[Leica] The "impending doom" of film

[jshul at comcast.net (Jim Shulman)]

As a collector of LPS and 78s, I would NEVER suggest someone donate LPs and
78s to a "fine" library--unless they could care less about the fate of the
discs.  Very few libraries have the expertise or curatorial commitment to
vintage records.  Those that do, such as the Rodgers and Hammerstein
collection at the NYPL, or the Belfer Collection at Syracuse, or the Yale
Collection generally have very specific interests.

I've been to many, many sales of donated records, run by major public and
university libraries.  The stuff winds up tossed into a heap for anywhere
from 25 cents to a buck a disk. 

Have you ever seen the typical LP that comes from a "fine" library?  They
usually look as though they had done service at a skating rink.

I particularly recall one afternoon at a major library's listening area,
where the trained personnel were cleaning records.  This consisted of
putting a disc on a tabletop (unprotected), liberally coating a record
cleaning brush with Discwasher (when only a slight amount is recommended),
and quite literally scrubbing the surface, as if it were a linoleum floor.

My recommendation for anyone who has the slightest interest in the fate of
old records: find an avid collector and sell them, or even give them to
someone who actively acquires the stuff.  The materials stand a far greater
chance of survival.

Jim Shulman
Bryn Mawr, PA

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Steve
Barbour
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 5:33 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] The "impending doom" of film

Seth..... donate them to a fine libarary...calculate real value and  
take it as a tax writeoff. Steve


On Jan 21, 2006, at 3:03 PM, Seth Rosner wrote:

> Mark or someone help me. I had a few hundred LPs and dozens of old  
> classical 78s. Then my immdeiate past wife and I inherited from a  
> very dear friend and client of mine much of the contents of her  
> home, including probably 1500-2000 LP and 78 records. Former wife  
> wanted to give them to the junk dealer who offered to cart them  
> away at no cost. I said no. Former wife said, ok you pay to have  
> them packed and shipped upt to Saratoga Springs. Ok says I and did.
>
> Now, how do I find a serious buyer for anything other than peanuts,  
> except by indexing and selling one-by-one on eBay?
>
> Seth
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Langer"  
> <langeratcarleton@gmail.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 3:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] The "impending doom" of film
>
>
> I held onto my collection of LPs when everyone assured me that they  
> had gone
> the way of the dodo.  Now there is all sorts of equipment made for  
> "vinyl",
> vinyl snobs abound, and there are even manufacturers of high end  
> components
> for LPs, some using tube amps based on 1950s technology.  My view  
> is that we
> are headed that way with film.  Analog is king!
>
> Mark
>
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