Tonar Woodgoat Cleaning Brush

[bbbiker800]

I've wet cleaned less than 30 LP's since buying this at the end of June this year - its the dual row wooden brush.

Seems to do a good job but, after rinsing it yesterday one clump of bristles fell out. I left it to dry and another 2 have were ready to drop out. Not good for £20 worth of brush.

I've asked the retailer whether it has a guarantee and they are looking into it.

Have look at the pictures and you can see the bristles are secured by steel wire that has rusted - not great for a wet cleaning brush.

The only reason for posting this is that many of you use one - so my advice is to check yours but gently tugging on each clump to make sure they are well anchored. Rusted steel wire on a soft vinyl LP is going to do some damage. Luckily for me I did not damage a LP.

[struth]

not good... ive a goat brush ive used for years but is one row in a plastic handle. its a great brush. got a feeling tonar made it too

[Barry]

I use a Decca carbon fibre bush. Had it for twelve years or more, and it has not shed a single fibre in use.

[bbbiker800]

When I got my Project VCS it came with its own brush. Single row set in a plastic handle. That shed hundreds of bristles and was unusable but Juno Records replaced immediately. The new one is good but i use that for rinsing only (OCD rules...).

The retailer may yet replace my broken Tonar brush but if they don't I might try this one which claims to be designed for wet cleaning >

http://www.analogueseduction.net/brushes/stasis-corporation-groove-cleaner-record-cleaning-wet-brush.html

Or this type >

http://www.analogueseduction.net/brushes/mobile-fidelity-record-cleaning-brush.html

regards

richard