Carbon Fiber Brushes

I still have a Pickering CF brush that I bought in 1978. Bristles have gotten a bit soft but it still works.

What the heck are you doing with yours, sweeping the shop floor? I hear cocobolo sawdust is tough on CF brushes. <;~)

Which one do you have? I have the Hunt brush and have used it for about 3 years and it's still in very good shape. I do clean my records with a wet/vacuum cleaning system so the carbon brush is generally just taking very light dust particles off the top surface.

My Audioquest brush has lasted at least 15 years and looks like new.

I use the Hunt, both times. And I clean my lp's on a 16.5. The bristles just get soft and look all bent out of shape. I don't even put that much pressure on it. Just a light dusting.

Damn if I can figure it out. I know there are people out there who listen more often than I do, hence using the brush more. Does static affect it? My house is pretty "charged" I always have to dissapate the static before I play, usually after I brush an lp.

Who knows, maybe my wife is using it on the cat!

I have both the Audioquest and the Hunt. I only use them if I don't use the 16.5. I'm not sure how you can wear them out so fast, they should last years.