Subj : The record shop.
To   : Dallas Hinton
From : Anton Shepelev
Date : Fri Apr 17 2020 01:29:06

Dallas Hinton - Anton Shepelev:

> > It could also be made of platinum which was used when
> > pressing records, but both types are very rare these days!

> I checked with my friend who told me that he thought they might
> survive one or two playings but the coating is actually quite
> thin and soft - not designed to be playable

Then it is better to use them for pressing a fresh record, and
remaster from that. Some hi-tech non-destuctive techniques exists,
such as a laser-scanning turntabel or some more expensive 3d
scannanning. But the results are no good.

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