[78-L] Unplayable laminated pressings

[David Lennick]

As far as I know, these sides have been reissued on CD from playable copies. Aside from the slow speed playback solution, I'd probably be safer removing the laminate dry. There are already a few bubbles under the surface, and those of us who had those kiddie records in the 40s probably remember peeling the surface off those..I've certainly seen enough of those discs where only the picture remains.

dl


 
> Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 10:28:29 -0400
> From: thatcher at mediaguide.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Unplayable laminated pressings
> 
> Cardboard like paper is made from wood pulp, while binders may be water 
> soluble, cellulose is not. You'd need something more like Sodium 
> Hydroxide to really dissolve it and maybe even some mechanical action. 
> Anything strong enough to really destroy the cardboard could possibly 
> eat the laminate.
> 
> I think it's safer to attempt to make a copy. I was actually thinking 
> the other day that adequate suction to temporarily straighten warped 
> discs. 
> 
> -- 
> Thatcher Graham
> Senior Field Engineer
> Mediaguide
> 
> 
> 
> neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com wrote:
> > perhaps if they soaked in water long enough, the cardboard would 
> > dissolve, leaving the laminate? I imagine it would be similar to a 
> > soundsheet.
> >
> > Interesting question.
> >
> > joe salerno
> >
> >
> > David Lennick wrote:
> > 
> >> I have two Jack Teagarden records on VIKING, laminated cardboard discs, severely warped. The plastic containing the grooves could probably be lifted off the warped core..has anyone ever tried this, or would the discs be destroyed? 
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