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This is odd posting this in the Technology, Media, and e-Gadgets forum, but the subject matter is media, so I guess it fits here.
I'm winding down my deceased parent's estate and there are just a few items remaining. My dad had about 60 or 75 vinyl LP records from the WWII and post WWII era. These LP's include recordings by Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Dinah Shore, etc. I've Googled some of the titles and most of the ones I looked up are listed on eBay (and elsewhere) in the $15 to $35 range. So, there is some value here, and I hesitate to throw them away in case someone that digs these older recordings would like them.
These have been stored vertically, stacked one on top of another, pancake style, in a large cardboard box. There is a significant amount of dust and grit on the dust jackets of these LPs. Some don't have dust jackets; some are multi-LP sets in thin cardboard holders.
I would like to make a listing of the artists, titles, and recording company for the purposes of selling these LPs. Take some pictures. My question is this: How would you go about cleaning these LPs without damaging them? I suppose the ideal solution would be a non-contact method of cleaning. I've thought of buying several cans of compressed air and blowing the dust off them. What would you do?
I'm winding down my deceased parent's estate and there are just a few items remaining. My dad had about 60 or 75 vinyl LP records from the WWII and post WWII era. These LP's include recordings by Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Dinah Shore, etc. I've Googled some of the titles and most of the ones I looked up are listed on eBay (and elsewhere) in the $15 to $35 range. So, there is some value here, and I hesitate to throw them away in case someone that digs these older recordings would like them.
These have been stored vertically, stacked one on top of another, pancake style, in a large cardboard box. There is a significant amount of dust and grit on the dust jackets of these LPs. Some don't have dust jackets; some are multi-LP sets in thin cardboard holders.
I would like to make a listing of the artists, titles, and recording company for the purposes of selling these LPs. Take some pictures. My question is this: How would you go about cleaning these LPs without damaging them? I suppose the ideal solution would be a non-contact method of cleaning. I've thought of buying several cans of compressed air and blowing the dust off them. What would you do?