Linn LP12 Black Felt Mat How do you keep it on ?

I've owned three (3) lp-12's over the last 20 years. I can count on one hand the number of times the felt mat stuck to the record. Also, I agree with the guy that likes the felt mat better. It is. One in every crowd!

Or, if you've got some extra green burning a hole in your pocket, get a VPI record cleaner. After I clean a record with this and put it into a VPI non static record sleeve, there is no more static. I do not have to use a record brush anymore and the felt mat never sticks to the record anymore. Besides, the VPI makes the record sound really good, it cleans up the midrange and gets rid of of a lot of noise that I used to think was due to scratches - it was just dirt.

Mike

My felt mat has NEVER come off! And I live in the dry arid winters of Chicago. This is the first I've heard of it. I leave the platter running while I change LPs and even that doesn't generate enough static to cause the mat to stick to the LPs.

Here's something that I've been doing recently to pick up the dust on some LPs, and this might also take care of the static that some people seem to be suffering with: I take a Pledge "Grab-It" pad and while holding it folded, lightly place it on an LP as it spins for 3-4 revolutions. It can pick up quite a bit of dust and dirt, depending on how dirty the LP is. My Linn sounds good enough that I don't want to even try another kind of mat.

NOTE WELL: Pledge makes two kinds of Grab-It, one with a compound included that you don't want to use and another (in the blue packet) that has NOTHING added. It is simply a cotton cloth with anti-static properties. It works great and might also reduce the static problem with LPs.

Had the same issue with a VPI. Started using a wet-vac cleaner on my records and the static vanished.

I’ve had my LP12 for about 30 yrs and my felt mat has come off only a hand full of times. However, I do use a whole house humidifier mainly for the benefit of my Montagnana cello. I think that and the use of my VPI record cleaner help reduce the static electricity. 
Where is the best place to buy a new felt mat and how much are they.  Mine seems to be shrinking in diameter.  
Thx!