Restoring old gramophone records
| Home | Welcome! |
| Introduction | What is this site all about? |
| Cleaning | How to get rid of that mould and muck |
| De-warping | What to do if the record is so bent that the stylus bounces out of the groove |
| Grooves | Understand them so you can do something about their imperfections |
| Pickup | New technology for old 78s |
| Stylus | What's wrong with disposable steel needles? |
| Equalisation | How to get the original studio sound from that old record |
| E.Q. table | A list of variations from label to label |
| Pre-amplifier | Some DIY electronics for the soldering iron expert |
| Calibration | Testing the performance of the pre-amplifier |
| Software | Some wonderful stuff is there, and not necessarily too pricy |
| Stereo | Should that old mono record be sampled in stereo? |
| Procedure - Part 1 | The recording process |
| Procedure - Part 2 | The restoration process |
| Layton and Johnstone | Examples of restored records from the famous "American Duettists with Piano" |
| More Music | Some more examples of favourite and unusual restored records |
| Labels | Details of some classic British gramophone labels |
Any comments on this site to John
Norbury
Last updated on September 8th. 2008
