warped lp's

I purchased 2 granite tiles at home depot over the weekend and plan to try to flatten a Ron Carter LP I bought used which has a terrible warp in track 1 and won't play. I'm going to try the procedure in the posted thread in the next day or so. I'll let you know the results. If it works, I have a few others - one of which is my new Portishead 3 that while it plays, is a little hard to track.

Thanks be intrested to know how it works out for you. I buy alot of lp's on audiogon and elsewhere and am sure to end up with more warped ones. Thats the chance I take buying sight unseen. Most of what I buy it in great shape.

Appreciate your input and good luck with your project this weekend.

It works every time!

I know someone who uses 2 glassplates and some kitchen paper towels. Just make a sandwich of glass/paper/warped LP/paper/glass. Let it warm up in in the sun. The paper is to prefent the LP from sticking to the glass. I think some smooth granite or marble will also work.

I flattened my Ron Carter LP today. I used 2 12x12 granite tiles purchased from home depot ($5.49 each). One side is polished, the other rough. I pre-heated my oven to 200 degrees F. I Sandwiched the LP between the tiles and I used no fasteners or anything else. The LP was directly in contact with the tile. I placed the "sandwich" in the oven and turned the oven off. I came back about 5 hours later and removed the LP, cleaned it, and played it. The warp was really bad before, so bad it was in trackable. Now the LP is completely flat. I see no other adverse efects from the procedure.