[78-L] Ultrasonic cleansing of records?

[Milan P Milovanovic]

Hello Mike,

did you (or other people) ever compared treatment/cleaning of records by 
Keith-Monks record cleaning machines and ultrasonic cleaning?

Are there any advantages?

Thanks,

Milan


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Biel" <mbiel at mbiel.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 1:45 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Ultrasonic cleansing of records?


> During the Bob Carneal era at the Library of Congress the use of
> ultrasonic baths was enormous.  On our trip to the Culpepper facility I
> don't remember if I saw the bath but there was a whole row of well-used
> Keith-Monks machines and Graham Newton says that there were about 7 new
> ones just delivered.
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>
>
> From: "Milan P Milovanovic" <milanpmilovanovic4 at gmail.com>
>
> Just wanted to hear is there any benefit (in terms of quality) of using
>
> ultrasonic baths for cleaning 78s? Some people told me that this method
> has
> some advantages over usual record cleaning procedures. Any experience
> with
> this? Laminated Columbias with cracked surfaces, flaking acetates,
> cardboard
> core acetates or Edison Diamond discs probably are not records to clean
> them
> wet, but what about other more common (shellac) records?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Milan
>
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