Wasn't sure where to post this really, but here we are. I picked up a mk 1 Moth cleaner a year or two ago, made from a kit, bargain price. It has made such a difference to my records, it's without doubt the finest upgrade I've ever made. When I think about the state of the records I used to play...!
Anyhow I was having a lockdown daydream the other day, pretending to work from home, as you do. I got to thinking, the price of record cleaning machines is rather high. Too high for most folk. So, hypothetically, if one could find cheap premises, invest in a decent machine, cleaning fluid, Nagaoka inner sleeves, and associated bits and pieces, would this be a reasonable enterprise? To make some pocket money, I mean, alongside my usual job.
Has anyone thought about, or done this themselves? I get that sound quality is subjective, and you'd probably have ensure that you don't raise expectations - who knows what badly set up turntable these records might go home to? - but cleaning records solely on the basis of extending stylus life is sensible.
I'm rambling a bit but I would be interested to hear people's thoughts. What would you expect from a record cleaning business? Lint free gloves, velvet drying racks, insurance of course, decent coffee while you wait... after a cursory search, seems that nobody is offering a record cleaning service near me. Is there a glaringly obvious reason for this, that I've not noticed?
Anyhow I was having a lockdown daydream the other day, pretending to work from home, as you do. I got to thinking, the price of record cleaning machines is rather high. Too high for most folk. So, hypothetically, if one could find cheap premises, invest in a decent machine, cleaning fluid, Nagaoka inner sleeves, and associated bits and pieces, would this be a reasonable enterprise? To make some pocket money, I mean, alongside my usual job.
Has anyone thought about, or done this themselves? I get that sound quality is subjective, and you'd probably have ensure that you don't raise expectations - who knows what badly set up turntable these records might go home to? - but cleaning records solely on the basis of extending stylus life is sensible.
I'm rambling a bit but I would be interested to hear people's thoughts. What would you expect from a record cleaning business? Lint free gloves, velvet drying racks, insurance of course, decent coffee while you wait... after a cursory search, seems that nobody is offering a record cleaning service near me. Is there a glaringly obvious reason for this, that I've not noticed?