"Serge Auckland" wrote in
message ...
: As I buy used vinyl (record fairs, car boot sales, charity
shops) from
: time to time, I'm thinking about getting a record cleaning
machine
: (hopefully used but in good condition) to remove the
layers of crud
: sometimes found on such items.
:
: Can anyone recommend any one machine over others? I
rather favour the
: Keith Monks, but haven't seen one on Ebay for a long time,
if ever. What
: about the Moth machine or the VPI?
:
: Are there any stars or clunkers amongst the various
available?
:
: Thanks
:
: S.

I have had very good success with one of these
http://www.vpiindustries.com/16_5.htm

The plastic vacuum tubes can be a bit fragile and *if* you
drop the lid they *will* break off every time :-(
Regardless of some idiosyncrasies they do a competent job.

Regards TT