[78-L] Lamination question

[David Lennick]

When I wipe the edges of all 4 discs in this particular set with paper towels, 
they exude enough black stuff to write a shopping list. Assuming you can finish 
writing a shopping list with the edges of lightly dampened mid 40s Columbias 
before they come and take you away.

dl

On 2/10/2012 11:33 PM, david.diehl at hensteeth.com wrote:
> Columbia's laminated pressing of the '40's didn't have nicely finished edges like the -D series so edges of discs on upright shelves got pulverized. I doubt that anything as pure as graphite would have been added unless maybe a pencil or two by accident.
>   DJD
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> From: David Lennick [mailto:dlennick at sympatico.ca]
> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 10:14 PM
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> Did we ever determine whether there was graphite in Columbia laminated pressings, particularly in the 40s? I'm cleaning a wartime set (Teddy Wilson&  Billie Holiday) and I'm amazed at the amount of black stuff that comes off the edges.dl_______________________________________________78-L mailing list78-L at klickitat.78online.comhttp://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l
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