Restoration

Restoration attempts of cracked, chipped, or warped Edison Diamond Discs is not recomended, as doing so could damage the reproducer during playback. Some restoration guidelines for phonograph repair can be found at 78rpmrecord.com but these are generally not applicable to the diamond disc given the way that they were manufactured. An alternative to restoration is optical round reproduction, some information can be found at the Lawrence Berkeley National Library IRENE project.

Other options include sending your damaged Diamond Discs to a professional, but many of the issues mentioned in the in the Inherent Vice section cannot be repaired.

lp2cd.com offers a another restoration service, which is included in their digitization. Here you can find information about restoration services offered by their company.

Whyatt A Markus is a phonograph restoration technician who offers these services, but again you must keep in mind that these services are limited.You can visit his website here.

Your best alternative is check the links under "Other Resources" to find another copy of the disc or a digitized version. Many diamond discs are also available on ebay.

 

Cleaning

Your best option for restoring damaged discs is cleaning.

The Disc Doctor is Endorsed by Sterephile, Phonogram, Audiophile, and many other trusted sources for the cleaning of phonographs.

Diamond-disc.info is not in any way affiliated with discdoc.com and is not responsible for any damage caused to your Diamond Discs.

 

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