Hello there, ladies and gentleman! I haven't posted anything for a very long time, because I have been pretty busy. To make up for lost time, I'm going to show you today one of the coolest restoration processes I have ever used: Cleaning vinyl records with wood glue. Since my last post, which was over two months ago, I have gotten myself a very nice turntable, a Sherwood PD-701B, which uses an Audio Technica AT91 cartridge. It sounds absolutely FANTASTIC, I sincerely didn't know that vinyl could sound this good. It certainly beats digital, but not reel to reel, in my opinion. Ok, so back to our topic: Wood glue. You may be wondering how on earth could wood glue clean a record. Well, it's pretty simple: By pouring the glue onto the spinning disc, you can fill it's entire surface (and spread it out evenly using a card or something). Then, after 24 hours, when it solidifies, it turns transparent and can be peeled off the disc, taking any dirt that was
Hello everyone, and even if it's a little late, merry Christmas!🎄🎅🦄 It's been a while since I published my last post, and I guess I've already said this in most of my posts. This blog is not going to be abandoned any time soon, but it's not my highest priority either. I will continue making posts about things I love, even if I won't make them often. For Christmas, Santa Claus got me a 1989 Kashtan-1 4-track consumer reel to reel recorder. Where he got it from, I don't know. Does Santa Claus have deposits of ancient products? Who knows. Maybe he's a fan of old technology too. I can finally say that I am seriously getting into reel to reel audio (My last recorder from 1968, even though it's probably much cooler and more valuable than this one, doesn't come near to the sound quality of this one, because, first of all, this one passes the tape trough the heads at twice the speed, and second of all, this one is glorious STEREO) Glorious, it