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New record=Bad Sound

Hey all, I just put on a new record purchased yesterday. Everything sounds good except the mids. It almost sounds like its recorded too hot and its peaking at the meters.

This album is dear to me. I grew up with this band and know it is not recorded that way.

Do you think this New record {sealed when I bought it, came out in 1989-90} could use a good steam clean?

I do not have a way to clean records other than the Discwasher system.

Or should I take it back to my record store and get my cash back?

{First post :-)}
photodusty
photodusty OP
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Just noticed {why not earlier I dont know} major warp on the outer edge. Thats gotta be the culprit.

Its between two pieces of glass and in the oven at 180 degrees right now. {Actually cooling at this point.}

I'll let you know how it comes out.

Thanks everyone!

db
photodusty OP
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Ug....No good. It flattened it nicely. But now its either shrunk or expanded. Cant tell yet. Its horrid on the player. Worse...much worse.

The needle wobbles back and forth instead of up and down. {It used to go up and down because of the warp}.

Maybe its time to just purchase another!

db
sonofjim
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Photodusty,
I tried the oven trick a couple months ago too for fun with similar results. At the time, I put the disc between 2 pizza stones thinking that the weight would help flatten the disc. Based on your results I'd say this either doesn't work or is a lot trickier than it sounds.
photodusty OP
100 posts
 
Yeah, I had the heat set at 180. Turned on the oven, put in my record sandwich, preheat buzzer went off, I shut the oven off. Waited like 4 hours and took it out. Looked flat as a new record should. Then it got wierd.

Maybe my heat was to High. Thats what I am thinking. I'm not giving up yet.

I'll keep you posted.

thanks!

db
sonofjim
557 posts
 
I think one mistake I made was in pre-heating the stones along with the oven. Did you pre-heat the glass or put the whole assembly in the pre-heated oven cold. The post I read on this also said not to take it out until everything was back to room temperature.
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