[78-L] Clamp them records down, boys

Robert M. Bratcher Jr. bratcher at pdq.net
Wed Apr 29 08:03:34 PDT 2009


At 10:39 PM 4/23/2009, you wrote:
>Success! I finally found a way to hold down a warped 4-inch Durium 
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>Record long enough to play it all the way through (the Chevrolet "Great
>American Value for 1932" disc which is major warped). And believe me, I tried
>all sorts of things, including Scotch Removable Magic Tape (doesn't 
>damage the
>surface of the disc, but also doesn't hold onto it for more than thirty
>seconds). Rummaging through the drawers, I found an old rubber reel clamp
>(Realistic)..had to trim a good quarter inch around the circumference, but it
>clamps onto the turntable spindle and holds the record flat. Yippee!
>
>(Now I can get a decent transfer of it and sell it to the next poor zhlub and
>let him try and figure how to play it.)
>
>dl

I'd love to have an mp3 of that record. 128k (or even 64k) mono would 
be fine. No pressure from me. Just a request as I don't wish to buy 
the record itself at this time. 




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