[sdiy] OT: scratch filter for vinyl

[metasonix]

>Simply cleaning the record with a Discwasher brush actually made the
>problem worse (yes, I used the accompanying cleaning fluid). The solution
>to the problem was to acquire a Discwasher Zerostat 3 "pistol" which worked
>like a charm. Discharged all the static long enough to play the entire side
>without a single "pfizzz".
>I have no idea if these things are even for sale anymore.

Yes it is still made.
Sold mostly by audiophile record accessory dealers, such as

http://www.needledoctor.com/app/site/site.nl/site.ACCT106601/mode.items/sc.2
/category.108/it.A/id.26/.f

http://www.audioadvisor.com/store/productdetail.asp?sku=ZEROSTAT

The company that currently makes it is called Milty.

Someone still makes Discwasher, too. I hated that stuff---
it leaves residue and it isn't all that effective.

What really works is washing the whole record, carefully,
in the sink with warm water, a piece of velvet and a dab of Ivory soap. 
Then dry with a lintfree towel. Kimwipes work great.
Don't laugh, if you're careful, it works great and is dirt cheap. 
Far cheaper than a Keith Monks or VPI record cleaning machine.....




uncle eric
metasonix.com