Hi, Steve, I distinctly remember you professing that previously--I think it was on NPR, though I'll admit that it might have been an April 1 broadcast...I have to be careful as April 1 is my wife's birthday! Cheers, Richard On 2/3/2016 11:48 AM, Steven Smolian wrote: > 78s! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Chris Bishop > > Records produced 50 or 60 years ago can be pulled off the shelf, cleaned and played with almost no deterioration from age. What medium is more stable in average storage conditions? > -- Richard L. Hess email: [log in to unmask] Aurora, Ontario, Canada 647 479 2800 http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm Quality tape transfers -- even from hard-to-play tapes.