Looking for info on maintaining a Birch 700 phonograph

[GlennM]

Hi again, if your records are in albums, here's an important point to bear in mind. Be careful as you turn the pages and make sure each record is rolled as far as it can go to the outside edge, away from the hinge. With time, the glue holding the hinges together tends to loosen, allowing the record to roll into the crease where you turn the page. If it does, you can, and probably will, snap off a half-moon shaped bit of the record when you flip the page.

I actually store my own records in albums, but some, or many, collectors prefer to store their records in single paper or cardboard covers. In my opinion there's something to be said for both methods, but whichever you choose you must be aware of its potential pitfalls.

Noted - this is helpful. And it may explain the 3 or 4 broken records that are inside a few of the albums as the pieces that are broken are exactly as you describe - half moon shapes. I'll take care on storing them.

[JerryVan]

Sadly, a few records are broken in the albums.

Albums are excellent record breaking devices. The edge of a record gets pinched in the binding of the album. When the "pages" of the album are turned, the pinched edge gets bent and snaps off.

Ha! I see I'm a few seconds late in my advice.