Is it possible? Is it worth bothering with? I found a record that had been left in a stupid position by someone stupid, and it's bent in a distinct curve.
Even if I get it back to soemthing resembling flat, will the sound still be fucked anyway because of the warp?
make it into a vinyl bowl.
Flat pizza tray with baking paper in the oven set real low only long enough to get it flat. Got be careful but.
Oh this happened with our copy of Thru The Roof '83 - we put it between two bits of glass and put heaps of books on.
How bad is it? Try sticking it (standing) between a whole bunch of books or other records, it may flatten back out over time.
I don't think there's a quick way.
Me brother turned 1000 Hurts - Shelac into a Darth Vader mask in the oven.
Best thing shelac ever did.
Yeah, what GA said- lay it flat between two hard surfaces, weight it down and leave it for a couple of weeks.
Okay, that's what I was thinking. I have it on a tile floor with a box of ceramic stuff on top of it.
Honestly, who leaves records flat and supported by the edges. Fucking hell.
It's a Lou Reed Live album, so I don't even know if it's worth the bother.
I had a 7'' i left in the player that got warped by the sun. I put it between two sheets of glass and left it in the sun, works now!
Mine are all packed into one of those ikea jobbies. It has flatened a few of my warped records over the years, but found one this morning that is possibly worse!!
http://www.therecordstore.com.au/flatten.htm
If you can be bothered flattening it out, you're dumber than Lou.
Un-warping methods:
Put the warped record between two pieces of glass to form a ''glass sandwich.'' Apply gentle heat by placing the sandwich in the oven under low heat (no more than 150 F). If it's a nice, warm day, you can also place it outside, in the sunlight.
If you can find two pieces of clean, non-stick, smooth metal, try placing the record between them and ironing at a low setting
Playing warped records
You can find devices that will allow you to play warped records, but bear in mind that nothing can fix a bell-shaped record! And even a slightly warped record will sound slurred.
Some suggestions:
Disc clamps push the record against the turntable platter, forcing the LP to flatten (and subsequently play). But, they can place stress on the turntable and may damage it.
Spindle clamps lock over the spindle and are far less damaging.
Air pumps, generally found on high-end turntables, create suction that pulls the record flat onto the turntable's platter, but they are costly.
Use caution when attempting to fix or play your warped records.
i think you should publicly shame the stupid bint that did this to your vinyl. make them buy you a new one and then give them the old one as a fetching vinyl bowl.
Collector's Corner have a machine that will do this. No idea how much it costs to get it done though.
Basically it melts it back into shape.
shouldn't pay more than $15... usually about $10... and it takes about 4 hours a record.
I don't know who did it, and I'm not going to run around accusing people.
you are no fun anymore modi
There's no evidence to suggest I ever was...
you could try doing a fucking search for fucks sake
Lilrach got mad.
I need a record player. I have Goodbye Little Boy on record and I can't listen to it. This makes me sad.
i'm not mad, i'm giggling at the thought of managing to say that to modi and despondent that i didn't get to say it this afternoon but i was asleep
Vinyl flattening machine