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   Anton Shepelev to Dallas Hinton   
   The record shop.   
   17 Apr 20 01:29:06   
   
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   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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