Remember when Linn said to use sandpaper??
Stylus Cleaning Rituals
Did a search on the subject, nothing found.
So, please, briefly describe your Stylist / Needle Cleaning Rituals.
How often (in hours played?)
Procedure used.
Products used.
For me over the years (~45 and counting) I use Disc Doctor Stylus Cleaner on a Disc Doctor 'Pad' and pull it across the diamond outward (only one direction). As it 'sees' the record when playing.
I follow up with two 'placements' on a Zerodust Onzow 'gel type convex pad' I clean it ~6 months with hot water, there is spots of gunk on the clear gel pad!
About once every 5-6 hours of play.
Seems to be doing the trick, but you never know if your are missing something critical or doing untold damage.
Thanks!
So, please, briefly describe your Stylist / Needle Cleaning Rituals.
How often (in hours played?)
Procedure used.
Products used.
For me over the years (~45 and counting) I use Disc Doctor Stylus Cleaner on a Disc Doctor 'Pad' and pull it across the diamond outward (only one direction). As it 'sees' the record when playing.
I follow up with two 'placements' on a Zerodust Onzow 'gel type convex pad' I clean it ~6 months with hot water, there is spots of gunk on the clear gel pad!
About once every 5-6 hours of play.
Seems to be doing the trick, but you never know if your are missing something critical or doing untold damage.
Thanks!
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To the "Last" users. Stylast, at least to my knowledge is not a stylus cleaner, it's a stylus preservative. LAST makes a stylus cleaner in a similar bottle called LAST stylus cleaner which should be self explanatory. You should be careful with the preservative as too much application can migrate up the inside of a cantilever and gum up the coils in the cartridge ruining it. I had this happen to me many years ago with the preservative. I'm not saying "don't use it" just a tale of caution. |
Magic Eraser at the beginning of each session. Followed by a stiff stylus brush then a soft brush. I use Zerostat if needed which I gauge with the hair on my forearm which is very static sensitive. Thereafter the stylus gets cleaned every other side using the same routine. No Last or Stylast. but all records are cleaned with Record Doctor using MFSL cleaners. Thereafter every album gets brushed before play Just got a ultrasonic cleaner that I'm ready to use soon. |
Remember when Linn said to use sandpaper?? As King Arthur would say, "What do you mean? Wet or dry sandpaper?" https://youtu.be/VvSO5KEnaVE?t=177 |
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