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