OP do you take a shower even though you don't smell?
Di I really need to clean my LP's?
Recently, when announcing to a relative my intent to use a recently purchased Spin-Clean Record Washer on some LP’s, of which I am the original owner and which have not been played in decades, her reply was, “If you’ve always handled them correctly, and stored them in their sleeves, why do you need to clean them?” I think that this is a very good question. Is there a good reason for me to clean them?
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@o_holter I made the statement ’ It depends on how much value is placed on the caring for the stylus ’. I own a Cartridge that is a Model to be used as a Donor for a rebuild. It is a Cartridge, that if a Search is carried out about the condition I bought the Cartridge with, there are reports found throughout the Globe about the Stylus detaching from the Cantilever, which is the same condition I bought mine with. The Vendor reassured me the Cart’ was with used less than an expected usage life and was approx’ 300 - 400 Hours used, for me that ticks boxes as a Donor Model. The description they had received when inquiring about how the Stylus was able to detach, was that impact from particle in the Groove can cause the Bonding Substance to fracture and then lead to a catastrophic failure ’in relation to a Cart’. I see no reason to question this, it was still ticking boxes as a Donor Cart’, as the negotiated price was to my favour. As a Conjecture, the Company producing the Cartridge, may have chosen as part of the design parameters a specific weight of bonding material to be added at the Styli/Cantilever Interface, where during internal testing on pristine condition Vinyl, the bonding method presented no concerns for reliability, but when transferred into real world, encountering every day types of usage, a chink in the design was found. Hence, the broadly spread reporting on the condition. Hence, my statement made at the beginning of this post, I certainly like to feel, I have created an interface for the Stylus on my Vinyl LP’s, that is beneficial for the function of the Stylus in the Grooves Environment. The Cartridge when in the Groove, can be further impacted on by Metallic Particulate being present and attaching to the coils, this has been known to cause various issues with the Coils if can become attached to them, this can mean a unclean LP, is not just limited to being a concern for the Stylus. |
I would also make sure the inner sleeves are clean, paper sleeves tend to break down over the years leaving particles on the record. Once a record is clean it’s a good idea to replace the inner sleeve. If the inner paper sleeve is printed you may also want to save it as it will probably add value to the record have the original inner sleeve. |
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