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Vinyl Repair?

Last night my wife was putting on our near mint condition original Tusk pressing and proceeded to drop it. In the process of catching it, she put a pretty good gouge into the first 2 songs, resulting in healthy pops I'd like to eliminate if possible. I’ve checked out a couple of YouTube vids on how to fix, but figured I’d trust people here to truly know. Seems like my options are 1) Put weight on needle and hope that somehow regrooves it (also seems like no one here is going to advocate for using your stylus in this manner) 2) the toothpick trick which seems to get good reviews and 3) some sort of 1500 grit sandpaper which seems insane.

Any advice pre divorce?

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helmholtzsoul
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+ 1 rodman99999

I call it "the appointed flipper", no drinking or toking while record flipping is going on. The alternative is to have a playlist with a "Party" lockout. Flip the switch and it plays until you turn it off, but no monkey business, it’s locked. Hard drives or memory sticks are great for that. An electric fence for the TT is a better idea, that will get her moving and sober up a bit.. LOL

Terms like Fumble-belina have to be used.. :-) If she thinks you're being mean, start using a score board.. That works..

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infection
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@dweller  Never heard of that method before...sounds interesting. 

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dweller
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It's not a method yet -still just an experiment...

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deadhead1000
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@vinylvin - Did you mean buy another wife or record?  Cheap to get one, VERY expensive to get rid of one.....or so I've heard. 

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