At 11:15 AM 5/17/2006, Sokolow, Daniel wrote:
>Thanks for the advice (and to everyone else who responded.)
>
>One further question, Andy. What are the long-term preservation
>prospects for such disks?
As I understand it, bleak. These are considered high-risk artifacts.
However work at, I believe, Stanford University, is showing promise
in being able to play scans of grooved media.
> Is it pointless to even save the disks if they cannot be
> played? My storage conditions here are far from ideal, and I
> presume that's only going to make any problems worse. I might be
> able to contract out higher-quality storage, but is there a point,
> beyond artifactual, of keeping disks I can't use?
My philosophy is that the content is more important than the carrier
in many/most instances. Obtaining professional cleaning and transfers
is key to saving the contents.
One of the best restorers, as I stated, is right near you in Fresh
Meadows. The ones I would recommend you contact, are:
Art Shifrin, Fresh Meadows,
NY mailto:[log in to unmask] http://www.shifrin.net
Graham Newton, Toronto,
ON mailto:[log in to unmask] http://www.audio-restoration.com/
Steve Smolian, Frederick,
MD mailto:[log in to unmask] http://www.soundsaver.com/
Eric Jacobs, San Jose, CA mailto:[log in to unmask]
http://www.theaudioarchive.com/
All of these people are familiar with the issues and do as I
understand it world-class restorations.
>I'd also be grateful if anyone knows a (or several, ideally)
>reputable conservators with experience dealing with such
>media. It's sounding more and more like I need this done
>professionally, and I'm going to need a few bids to be able to take upstairs.
>
>Thanks,
>
>DS
>
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> Since these are
>instantaneous recordings the coating is softer than your average LP or
>certainly commercial 78 rpm disc. As a result any playing will produce
>more wear and tear risking sonic loss for subsequent playing.
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