As the playing of gramophone records causes gradual degradation of the recording, they are best preserved by transferring them onto other media and playing the records as rarely as possible. They need to be stored on edge, and do best under environmental conditions that most humans would find comfortable. The medium needs to be kept clean, but alcohol should only be used on PVC or optical media, not on 78s.[citation needed] The equipment for playback of certain formats (e.g., 16 and 78 rpm) is manufactured only in small quantities, leading to increased difficulty in finding equipment to play the recordings. COUNT 5
QSN1 Should alcohol be used to clean gramophone recordings? ANS1 alcohol should only be used on PVC or optical media QSN2 Is gramophone equipment readily available? ANS2 manufactured only in small quantities QSN3 What is the recommendation of gramophone recordings to preserve integrity? ANS3 transferring them onto other media QSN4 What is a drawback of gramophone use? ANS4 gradual degradation QSN5 How are gramophones best stored? ANS5 on edge