Re: Fw: Is saliva ok for cleaning records?

From: Erik Gaderlund (erikg@macconnect.com)
Date: Wed Sep 19 2001 - 22:59:42 CEST

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    >Hi guys
    >
    >I found this posting in a newsgroup.
    >
    >It raises some interesting questions.
    >
    >Personally I stick to my Nitty-Gritty
    >record cleaner.
    >
    >How about you guys ? Any personal experiences,
    >alternative as they may be, are welcome.
    >
    >
    >Wax, cph
    >
    >Foie Gras <wizard@thecaves.com> skrev i
    >meddelelsen:<Xns9114F49287CAretardedrepublicanho@207.217.77.22>...
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > I've found that licking an old record clean really helps to get em' real
    > clean. I've also found that each record tastes different, which is really
    >difficult to explain.

    What about Delicious Vinyl, their records must taste the best;)

    >My theory is that the dirt after being caked in the
    > grooves for so long begins to interact with the music.

    Yes, no dirt is better, but the digestive acids in the saliva are
    bound to decay the records faster than just leaving the dirt on.

    > Anybody else have any theories as to why this might be?

    Read any audiophile magazine on cleaning records, it quite a debate.

    erik g

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