I was just given a collection of 78's. I ordered an Ortofon 2M 78. Got a good price on it. I have not played a 78 RPM record since I was a child. Anybody have any recommendation about cleaning. There is a mildew smell to the covers. My guess is it is very bad to use anything with alcohol in it to clean them as alcohol will melt shellac. I plan on cleaning all of them and giving them proper inner sleeves. Many of them are stored in collection books, not the original covers which were usually just paper.
I would appreciate any advice on care and management!
@dover , I'm not at all sure when these were recorded but given the collectors age I assume they are all after the war. Thanks for your assistance! Interesting Web site. I had no idea Rec-o-Kut was still alive. My father had an old Rec-o-Kut with this huge ESL tonearm. It was a monster.
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