Archive the father as well as the mother; how many represses a mother carries

Decided (October 2026): the plant keeps the father and the mother of every
side. production-timeline.md (repress section) records the decision and the
rule of thumb with sources: about 10 stamper sets per mother before it
degrades (Third Man Pressing FAQ, a Nashville plater via WPLN), fewer in
quality-minded sources (5 VinyLab, 6 to 8 Stereo Review 1962); a father
grows about 5 to 10 mothers. So a mother covers roughly ten represses
(10,000 to 20,000 records a side) and a worn one is replaced from the
archived father without a new cut. galvanics.md: 4 archived parts per
title, ~1,200 to 2,400 a year; new open question to all galvanics
candidates (sets per mother, mothers per father, storage).
artist-platform.md repress paragraph.

Demos: make-a-record and artist-order say father and mother are archived;
factory console archives the father on represses too, counts stamper sets
per mother (shown in the genealogy and the customer's metal card), and the
metal archive counts fathers and mothers.
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mast:"Mastered for vinyl; the artist is listening to the master.",
g2:"The artist approved the vinyl master.",
cut:"Cut to lacquer in the cutting room.",
plate:"Plated in-house: father, mother and stampers. The mother is archived for represses.",
plate:"Plated in-house: father, mother and stampers. Father and mother are archived for represses.",
prep:"Stampers punched, back-finished and checked.",
tp:"First test pressings made and sent to the artist.",
g3:"The artist approved the test pressing.",