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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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mr_m
1,900 posts
 

None of the above methods work, I've tried most of them. The only cure is replacement...Sorry :-(

sokogear
1,100 posts
 

My wife has never touched a record in over 30 years. Only thing she knows is the volume knob. It only goes counter clockwise for her.....Tell her to stay away and consider Tusk an inexpensive cost of making this change permanent. What if it was a very expensive out of print one? 

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emrofsemanon
292 posts
 

all i can say is for people who can find an affordable specimen, thank god for CEDAR! iZotopeRx works almost as well. 

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jji666
545 posts
 

Preheat oven to 250F.  Place turntable in oven and place vinyl on platter.  Close oven for 5 minutes then play the damaged area on the record.  

Turn preamp to "DAC."

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whitefishpoint1175
169 posts
 

You would get divorced over the worst Fleetwood Mac album EVER!

   

"Pre-divorce" advice:

               If you have a well-appointed sound room, KEEP THE HOUSE!

     Far as the vinyl (unless you have the hands of a Neurosurgeon), look here:

                      https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/10233528?ev=rb

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