[78-L] Two Questions

[joe salerno]

Ray, I remember back in the day buying head cleaner at an electronic parts
shop. Clearly labeled as carcinogenic. Later you had to have a business to
buy the stuff, had to show a DBA document, last time I looked I couldn't
find a thing. I've heard of using completely denatured ethyl alcohol. There
was also a fluid for cleaning/restoring pinch rollers. I think I did see
something like that fairly recently in the toy, I mean, electronic shop. I
wonder that electronic contact cleaner would work, as long as it doesn't
leave a residue,

Joe Salerno

On Sat, Jul 14, 2018 at 3:42 PM, <kil at roadrunner.com.invalid> wrote:

>
> A couple of unrelated questions for the list today.
> First, does anyone know the correct pronunciation of Joe Mondragon.
> He was a west coast jazz bassist and I’m sure he was on plenty of 78s in
> the 40s and 50s.
> The other is a technical question of sorts.
> I just picked up a Sony reel to reel tape recorder at a yard sale.  It
> plays... so I’m happy about that.  The first thing I want to do with it is
> clean the heads and roller.  Since I haven’t worked with a tape recorder in
> about 25 years, I’m looking for any up to date information on what cleaners
> are recommended these days.  I used to buy something from Radio Shack but
> that’s gone now.  I imagine maybe Staples or Best Buy may carry something
> that will do the job????
> RayK
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