[Phono-L] Courtesty

[Rich]

Condensite is what the recording surface is made from.  It is a bakelite 
type resin IIRC, but not identical.  The Blue amberols were indeed lubed 
as well as the DD. I just do not remember what it was.  I am sure that 
you will need at least an EPA or Dept. of Homeland Security permit to 
obtain any in todays world.

Steven Medved wrote:
> I read the Leo Bakeland came to Edison and when they tried to use Bakelite as a record coating that the record would not come out of the mold until it was thrown on the floor causing the record to break.  
> 
> I have heard of people that found NOS blue amberols with a waxy coating and one guy that said DD's were given a coating for some years.  
> 
>> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:48:30 -0500
>> From: rich-mail at octoxol.com
>> To: phono-l at oldcrank.org
>> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Courtesty
>>
>> Naphtha will soften the wax.  If you use enough of it you can wipe the 
>> recording right off the cylinder.
>>
>> I have seen references to the original Diamond Disks being lubed by the 
>> factory but can not remember what was used.  It was not a wax or pledge 
>> nor was it a petroleum.  The surface is basically Bakelite type resin 
>> and is relatively tolerant of most common lubes.
>>
>> Maybe someone else will remember what it was.
>>
>> Steven Medved wrote:
>>> What book and where does it say the records were lubed?  
>>>
>>> The reason I am interested, I have recently been thinking that DD's would likely benefit from a lube.  I have written with a man that said he had used Pledge on his wax cylinder records for 20 years with no adverse affects.
>>>
>>> I appreciate you post because I find it interesting.
>>>
>>> Pledge has HYDROTREATED HEAVY NAPHTHA, I have no idea how it would affect the record surfaces.  
>>>
>>> http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/safety/MSDS/PLEDGE%20LEMON.htm
>>>
>>>> From: Zonophone2006 at aol.com
>>>> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:56:34 -0400
>>>> To: phono-l at oldcrank.org
>>>> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Courtesty
>>>>
>>>> now lets talk diamond disk
>>>> i am using pledge on them to clean them up
>>>> in edisons book on disk it said they were lube before they left the  factory
>>>> any comments
>>>>
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