[78-L] Bleach was Re: Windex

[David Lennick]

I like vodka myself. Three glasses and you don't hear ANY surface noise.

dl

78records at cdbpdx.com wrote:
> 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
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of
> marimbamoods at comcast.net
> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 11:17 AM
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> Subject: Re: [78-L] Bleach was Re: Windex
> 
> 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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