Shellac is Back Baby 78 RPM records
11/24/2021
Twenty three Glenn Miller 78 RPM records all on the bluebird label. All are in excellent condition, some need a little cleaning. I did not play these records nor did I clean them. This is somebody's collection and now I'm putting it up for sale.
$300
02/12/2020
People are asking how do I clean 78rpm records?
First, never use alcohol bleach or any other household cleaner are solvents. All that stuff dissolves the shellac, and your record won't play.
Here's how I clean a 78rpm record:
Get an empty one quart spray bottle of any surface cleaner from around the house. Rinse the bottle with tap water thoroughly. I leave it upside down in the sink drain overnight to dry out.
Take your clean and dry one quart spray bottle and fill it with DISTILLED water. Gotta be distilled! Then add a sq**rt of Dawn dishsoap, mix it up gently.
Now lay a cloth bath towel on the counter. Put the record on top, sq**rt your new record cleaner liberally on the record. Take a brush, lots of people use a soft bristle toothbrush, and scrub. I use a vintage boars hair, hair brush, more surface area and it'll clean faster. You'll see the suds and dirt come up, and you'll see a big difference when done properly. If you didn't get all the crud, clean it again. You won't hurt the record. Wipe off all the suds and let dry. You don't need to rinse, it'll wipe clean. It'll dry fast too.
Next play the record and hear the difference. You don't have to clean your records very often, maybe once every fifty years. Keep your records in a paper sleeve, store them upright and they'll be fine for another 50 years or so.
I got my cleaning recipe from a very old retried DJ who has a 78rpm collection that'll put all of you to share. I'll add the pictures, I showed in a previous post, to show how good my cleaning recipe cleans records.
02/11/2020
78rpm records are old! Most are at least 70 years old. Many are over 100 years old. It's important to clean your records.
Back in the 1950's, everyone smoked ci******es AND that smoke along with years of dust, grime and even cooking grease have settled in the grooves. Running your record player needle over that crud will gum up your turntable and make it worthless.
I have a microscope I can attach to my computer and phone, I wanted to see if cleaning the records really helps. I was surprised at what a difference cleaning the records can make.
Children's records are always the cruddiest, because kids are messy. Here's a before and after pictures of the groves in the same location. You can clearly see the difference.
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