scott_c Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I am a relative newbie to vinyl. I purchased Thrice's Vheissu double album from Hot Topic and the first disc will not play correctly. At first, I thought I had the wrong speed setting, but it drags at 33-1/3 and plays too fast at 45. The second disc plays perfectly fine. I have never had this problem before, so I was wondering if this is a manufacturing glitch or something else possibly? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blanchardoswald Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Is the hole to tight? (Bring on the jokes) I had this problem with Artist, but putting a pencil through it back and forth a few times worked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_c Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 I wondered about that myself, but as I say, I am new to vinyl and thought I would ask first. Thanks for the reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Just stick a pocket nife tip in the whole and twist it around a couple times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazydiamond Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I adjust the pitch (speed) if that happens. Didn't know that a tight hole could be a problem lol derrickcook19941 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_c Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 I did try adjusting the pitch speed, but it was still off. In retrospect, I do remember having to push the record onto the spindle to get it to fit on there... Thanks again for the replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 You have to be unbelievably careful if you are going to widen the spindle hole. I wouldn't even touch that if I were you. If you mess up you're record will spin unevenly and the the pitch will be constantly bending in all the notes and you'll wish you were dead while listening to the record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_c Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 You have to be unbelievably careful if you are going to widen the spindle hole. I wouldn't even touch that if I were you. If you mess up you're record will spin unevenly and the the pitch will be constantly bending in all the notes and you'll wish you were dead while listening to the record. So would you recommend that I just return the record then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 So would you recommend that I just return the record then? No, people widen the center hole on records all the time. It happens a lot with records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 No ones saying take a drill to the hole or do something drastic like that. If you do it right, you are shaving of almost nothing and it will by no means change the sound quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_c Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 No, people widen the center hole on records all the time. It happens a lot with records. Thanks for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 sounds more like a pitch control issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrom92 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 There is never any reason to widen the hole on any record. Ever. And a tight hole isn't going to cause pitch problems - it's the opposite. A loose hole CAUSES pitch problems. Stranger things have happened but I'm surprised that this was pressed off speed. Verify that your turntable is running at the correct speed with this disc on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_c Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 There is never any reason to widen the hole on any record. Ever. And a tight hole isn't going to cause pitch problems - it's the opposite. A loose hole CAUSES pitch problems. Stranger things have happened but I'm surprised that this was pressed off speed. Verify that your turntable is running at the correct speed with this disc on it. I did verify that my turntable was running at the correct speed. I tried playing the record multiple times, on both sides, and it was definitely not playing at the correct speed. After reading several posts here about using a pencil, I did just that and it helped a little, but it was still off slightly. Then I used a pocket knife and gently twisted it around the opening as instructed by 3arl, and that worked perfectly. Thanks everyone for the input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjglor Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Same thing happened with my copy of the War All The Time repress... after I widened the hole I had no problems andrewlucas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyhi Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjglor Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 ^haha, nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrom92 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Well it doesn't make any sense but I'm glad it worked for you. If someone can post some logical explanation as to how this would cause a disc that was playing slow to suddenly play faster and at the correct speed, please do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Emo Revival Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Well it doesn't make any sense but I'm glad it worked for you. If someone can post some logical explanation as to how this would cause a disc that was playing slow to suddenly play faster and at the correct speed, please do. Well if the spindle hole is to tight then when you put it on the platter it's tight around the spindle and the force from the motor won't be as much because of the resistance, when the hole is wider and the record really isn't touching the spindle there's no resistance and the motor's force is not impeded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Well if the spindle whole is to tight then when you put it on the platter it's tight around the spindle and the force from the motor won't be as much because of the resistance, when the whole is wider and the record really isn't touching the spindle there's no resistance and the motor's force is not impeded. Sounds about right to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Yup. You want the record to rotate with the platter, not the spindle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emo Revival Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Yup. You want the record to rotate with the platter, not the spindle. Exactly, that's what I was trying to get across thanks for understanding me haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxonviolons Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Haha! Learn something new every day. Glad this thread was started! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewlucas Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Same thing happened with my copy of the War All The Time repress... after I widened the hole I had no problems Same here. Still sounds muddy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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