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Offline Jim Pittsburgh

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Warped albums???
« on: October 12, 2014, 11:29:44 AM »
Have a few albums that could use a bit of flattening.  Wondering
if any of you warped folks have come up with a proven
method of flattening albums ?
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Warped albums
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2014, 11:42:00 AM »
Not sure where to post this Q, but looking
for actual tried solutions to flattening warped
albums....
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Re: Warped albums???
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2014, 10:28:51 PM »
Read this someplace, never tried, if you have access to a gas stove that has a pilot flame, versus electric igniter, put an album on a flat surface, cookie sheet or something,  stick it in the oven, do not turn on oven, the pilot keeps the oven warm enough to soften the vinyl. Probably would require some trial and error, and an understanding wife.
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Re: Warped albums???
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2014, 11:27:45 PM »
JP,

I have one of these, a Frutech Flattener DVF-1 Vinyl flattener.  Works great!

A few pics:





A web link, scroll down to the second half of the reviews:  http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/furutech6/destat.html

Another review:

http://www.redferret.net/?p=9329



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Re: Warped albums???
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2014, 12:23:39 AM »
I would very much appreciate it if you would please consider
running  a couple of favorite discs through your machine for me .
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Re: Warped albums???
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2014, 11:43:26 AM »
Carl's solution (the vinyl flattener) looks MUCH BETTER than mine but...

Many years ago I tried to "FIX" a warped record...  I placed it in the sun for a bit & then placed it between some rigid flat items to "press/flatten" the record...  Do not try this at home as the record turned out much worse than when I started...   :(

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Re: Warped albums???
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2014, 01:08:00 PM »
George,

Obviously, you never heard this John Hartford tune..

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Re: Warped albums???
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2014, 01:25:44 PM »
Emp, that tune came out in 1984...  I tried my record "FIX" in 1983...   ;)  Wish I would have heard that tune...  Never would have let my record in the sun...

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Re: Warped albums???
« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2014, 07:18:14 PM »
If that's your only Amanda Mcbroom album you've GOT to hear Growing Up in Hollywood Town !

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Re: Warped albums???
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2014, 07:22:01 PM »
If that's your only Amanda Mcbroom album you've GOT to hear Growing Up in Hollywood Town !

Hi Anders!

I actually have two, maybe three copies of "Growing Up in Hollywood Town".  I like "Dreaming a little more.  It has some of the same songs "The Rose" etc.

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Re: Warped albums???
« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2014, 07:25:12 PM »
But she sounds alot more real to me on growing up in hollywood town.
I love that record.

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Re: Warped albums???
« Reply #11 on: October 13, 2014, 07:31:09 PM »
My warped records tended to flatten a bit just by storing them tightly.
You usually make things worse when you try to flatten them.
Best thing for them is a turntable that can play them.
Thats why I like Dual tonearms. very light but still stiff and you usually don't hear warps at all.

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Re: Warped albums???
« Reply #12 on: October 13, 2014, 08:30:04 PM »
I have had excellent success tracking warped records with any of the B & O tangent tracking tables (4002, 4004, 8000, 8002 and 5000 series).  With an MMC 1 or MMC 2 cart, you will not notice the warp.
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Re: Warped albums???
« Reply #13 on: October 13, 2014, 08:55:27 PM »
Well yeah B&O turntables have small light tonearms that will track warps but I don't think they are that great sounding.

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Re: Warped albums???
« Reply #14 on: October 13, 2014, 09:27:31 PM »
Actually they will play on the ClearAudio,but the outmost
Band isn't perfect ... Would just like to flatten them lol
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