Dan:
I would like to add to that list:
Safe Sound Archives in Philadelphia. http://www.safesoundarchive.com/
The contact is George Blood, at 215-248-2100
I have spoken with George at several seminars and he is very knowledgeable
and specializes in older and difficult to work with materials.
John Walko
Media Archive Manager
Scene Savers
www.scenesavers.com
800-978-3445
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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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>David Taylor Archives
>North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
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>Great Neck, NY 11021
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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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