Re: arsclist Vinyl records and blast freezer

["Doug Pomeroy" <pomeroyaudio@xxxxxxx>]

Whatever you do, do heat any magnetic
recording in a microwave oven.
DMP
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>From: "Balog, Andre" <ABalog@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "'ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: arsclist Vinyl records and blast freezer
>Date: Thu, Jun 21, 2001, 1:41 PM
>

> This is not expert advice by any means:
>
> A couple of seconds in a microwave oven will kill most bugs. Small ones even
> tend to disappear in the process (pulverized?). I have no idea, however,
> what it will do to the tapes (or the sound on them), not to mention their
> metal boxes, which should not be "nuked", as everyone knows. Perhaps a test
> could be made beforehand.
>
> I am concerned about the almost inevitable condensation that would occur
> after the blast freezing.
>
> André Balog
> RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay Gaidmore [mailto:JGaidmore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 11:32 AM
> To: 'ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: arsclist Vinyl records and blast freezer
>
>
> Hello,
>
> The Library of Virginia recently acquired a collection of sound recordings
> from a local radio station dating from 1925.  This collection includes vinyl
> records (as large as 18"), cassettes, and reel to reel tapes.
>
> Apparently, the collection is infested with bugs and we are wondering if
> using a blast freezer to kill the bugs is a safe method.
>
> Thanks in advance,  Jay
>
> __________________________________
> Jay Gaidmore
> Finding Aids Archivist
> The Library of Virginia
> 800 E. Broad St.
> Richmond, Virginia 23219
> Phone:  (804) 692-3629
> Fax:  (804) 692-3771
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>
>
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