Carbon bristle record brushes

Posted by nsgarch (A) on October 6, 2012 at 21:51:41

I just discovered something I thought was really interesting (so please tell me if I'm late to this party, so I don't embarrass myself further ;~) but I just got through testing three well-known carbon bristle record brushes for electrical continuity from the bristles to the aluminum handle. And only one of them (the Hunt) passed the test!

Note: for those to whom it's not apparent why I wanted to do this, it's because for several years now, I've connected the (aluminum) handle of my carbon brush(es) with a long flexible wire (like a voltmeter test lead wire) to a ground somewhere, the better to drain away static charges from the record, just before play.

Anyhow, I discovered on close examination, that only with the Hunt brush was the aluminum handle actually in contact with the carbon bristles/fibers. I had been using my favorite (for other reasons) DECCA 2+2 brush hooked up this way, but it really didn't seem to work any better than my other carbon brushes which I just handheld. I guess when it comes to (any kind of) contact, intimacy is everything ;~)

So, am I late to the party?

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Topic - Carbon bristle record brushes - nsgarch 21:51:41 10/6/12 (20)

RE: Carbon bristle record brushes -photo? - adaug 18:06:19 10/9/12 (3)

construction details: - nsgarch 18:23:41 10/9/12 (2)

RE: construction details: - adaug 04:57:45 10/10/12 (1)

most brushes basically useless! - nsgarch 09:40:25 10/10/12 (0)

the result is in! - nsgarch 20:58:26 10/7/12 (2)

I always wanted to try that - violinist3 21:34:22 10/7/12 (1)

The 3 brushes I tested . . . . . . - nsgarch 21:57:39 10/7/12 (0)

Here's something I discovered ... tell me if I'm missing something ... - bjh 08:51:26 10/7/12 (1)

RE: Here's something I discovered ... tell me if I'm missing something ... - nsgarch 09:41:23 10/7/12 (0)

RE: Carbon bristle record brushes - bjh 08:48:03 10/7/12 (1)

RE: Carbon bristle record brushes - nsgarch 09:43:55 10/7/12 (0)

RE: Carbon bristle record brushes - tesla 04:45:35 10/7/12 (0)

RE: Carbon bristle record brushes - mosin 22:51:53 10/6/12 (7)

the important issue, for any of these ideas to work . . . - nsgarch 10:11:42 10/7/12 (0)

RE: Carbon bristle record brushes - John Elison 23:33:53 10/6/12 (5)

RE: Carbon bristle record brushes - mosin 00:50:30 10/7/12 (4)

RE: Carbon bristle record brushes - John Elison 14:44:39 10/7/12 (1)

RE: Carbon bristle record brushes - mosin 14:50:56 10/7/12 (0)

I wonder if Shure's approach with the CF damper brush on - Opus 104 03:17:59 10/7/12 (1)

RE: I wonder if Shure's approach with the CF damper brush on - berndt 11:38:36 10/10/12 (0)

Carbon bristle record brushes

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