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In Reply to: A machine that removes scratches from vinyl? posted by Frank_Locke on April 11, 2014 at 11:15:44:
Mechanical scratches are just that. Nothing you can really do.
Several things to ameliorate the issue though (I buy a hell of a lot of older used records, particularly from the 50's and 60's).
1. Use a microridge type stylus. They ride lower in the record groove and since most scratches are in the upper portion of the groove, it can be surprisingly quiet
2. Use a degausser or tape eraser over the LP before every play. Not sure of the mechanism at work, but degaussing a VINYL LP seems to lower the surface noise. You will still hear it, but the amplitude seems to be lowered for some wierd reason and the music will come through more prominently. Doesn't work on plastic LP's: Disneyland, Phil Spector pressed stuff ( really shitty vinyl) , and Bethlehem label ( believe they used some sort of plastic rather than vinyl, at least the early Bethlehems). Don't know of other exceptions but the conventional vinyl LP's seem to respond well. Annnd...degaussers are pretty cheap on Ebay, especially when you look for tape erasers ( NOT tape head erasers)
Of course YMMV
Oh Yeah a friend goes through the bad ticks with a wooden toothpick to smooth out the groove a bit, so that the stylus can at least track through. Takes a bit of practice to get the right "feel" but he's rescued some valuable old stuff this way, or at least made the LP playable.
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