[78-L] Bleach was Re: Windex

[David Lennick]

Not to a mint copy of Wire Brush Stomp, I hope.

dl

Jeff Austin wrote:
> I prefer mixing bleach and ammonia, and applying with a stiff wire brush.
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> J.
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> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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> Sent: Wed, December 9, 2009 11:53:59 AM
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> I like vodka myself. Three glasses and you don't hear ANY surface noise.
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> dl
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> 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.
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>> CDB
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>> --- On Wed, 12/9/09, Ron L'Herault <lherault at bu.edu> wrote:
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>> 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
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>> 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)
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>> Ron L
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>> -----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
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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. 
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>> Best, 
>> David Harvey 
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