Thanks for these observations. Andy On Mar 12, 2008, at 12:10 PM, Steve Andersen wrote: > I have not done this is many of years but I think I used turpentine. > If you use the solvent with a rag (messy) you don't have to shave > them. Sound quality won't be nearly as good on the black cylinders > as with the brown cylinders because your recording on a harder wax > cylinder. > > > On Mar 12, 2008, at 1:50 PM, Andrew Baron wrote: > >> What are the best solvents for this? >> >> Andy >> >> On Mar 12, 2008, at 9:35 AM, Steve Andersen wrote: >> >>> You can shave the black wax records if you treat them with a >>> softening solvent. >>> >>> On Mar 12, 2008, at 10:57 AM, Peter Fraser wrote: >>> >>>> no, you can't shave and record on black wax, only brown. >>>> >>>> On Mar 12, 2008, at 6:24 AM, Ron L wrote: >>>> >>>>> You can't fix them since the mold has eaten away the sound >>>>> information. >>>>> However, they can be shaved and used for blanks to re-record. I >>>>> only do >>>>> this if they are completely unintelligible. I sometimes >>>>> digitize what I can >>>>> here before I shave them. >>>>> >>>>> Ron L >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org >>>>> ] On >>>>> Behalf Of ger >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:53 AM >>>>> To: phono-l at oldcrank.org >>>>> Subject: [Phono-L] Moldy wax records >>>>> >>>>> What does one do with moldy wax records? >>>>> Throw them away? >>>>> Or save them for the interesting titles, with hopes that someday >>>>> someone >>>>> will figure out how to "fix" them? :) >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Ger >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Phono-L mailing list >>>>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Phono-L mailing list >>>>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Phono-L mailing list >>>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Phono-L mailing list >>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org