Scan the label, print it and paste it with archival glue on some otherwise useless disc of the same size. R.Hodge -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sam Brylawski Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 9:07 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] gluing an acetate record Do you have all the pieces? (I missed any other parts of this discussion.) If so, or even most of them, I would hold out on completely ruining the recording with a spray until you know that imaging technology, such as that being developed at the Lawrence Berkeley Labs and other places, could not restore the sound. I think that you need to protect this recording from those who seek to destroy it in order to have something to hang on a wall. Sam 2010/8/11 Shai Drori <[log in to unmask]> > Dir list > This is the continuation of the rescue of the recording of the declaration > of independence of the State of Israel. After short deliberations the > Israeli Philharmonic decided that the record should be mounted with as many > pieces of the original coating as possible to place. After doing so I still > have a flaking surface that I want to freeze in time so that it will not > move and flake anymore. The only option I can think of is to use clear paint > spray to make a coat on the entire surface. This will obviously render the > record unplayable forever, but at the stage of deterioration it's in it's > close to that point anyway. Anyone has other ideas? > Shai >