| Nitty Gritty Record Cleaner Model 1.5fi
The Model 1.5fi automatically rotates the record for you while it simultaneously applies the cleaning fluid starting the scrub process. The Nitty Gritty VAC-SWEEP brush has thousands of microscopic fibers that gently scrub the record's grooves. Its short bristles make the most efficient use of Nitty Gritty's special cleaning fluids, and its softness protects a record from abrasion. After the scrubing process flip the toggle switch for the drying process with automatic rotation the vacuum motor suctions a dry path accross the entire grooved surface of the record. The shape of the lips serves to minimize contact with the record as well as maximize the velocity of air. The vac-sweep fibrous cloth liner provides additional scrubbing while it cushions contact with the record, protecting the fragile grooves. The record is supported on the rotating platform which is designed to eliminate any contact with the record groves. This removes the possibility of re-contaminating the first side cleaned, while cleaning the second which you simply flip the record over and then repeat the process for side two. The Nitty Gritty 1.5fi also features a slide-out waste fluid tray.
All Nitty Gritty Units Come Complete with
Fluid and Necessary Parts for Immediate Operation
Cabinet Choices:
Nitty Gritty offers custom cabinet upgrades from the standard "Black Vinyl Woodgain Cabinets" including "Solid Oak" or "Jatoba"(Brazilian Cherry wood) which Nitty
Gritty introduced to celebrate their 25'th anniversary.
Black Vinyl Woodgrain Cabinet + 0.00 (not pictured)
Solid Oak Cabinet + $65.00 (as pictured)
25th Anniversary Jatoba Wood Cabinet + $115.00 (not pictured)
Nitty Gritty Record Cleaning Systems
Totally Clean Your Records:
Cleanliness is absolutely mandatory if the optimum sound capability of the vinyl records is to be realized. A clean record will not only sound better, but last longer. It has been shown that repeated playing of soiled records can cause permanent damage to the vinyl. preserve of valuable or irreplaceable records requires careful cleaning. Further more, stylus, wear is greatly accelerated by playing dirty records, and with cartridges costing what they do these days, playing soiled records can lead to significant and unneeded expense.
We all know someone who will tell us that audio cables don't make a difference, or that tubes amps sound the same as solid state, and that spending "that kind of money" on your stereo system is a waste. When it comes to audio, disagreements are at every turn, but I can say with out a doubt, that you will be hard-pressed to find anyone who will tell you that dirty records sound good. Since the beginning of sound recordings, even the laziest listener with the cheapest of stereos has at least tried to blow the dust out of the grooves. Everyone knows that a clean record sounds better.
Clean vinyl is not only better-sounding vinyl, it is longer-lasting vinyl as well. All kinds of contaminants can end up in the grooves that will not only impede playback but may also cause long-term damage even if you don't play your records.
Everyone who owns, previously owned or is interested in purchasing records should know they need to be maintained in a clean condition in order to sound their best and to preserve the quality of their fragile surfaces. Record cleaning devises operate on a number of different theories and principles, but they all have one thing in common -- they do not totally clean all pollutants from record grooves. They leave film, grease, residue, micro dust, static electricity, carbon fiber hair, and mold release compounds behind. These remaining pollutants prevent the record owner from hearing all the music on the record, regardless of the quality of the playback system and they cause premature wear of the record and the stylus. Until now, no available record cleaning system was accepted by professionals and enthusiasts alike as producing the desired result -- clean records. No single system was able to rid a record's surface of film, grease, residue, and dust while it eliminated static electricity and left a purified vinyl disc.
Nitty Gritty offers such a system. Records cleaned on a Nitty Gritty system reproduce all the music stored in their grooves without the interference and masking of record pollutants. The Improvement in sound that a Nitty Gritty cleaning makes is so dramatic that the benefit of upgrading one component of a hi-fi system is less significant in comparison. the Nitty Gritty record cleaning system has established itself as an essential component in every hi-fi system.
Step One of the Nitty Gritty
"Scrubbing"
The first step of the Nitty Gritty record cleaning process is to scrub the record with a special fluid wash. Nitty Gritty offers two record cleaning washes.
Purifier 2 is the stronger cleaner, capable of overpowering the most stubborn residue or grease. It contains a de-greaser, a static neutralizer, a mild detergent and surfactant. Purifier 2 has a remarkable low 6 parts solid per million dissolved solids, making it residue free.
Purifier 1 is recommended for 78 rpm records as it contains no alcohol. Both purifiers are formulated from chemicals that are totally biodegradable.
The Nitty Gritty vac-sweep brush has thousands of microscopic fibers that gently scrub the record's grooves. Its short bristles make the most efficient use of Nitty Gritty's special cleaning fluids, and its softness protects a record from abrasion.
Step Two of the Nitty Gritty
"Vacuuming"
The second step of the Nitty Gritty record cleaning process is to vacuum the scrubbed record. Possibly the most unique part of the Nitty Gritty system is the "hemicylindrical lip interface". Through these fiber covered lips, the vacuum motor suctions a dry path accross the entire grooved surface of the record. The shape of the lips serves to minimize contact with the record as well as maximize the velocity of air. The vac-sweep fibrous cloth liner provides additional scrubbing while it cushions contact with the record, protecting the fragile grooves.
The record is supported on the rotating platform which is designed to eliminate any contact with the record groves. This removes the possibility of re-contaminating the first side cleaned, while cleaning the second side.
The vacuum motor is directly coupled to the lips, providing the most powerful, effective design possible. The motor is an industrial grade, flow-through type, providing the user with trouble free cleaning.
Cleaning Fluids by Nitty Gritty
FIRSTrv Vinyl Pre-Cleaner by Nitty Gritty
Vinyl pre-cleaner designed to remove mold-release compounds and fingerprints from the record surface, as well as reduce stylus friction and/or poor tracking. FIRSTrv must be applied with a separate applicator --- it should not be put in the fluid pump!
Purifier 2 for All Vinyl Records by Nitty Gritty
Specially formulated cleaning fluid for all vinyl which prevents contaminents from reattaching to the grooves during cleaning.The all vinyl cleaner is the stronger cleaner, capable of overpowering the most stubborn residue or grease. It contains a degreaser, a static neutralizer, a mild detergent, and surfactant Fluid does contain a small amount of pure alcohol. Will not leave any residues.
All Nitty Gritty Record Systems Purchased from Fox Music Company Include Free Shipping for Customers In Continental U.S.A. Your Nitty Gritty will be assembled and drop shipped straight from the manufacturer. Fox Music Company is an authorised Nitty Gritty Dealer. | 
