[78-L] Shelving 78s and LPs

[Eugene Hayhoe]

I've used shelving for 78s before, but for the past few years I've gone with milk crates too, but "as intended," not sideways.

Against a lesser trafficked wall, stacked up to 3 high, and most are at least semi-sorted, as in 'this crate is': Fats Waller, big band, '40s R&B, Chicago blues, country, spoken word, etc.  Easy to carry, and as I'm the only one down here 99% of the time, stable enough to be secure. OTOH, kids, dogs, cats, etc. might be problematic for such a system.
My general policy is that if I'm not recording them, I'm not playing them - they're too fragile in my hands to even touch; I've had them snap in 2 just moving from the TT to the sleeve while holding/balancing  them in one hand with a finger in the center hole and thumb on the rim; last one I broke that way was a 5 Jets 78. I'd just gotten it, and had just played both sides for the first time, and no, it didn't get recorded either.  It survived for 60 some years before then...
Gene
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There are some shelving units sold by IKEA that work well, from what others
have said in the past and I've seen a very simple system using milk crates
set sideways.  ISTR a row of crates, a board on top, another row of crates,
another board and so on.  Sleeved disks fit well in real milk crates.

Ron L

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<78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com> On Behalf Of Joel Bresler
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2023 11:01 PM
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Subject: [78-L] Shelving 78s and LPs


(apologies for cross-posting)

Dear colleagues,

I have a personal collection of 78s, LPs, CDs and other media. The CDs are
pretty easy to manage (in my case, with IRIS media boxes.) Until now, my 78s
and LP storage has been quite ad hoc. I will soon have a basement area to
devote to media storage and can set it up with whatever systems might work
best.

I'd welcome suggestions for shelving or other storage systems suitable for
the weight and other needs of 78s and LPs. I have about 550 78s, most of
them "loose" (rather than in albums.) I have roughly 1,000 LPs.

Thank you so much for your suggestions!

Best,

Joel


Joel Bresler, Publisher (he/him/his)
www.sephardicmusic.org<http://www.sephardicmusic.org>
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Lexington, MA 02420
United States

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