
old 78's, acetates, lacquer discs and vinyls.
In orther not to bother the list with this, you could send the
answers
to the e-mail stated below.
Many thanks in advance,
Margarida Ullate i Estanyol
Fonoteca
Biblioteca de Catalunya
Hospital, 56
08001 Barcelona
+34 93270 2300 (2166)
mullate@xxxxxxx
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718.902.7441