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A dust control device for use with a record player that sweeps dust from in front of the needle onto an absorbent pad..
The dustbug or groove-tracking type (there are different models for turntables and changers) sweeps the groove ahead of the stylus and the dust flicked out by a tiny brush is absorbed by a chemically treated pad.
They are played with a clean 'dustbug' always, on spotless, high quality equipment, are returned immediately to both sleeves and are given an extra polythene cover.
Use a record brush (such as a Decca carbon fiber brush or the Discwasher record cleaning system) before and after play, and a “dustbug" (for example, Decca, also) during.
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Dustbug means A dust control device for use with a record player that sweeps dust from in front of the needle onto an absorbent pad..
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The dustbug or groove-tracking type (there are different models for turntables and changers) sweeps the groove ahead of the stylus and the dust flicked out by a tiny brush is absorbed by a chemically treated pad.
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