good grief
just enjoy the music.
been listening to, and handling records, over 50 years. never once thought about wearing gloves.
just enjoy the music.
been listening to, and handling records, over 50 years. never once thought about wearing gloves.
Does anyone use white gloves to handle records?
Just thought I'd ask if there is much benefit. I know oil from my fingers will touch the edge and some of it will migrate a little inside. I also see the extra hassle of keeping them stored away from dust each and every time. Also how hard is it to manipulate cleaning the record and taking it in and out of the sleave? What white gloves wouldn't impart any flake off particulates? Just bored here members. Lets be respectful. Anyway let's hear your opinions
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@ sleepwalker Wearing gloves allows me to get a better grip on the record by grasping beyond the edge a little. Not sure how this contact is any more degrading to the record than the contact of the brush on a record during a wet wash or the vacuum of a wand as the suction holds it in place creating a bit of friction on the record surface while the record rotates. When you say you should never grasp a record by the surface, you make it sound like I am handling a piece of bread. This is not the case. The contact I make is probably not much more then what the average listener makes when pinching a record to start its removal from the sleeve. |
Anybody who has handled vinyl for a while gets the technique of touching only the edges and label...all others should learn that or be banned from the things. I was always horrified by hip-hop DJs but have learned to accept that part...otherwise be careful...it's important to not rub your nose on the grooves either...ski mask maybe? |
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