[Dixielandjazz] REMoving records

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In the late 70's I used to collect crates from the grocery stores that
packaged cantalopes and peaches.  They were made of wood, and held up well
from dragging records from dorm hall to dorm hall in my moves thru college.
Most of my LP collection still resides in those same crates.  A two-wheeler
can move 4 or 3 of them at a time.  One of these crates can hold
approximately 150 records, depending on the thickness of the album,
multiset, etc.  I still see these kinds of crates being used in second hand
record stores that I've visited recently.

In college, we didn't use milk crates for records.  We used them as book
shelves for our text books, and in a pinch if you line them up on the floor
in a 5 rows of 3 or 4 wide, throw a mattress on top, you have yourself
either a guest bed or a couch.  More than likely college kids are still
doing that today....if you can find a store that doesn't keep their empty
milk crates locked up.

on 1/20/07 9:56 AM, mmckay at macjazz at se.rr.com wrote:


> Milk crates are
> good IF THE RECORDS WILL FIT. Many milk create makers deliberately made
> crates a half inch too small, to keep the creates from being "barrowed" too
> much in the 60/70's.
> 
> 
> Mart
> 
> Martin D. McKay, Designated Listener (and mover)
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieterich_Buxtehude
> 
> sounds interesting...
> 
> BTW, since you brought up moving records - does anybody know the best way to
> estimate how many boxes I will need to store my 3000~ LPs for a while? I am
> guessing that a 12x12x6 inch box would be the best size (not too heavy when
> loaded with records.)
> 
> The last time I moved my collection was in car load by car load in larger
> boxes. I don't want to do that again!
> 
> Dave Richoux
> 
> 
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