Steps you take to protect your vinyl.

[Brad]

5 minutes ago, porcy62 said:

Not really tricky, but you must have a firm hand, a good sight and few specific tools, damaging it it's easy so I prefer the dealer doing it.

All the more reason why I had him do it

[porcy62]

10 minutes ago, Brad said:

All the more reason why I had him do it

Definitely, the damage is up to the dealer

[Pim]

I am very careful with my vinyl. I’ve got Charles Tolliver’s Music Inc. Reissue on Pure Pleasure Records (Strata East). It’s one of my favorite records and with 30 euros a pop they aren’t really cheap.

So there I was, taking the record very carefully of my player and in just a second... I dropped it, tried to catch in scratch it all across the wall. Now I won’t repeat the swearing words I used but boy did I hate myself that very moment.... still hoping for a miracle I took a good look at the record hoping it was ok but there were scratches all over unfortunately. 
 

there is no protection against human stupidity unfortunately 

[mjzee]

2 minutes ago, Pim said:

I am very careful with my vinyl. I’ve got Charles Tolliver’s Music Inc. Reissue on Pure Pleasure Records (Strata East). It’s one of my favorite records and with 30 euros a pop they aren’t really cheap.

So there I was, taking the record very carefully of my player and in just a second... I dropped it, tried to catch in scratch it all across the wall. Now I won’t repeat the swearing words I used but boy did I hate myself that very moment.... still hoping for a miracle I took a good look at the record hoping it was ok but there were scratches all over unfortunately. 
 

there is no protection against human stupidity unfortunately 

I feel your pain.  Reminds me of when I bought my new Pro-ject Carbon turntable, and on one of the first LPs I played, I lost hold of the tone arm and it went skittering across the record and the label.  The memory still gives me chills.

[erwbol]

Something less dramatic happened to my Thriller LP in the 80s. Not rare, but I couldn't just afford a new one. Cured early on from vinyl as a result.