[78-L] Bleach was Re: Windex

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Alcohol sold in stores is 70% water.  Is that bad?  Regent grade alcohol is 99%+, available at chemical supply places.
 
CDB

--- On Wed, 12/9/09, Ron L'Herault <lherault at bu.edu> wrote:


From: Ron L'Herault <lherault at bu.edu>
Subject: Re: [78-L] Bleach was Re: Windex
To: "'78-L Mail List'" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 8:26 AM


I was told in a communication from a major entity (like the Edison museum,
Smithsonian or such -I'll have to look for the letter) that a bath in
alcohol will not hurt the wax and will kill the bugs.  I don't know what
bleach will do.   It can't hurt to try it on a terminally moldy cylinder at
any rate (and I'd be happy to give terminal brown wax a new home because I
can shave and re-use them)

Ron L

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How about removing fungus from brown wax cylinders. It doesn't improve their
sound, because the pits in the wax left by the fungus' growth remain.
However, it can stop the spread of the fungus to new areas of the cylinder.
Does anyone have a suggestion? An old time cylinder collector told me in the
1980's he used cold cream, but I don't know how that works. 


Best, 
David Harvey 
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