Need advice playing a cracked 78

I have a very special recording by my Great Gradfather, but it has arrived cracked ( I will not intrust anything so rare to my moron brother again). It is cracked all the way through, with another hairline crack. Is there anything I can do to pay the disc. I want to convert it to MP3 so the rest of the family can hear it. Is there software that can eliminate the crack?

Thanks
Mark

If a tonearm can still track the record okay once it is carefully pieced together on the turntable, then any of the available recording/filtering programs with a "declicker" should work. (I'll leave it to those more knowledgeable to reply with some specific recommendations.)

If this was a commercially available recording--as opposed to a private pressing--then there may already be an MP3 version available online or from another collector. If you can, please supply the label (manufacturer's) information, along with the title of the selection, the artist, and any numbers that appear on the label.

I recovered several broken 78s long enough to transcribe both sides. I carefully pieced them back together, and then applied super glue at the rims. Put waxed paper under the record, so you don't glue it to the flat surface underneath. Wait 24 hours before playing (or you could glue the stylus to the record).

The one nice thing about shellac is that it rarely shatters, and it doesn't bend. The clefts usually fit back together perfectly.

Most of these records are still together.

Thanks both - that's helpful and encouraging news.

Joe_DS the recording is a Regal Zonophone - MR1016. Colne Orpheus Glee Union (Conducted by Luther Greenwood) - 'Comrades in Arms' & 'Faust Soldiers Chorus'.

Any ideas if I can get away with using freeware software to remove the clicks and if so what would you recommend?

Thanks again.

Mark