[78-L] Removal of hiss - a different approach

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OK, in stead of attempting to remove noise/hiss by scanning a record, is 
there a way to chemically treat the surface to smooth out small 
imperfections that would cause noise?

Obviously one might not wish to do this with a unique artifact. Assume 
you are transferring a common 78 for a reissue project. If the record 
could be treated to fill the microscopic pits without distorting the 
shape of the groove that the stylus needs to follow, would this make a 
significant difference in noise? Would making the determination be any 
easier than determining the difference in music and noise electronically?

Is the noise caused by little bits of wax torn from the surface by the 
recording process? Is that why a heated stylus makes a quieter groove? 
It is my understanding that this is so.

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Back on the subject of what a musician hears during a session, yes, 
someone recording a cylinder would hear the noise of that process, but 
it is not a part of the musical performance.

joe salerno