Some of us don't think as much of this approach as others do! No question that PVC is not an environmentally friendly product but disc recordings are far from a major use of the material. Nevertheless, it as been a long running question as to why modern thermoplastics have not been evaluated as substitutes for use in disc recordings.

Regards,

Duane Goldman

On Mar 30, 2010, at 1:08 AM, Michael Biel wrote:

> Michael Biel wrote:
>> H D Goldman wrote:
>>> I think, on a serious note [pun intended], that we need to find a way to clean up a very old production approach, if not re-design it.
>>
>> Already been done. DMM. Direct Metal Mastering. No messy chemicals necessary.
>>
>>
>> Mike Biel [log in to unmask]
>>> Vinyl record production is far from dead & the interest in analog products is continuing to grow. And will for a long time to come.
>
> On the other hand, Polyvinylchloride vapors are carcinogenic. There is a warning sticker on the barrels of the raw material.
>
> Mike Biel [log in to unmask]
>
>
>>> Though digital recordings are here to stay, they are a beast of their own colors & are simply not a replacement for fine analog recordings.
>>>
>>> running to the desert is not the long term solution. we're still trying to find a path to demonstrating that alternate cleaning methods prior to plating may improve the product.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Duane Goldman
>>>
>>> On Mar 29, 2010, at 7:53 PM, Dan Nelson wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Los Angeles County air control police forced disc manufacturing out of LA and Apollo is hanging on by a thread out on the desert. Under CAlifornias clean air act any industry that contributes to air polution will be taxed high enough to exterminate them.
>>>> So long more jobs in the name of "green". dnw
>>>>
>>>> --- On Mon, 3/29/10, John Eberle <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> From: John Eberle <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] lacquer discs
>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>> Date: Monday, March 29, 2010, 5:19 PM
>>>>> FYI :
>>>>> Apollo is the sole remaining source for lacquer discs ,
>>>>> they purchased
>>>>> Transco Corporation a couple of years ago . Pyral and the
>>>>> all others are long gone . Wilcox-Gay has been gone for decades .If you
>>>>> find any new
>>>>> old stock , they will be dryed out , hard to cut and noisey
>>>>> .
>>>>>
>>>>> John Eberle : 37 years in mastering ; 27 years cutting
>>>>> lacquers .
>>>>> AMERICANA CD MASTERING 313 EAST COLLEGE STREET SUITE 3A
>>>>> DICKSON , TENNESSEE 37055
>>>>> 615-441-4660
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>

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