Thanks for all the content you provide. I've been able to learn a lot from your videos. I would be interested to hear how to clean black wax cylinders, since I have a few that could definitely benefit from it.
I would add the following cautionary note as so many younger collectors do not appear to be aware of the inherent dangers: never, ever allow moisture (water, any moisture) to come in contact with the Edison Blue Amberol plaster-of-paris cores, Indestructible (Oxford) cardboard inner cores or the U.S. Everlasting (Lakeside) rubberized cardboard inner cores. The only "positive" outcome to doing this is to be able to have "swollen cylinder" bragging rights. [I picked up this bit of wisdom from "Si Pettingill", down at the general store.]
Greetings - from Punkin Centre: To better introduce Si Pettengill, I thought it best to refer you to CZcams where you can hear a very rare 1903 Victor Monarch 10" disc titled "Si Pettengill's brooms". Just type in the disc's title (Cal Stewart actually recorded this title for Victor and Columbia (and - perhaps for Columbia and Edison cylinders. "Si" lived in a nearby village and occasionally would bring merchandise to sell - - this Victor disc has Pettingill bringing a bunch of brooms to the store to sell - preferably for cash. The store's proprietor - Erza Hoskins prefers the so-called barter system. Lots of good ole rube New England humor is to be found on this disc. Yours trooly, Uncle Josh @@GLITTERBABY144
Interesting.. I usually breathe steam on the record while rolling it in velvet. Then I play it and when finished, I repeat the process, hoping perhaps the stylus will loosen more residue... when I sang in the chorus of Seattle Opera we used baby wipes to remove stage makeup.. Dark Egyptian #2 came off instantly..... I'll have to try it on my cylinders...
Humidity kills wax cylinders -[retired career early sound recordings archivist]. A damp cloth will work for celluloid cylinders but be extremely careful not to get any moisture on the inner core plaster-of-paris {Blue Amberols}; cardboard (Indestructible) or impregnated rubbererized cardboard cores (U.S. Everlasting cylinders. [You can clean an Edison disc with a damp cloth but do not get any moisture on the edge - only on the hard laminated surface. Wipe with a crushed velvet cloth to completely dry. I actually use a very soft LP cleaning brush on the grooves being very careful not to get too close to the edge as the disc will begin to dissolve.
@@unclejosh4935 I've thought about using a soft baby brush on my Diamond Discs. but have been cleaning with alcohol, buff with velvet, play it, buff it, spritz a little Pledge on it and buff like mad.. the Pledge has a mild cleaning solvent, and I play it with the original standard reproducer, then buff with velvet and play it again with the Edisonic.. and buff like mad. They look beautiful and sound great.
Hello; Edison disc sleeves always warned owners not to clean with water {my additional comment being that you can carefully clean with water being extremely careful not to allow water to get onto the disc's edge; also, be careful not to get any water through any laminated surface cracks - cracks often found on the earlier matte finish labels. Any water getting into the disc's core will begin to dissolve the inner core. Cleaning early Victor Red Seal label discs: clean with water and a fine long-play washing brush but be extremely careful not to get ANY water onto the red labels - as the red color will wash off the label - severely damaging the disc's value. Do not use alcohol-based cleaning fluid on 78s; the alcohol-based formula is meant only for vinyl discs. I spent several decades as a specialist - audio archivist of early discs & cylinders gathering researching best methods of safely cleaning early recordings. To: @@philipanderson4673 from "Uncle Josh"
@@RC-wm7cw Yes, I clean all of our blue amberol or celluloid cylinders before I play them the first time. Once they have been cleaned they won’t need to be cleaned again for 50 years!
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Thanks for all the content you provide. I've been able to learn a lot from your videos. I would be interested to hear how to clean black wax cylinders, since I have a few that could definitely benefit from it.
Yes please, I would also appreciate instruction on how to best clean the black wax cylinders. Thank you for your channel!
I would add the following cautionary note as so many younger collectors do not appear to be aware of the inherent dangers: never, ever allow moisture (water, any moisture) to come in contact with the Edison Blue Amberol plaster-of-paris cores, Indestructible (Oxford) cardboard inner cores or the U.S. Everlasting (Lakeside) rubberized cardboard inner cores. The only "positive" outcome to doing this is to be able to have "swollen cylinder" bragging rights. [I picked up this bit of wisdom from "Si Pettingill", down at the general store.]
Who’s si pettingill
Greetings - from Punkin Centre: To better introduce Si Pettengill, I thought it best to refer you to CZcams where you can hear a very rare 1903 Victor Monarch 10" disc titled "Si Pettengill's brooms". Just type in the disc's title (Cal Stewart actually recorded this title for Victor and Columbia (and - perhaps for Columbia and Edison cylinders. "Si" lived in a nearby village and occasionally would bring merchandise to sell - - this Victor disc has Pettingill bringing a bunch of brooms to the store to sell - preferably for cash. The store's proprietor - Erza Hoskins prefers the so-called barter system. Lots of good ole rube New England humor is to be found on this disc. Yours trooly, Uncle Josh @@GLITTERBABY144
can i do this with 4m indestructible cylinders? can i use a damp tissue?
If the cylinder is celluloid you can, if wax then don’t.
thanks!
Interesting.. I usually breathe steam on the record while rolling it in velvet. Then I play it and when finished, I repeat the process, hoping perhaps the stylus will loosen more residue... when I sang in the chorus of Seattle Opera we used baby wipes to remove stage makeup.. Dark Egyptian #2 came off instantly..... I'll have to try it on my cylinders...
Humidity kills wax cylinders -[retired career early sound recordings archivist]. A damp cloth will work for celluloid cylinders but be extremely careful not to get any moisture on the inner core plaster-of-paris {Blue Amberols}; cardboard (Indestructible) or impregnated rubbererized cardboard cores (U.S. Everlasting cylinders. [You can clean an Edison disc with a damp cloth but do not get any moisture on the edge - only on the hard laminated surface. Wipe with a crushed velvet cloth to completely dry. I actually use a very soft LP cleaning brush on the grooves being very careful not to get too close to the edge as the disc will begin to dissolve.
@@unclejosh4935 I've thought about using a soft baby brush on my Diamond Discs. but have been cleaning with alcohol, buff with velvet, play it, buff it, spritz a little Pledge on it and buff like mad.. the Pledge has a mild cleaning solvent, and I play it with the original standard reproducer, then buff with velvet and play it again with the Edisonic.. and buff like mad. They look beautiful and sound great.
Hello;
Edison disc sleeves always warned owners not to clean with water {my additional comment being that you can carefully clean with water being extremely careful not to allow water to get onto the disc's edge; also, be careful not to get any water through any laminated surface cracks - cracks often found on the earlier matte finish labels. Any water getting into the disc's core will begin to dissolve the inner core. Cleaning early Victor Red Seal label discs: clean with water and a fine long-play washing brush but be extremely careful not to get ANY water onto the red labels - as the red color will wash off the label - severely damaging the disc's value. Do not use alcohol-based cleaning fluid on 78s; the alcohol-based formula is meant only for vinyl discs. I spent several decades as a specialist - audio archivist of early discs & cylinders gathering researching best methods of safely cleaning early recordings. To: @@philipanderson4673 from "Uncle Josh"
@@unclejosh4935 I don't use water.
What brand do you use?
I buy basic baby wipes from the dollar store or Walmart, ones with no lanolin, no perfumes, no alcohol.
@@1974hurt Ok, do you clean all your cylinders no matter thier condition when they are purchased?
@@RC-wm7cw yes
yes
@@RC-wm7cw Yes, I clean all of our blue amberol or celluloid cylinders before I play them the first time. Once they have been cleaned they won’t need to be cleaned again for 50 years!