OT: dumpster dive and water/mold cleanup

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Tue Sep 3 21:00:00 2002

On Tue, 3 Sep 2002, William Donzelli wrote:

> > I don't think any of the vinyl is moldy (yet), but some of the album
> > covers probably are. *Thankfully*, AFAIK none of of the records that
> > made it into the dumpster were Shellac 78 RPM records.
>
> Don't fret too much about the 78s - they are still incredibly common
> (except the large 78s, typically pressed on one side only).

I'm not too worried about them, since they didn't get wet. I think they
are about 10", and most seem to date quite old. I also have a large stack
of home recorded 78s. They range in size from about 6-10".

> > Does anyone here know of a good place to get record sleeves? I'm on a
> > limited budget (which is making things quite tough), so I'd like to
> > find the best price I can. I'm looking for around 200-250 or so 33 1/3
> > sleeves, and probably 100-150 sleeves for 78s.
>
> Go to your local _good_ record store - the type that does not carry the
> major labels, and is often filled with industrial noise, punk, or
> something else to scare away customers. Most carry a good selection of
> sleeves, liners, labels, boxes, etc.. Prices will mostly be the same, so
> it probably is not worth shopping around.

Well, we don't exactly have many (if any?) of those in Houston anymore.
I'll do some more checking though.

> Sleeves for 78s might be a problem (check antique stores), as many
> people store them in wire racks, with no sleeves. Dust on 78s just is
> not that much of an issue.

Are you thinking of 45s? I've never heard of storing fragile 78s in wire
racks...

-Toth
Received on Tue Sep 03 2002 - 21:00:00 BST