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Any Warp correction LP services available ?

I am aware that there is a record warp flattening system being marketed for about two thousand bucks.I've tried to get my "El Cheapo" audio pals to chip in for it,so we can all benefit,with the occassional warped "Rare Gem" that can be so difficult to replace in perfect shape.No such luck!They'd rather spend 300 bucks for a signed copy of Ida Haendl doing the Sibelius!!

Does anyone know of a reliable "vendor" that might offer a per LP service,to have this done to our beloved,yet slightly warped records.I,for one, would love to see this offered by people like Accoustic Sounds,or The Elusive Disc.

How about it?
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G_m_c, that might work. I remember as a child leaving a record in the back of my fathers car for an afternoon. It looked like wavy potato chip when I retrieved it.
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I'll probably get in trouble mentioning this, but I would love to get one of those Seal brand presses used to mount photographs to mat board. These had adjustment for pressure and temperature.

I'll bet since everything in photography has gone digital you could get one for a song. Then it would be just a matter of getting crappy warped LP's from garage sales and experimenting with the temp dial and pressure adjustment.

You can see I have had this on my mind for some time. I cannot afford 2K for the occasional warped LP either.
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Just looked around the web and found this. Perfect Seal brand press for $400.00.

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/tls/75533013.html

Probably find one for $150.00 at Ebay. THAT I could afford and justify. Anyone know if the stated temperature range would work on an LP ? ( 150-350 degrees).
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Sorry Sirspeedy, no relief from the heat here. I'm in Texas and right now, although we are nearing the midnight hour, it's still 83 degrees.

By the way, the LP flattener is a product of the Air Tight people, the guys that built my cool ATM-3 mono blocks.
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Sirspeedy. I agree and why I suggested the Seal press idea.

Assuming 10 or more people pooled their funds for that 2K record press, each would have invested an amount EQUAL to what they could own a Seal press for.

Owning would be easier than borrowing, my only concern is if the Seal press would do the job. I may buy one and test.
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Here's one big enough for an LP and so far, going for less than a hundred bucks.

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