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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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ebm
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It can not be fixed give up.

oldaudiophile
275 posts
 

I haven't seen or heard of any of those Youtube D.I.Y. vinyl fixes. However, all of those sound insane! Buy a new LP, if possible. If not, do you know anyone with a SweetVynyl SugarCube?

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dinov
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Sounds like it’s time for a new album!

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mammothguy54
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$25 on Discogs for a NM/M- original pressing copy.  This is the only way to get rid of the deep scratch.  You can get a copy for $5 too, but a NM/M- condition of quality will be the correct satisfaction for replacing your NM copy.  

That's what I would do so it's just my opinion.  Good luck to you.  I hope that you are enjoying a quality replacement within a week.

mglik
885 posts
 

This is probably a topic for a new thread…

I have run out of vertical LP storage and have many records now horizontally.

Have always known that this will warp records.

How accurate is this?

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