Stylus Cleaners

When I bought my LP12 about 15 years ago, Derek of NAF Loughborough (then, Sound Advice) gave me a piece of "green plastic" which I guess was an EXTREMELY mild abrasive. I still use it to this day!
Perhaps when I have my new Dynavector fitted tomorrow, I'll ask him if ti's still working as a cleaner......

I'm not sure about what grade of sandpaper would be equivalent!

Any info I find out, I'll post :-)

Computers are supposed to work on 1's and 0's - in other words "Yes" or "No" - why does mine frequently say "not today"?......

Hi there

Linn recommend a vibrating pad type affair. I use one on my Arkiv ( and also green "sandpaper!!).

The vibrator job is made by audio technica. No doubt they call it something posher than my crass description.

Mike

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Originally posted by blythe:
When I bought my LP12 about 15 years ago, Derek of NAF Loughborough (then, Sound Advice) gave me a piece of "green plastic" which I guess was an EXTREMELY mild abrasive. I still use it to this day!
Perhaps when I have my new Dynavector fitted tomorrow, I'll ask him if ti's still working as a cleaner......

I'm not sure about what grade of sandpaper would be equivalent!

Any info I find out, I'll post :-)

Computers are supposed to work on 1's and 0's - in other words "Yes" or "No" - why does mine frequently say "not today"?......

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This was the green stuff given away by Linn many years ago after noticing how effective the very fine sandpaper on safety match boxes and match books was at cleaning a stylus. I beleive at some shows in the eighties they gave it away with books of mastches. It was also a freebie with Hi Fi Review and I still use mine. It has been used over the years with Nagaoka, Linn and AT cartridges and was/is very effective. Indeed it got a recent mention (and slagging off) in HI FI World by David Price so you can appreciate that this is one of the best endorsements I can think of. To use it all you do is pull the rough side towards you with the stylus on it just once (David Prick mentioned People Scrubbing their styli away but this is crap)at the end of an LP side. Also an Audio Technica Vibrating stylus cleaner used at the end of a session will keep your stylus good for many years.

Yours in (well scrubbed)music

Syd

The Audio Technica vibrating cleaner which I use has not been made for many a year and one recently went on e-bay for 42 quid!

I think the Zerodust thing is very useful for the sticky moments.

But I have an AT637 for those other times. I don't know whether anything equivalent is available new.

Paul

that Audio Technica broke the only mold for the AT 637 and never replaced it. Mine is still working just fine.

regards,

michael

Discwasher used to make a very effective stylus cleaner. It's a very neat package being housed within a lovely little wooden case. It has a head with very densely packed fine bristles on one side and a magnifying mirror on the other.

I've been using mine for 16 years or so and it still does the job very well (the wood has started to take on a nice patina too...). It's possible you may find some NOS examples being sold on the net - check out some of the big US vinyl sites.

is what I use. Its a very short bristled stiff brush to which you apply a drop of cleaning fluid before gently pulling it through under the stylus. Same principle as the 'sandpaper' but I assume less abrasive. Seems to be effective too.

David

I use a vibrating cleaner that was made by Goldring, had mine for a few years but still seems to be doing a good job.

Does it cause damage to my Troika...?

- Jun

Lyra make a cleaning solution called SPT (hence often called spit). It comes in a box with a fabulous brush, the like of which I haven't seen elsewhere. It's not cheap but I forget the price.

Regards,
Frank.
All opinions are my own and do not reflect the opinion of any organisations I work for, except where this is stated explicitly.

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Originally posted by markharro:

Where do I get myself some of this green sandpaper?

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email me your address and I will send you some of mine ( assuming my children have not used it to polish the cat etc.)

Mike

My local dealer told me to never use stylus cleaners as they can cause damage to the glue holding the stylus. My DVXX2 info sheet states the same. I suspect people use the products based on the results (which I am sure are good) but is there a risk to the glue holding the stylus? Is there a difinitive answer out there?

I always thought that "glue damage" was as a result of using a liquid cleaner containing some kind of solvent.....

I doubt "all" stylus cleaners could possibly damage the glue that holds the stylus...

Of course, I could be wrong :-)

Computers are supposed to work on 1's and 0's - in other words "Yes" or "No" - why does mine frequently say "Maybe"?......