Warped records :(
Warped records :(
During my trip to Boston this past weekend, I did a little record (vinyl) shopping. After dropping them off in my car for what I thought would be a very short time (the car got towed), I found that a couple of them had warped a little bit. Does anyone have any tricks for returning slightly warped records to being flat again?
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Re: Warped records :(
bake it on a cookie sheet at a low temp until it is flat. Remove it from the oven and let it cool. Enjoy
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Mmmm sounds delicious.
I sympathise on the warped vinyl. A bunch of water flooded into my apartment yesterday from a damaged gutter and soaked a pile of records. Lost some treasures, but thankfully most of my albums were in another corner.
I sympathise on the warped vinyl. A bunch of water flooded into my apartment yesterday from a damaged gutter and soaked a pile of records. Lost some treasures, but thankfully most of my albums were in another corner.
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While you probably will have to pitch the sleeves, you probably can clean the records that were damaged in the flood. A few years back Chicago had massive flooding, and lots of people pitched stacks of old vinyl on the street. Managed to find some old Sun Ra records I had never seen before and after a little clean up they play fine. The crazy covers, alas, were doomed...
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Re: Warped records :(
Though many have alleged to me that the baking thing works, I've never heard of anyone actually doing it successfully. When I managed a record store several years ago, one collector swore that it could be done at just under <100 degrees F (assuming yr oven will even *go* that low) and only if you put the record between two sheets of glass. A'course, he also said that you had to get the timing just right; more often than not it'd just fuck up the grooves.
I dont think he ever did it though. Most record collectors talk a lotta sh*t.
I dont think he ever did it though. Most record collectors talk a lotta sh*t.
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I tried doing the trick with putting a record under a heavy sheet of glass in a warm sunny window for a few days. The record was less warped, but still jumped in the grooves - so it has been retired from my DJ box...
The trick might work, but I didn't have any such luck.
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The trick might work, but I didn't have any such luck.
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My dad says that he used to use two pieces of glass and put it in the sun for a few hours. I'm not sure how hot it was outside when he did this. I grew up in the central valley, so if it was summer, it could have been 110 when he did this!
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they have turntables that will apply suction so that the record lays flat, but these usually cost in the range of $1,000+
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I've heard that you can put the record between two towels and then iron out the warp. never tried this though...
good luck!
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Dunno how badly the records in question are warped, but if the tonearm and cartridge are heavy enough, you may be able to get away with playing slightly warped records. I have a bunch that are slightly warped, but most of em play fine.
It's always the BRAND NEW ones that warp too!
It's always the BRAND NEW ones that warp too!
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Re: Warped records :(
i saw this dj tape a stack of pennies above the needle to make it more heavey.
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Re: Warped records :(
As a child I used to tape pennies on the stylus to keep records from skipping. It's a great way to ruin your record and your needle.
If the records are not salvageable, put them in the sleeve and then use a hot iron to flatten it and then bend it at 90 degrees off the edge of a table. Now you've got cool looking book ends.
I understand your pain, I once found a rare record for a steal, forgot it in my car, and it was warped beyond repair. Grrr.....
If the records are not salvageable, put them in the sleeve and then use a hot iron to flatten it and then bend it at 90 degrees off the edge of a table. Now you've got cool looking book ends.
I understand your pain, I once found a rare record for a steal, forgot it in my car, and it was warped beyond repair. Grrr.....
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i've heard that this wears down your needle and the grooves considerably though....saw this dj tape a stack of pennies above the needle to make it more heavey.
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