How necessary is a zerostat gun?

I gave mine to a friend. Although I have major static electricity problems all winter (mostly solved by a SERIOUS room humidifier) I found the Zerostat of little help. Dave

Zerostat removes some static only Furutech DeStat snh-2 removes all static it is 100% effective.A must for better record playback.

A little trick I use is get some Endust for Electronics and clean your platter and the lid and plinth. It prevents static. I'm also using a cork platter too. It helps too. Make sure you use a soft cloth and keep it away from your cartridge styus.

I often use it before I play an LP when there is static, and I always use it after I play an LP so that dust stays off as I slide it back into the MOFI inner sleeve.

Samhar, Ha! Will try it on child at the earliest opportunity.

We rarely need them in Houston, it's not the heat, it's the ...