I SCRATCHED a record but I'm not a DJ

[@vinyleyezz]

🔔 Notification Squad, what are y’all spinning today? 🤔🎵

[@a.arsenicz]

A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step

[@adamd6395]

Pink Floyd - The Final Cut

[@christianjohnson7228]

Billy Joel - The Stranger

[@frontline42O]

Vinyl Eyezz spinning meddle by pink floyd

[@MSorge13]

Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours.

[@riisikumi2236]

Now you have to get therapy.

[@vinyleyezz]

Pretty much 😖

[@the_lightningstrike8374]

Scratching a record is a very scary moment to see!

[@colorado8avalanche]

That's not true Wood glue saves the day, it's there to treat scratches

[@allensproule4662]

A family member dropped the needle on my Limited Edition vinyl of Everybodys Talking About Jamie, causing track one to become scratched and jump. Now, no one is allowed to take off or put on my records except me haha

[@vinyleyezz]

Oh wow sorry that happened to you! Yeah same here, no body touches my records except me lol. I’ll hand them the jackets to look at but that’s it haha

[@vinylspinning7375]

Relatable!!! 😂

[@78rpmrecord65]

My mom always touched the playable surface of my shellac record and I was always getting on to her for it lol

[@allensproule4662]

@@78rpmrecord65 i tend to get upset if someone handles a record of mine incorrectly, and people don't seem to understand. That's why its easier if I just handle my own records haha

[@Jakeybakey5]

hold on.. there was a vinyl pressing for that?! 😭😭

[@OneSideMediavideo]

Sometimes I play records during home parties. And sometimes at these moments I get a little drunk. One day, when I just decided to listen to one of my favorite and rare records, I found a huge scratch on it along all the tracks on the side A. Apparently, I made this scratch myself when I was drunk at one of these parties. Thank God, the scratch did not affect the sound in any way, but I was still in shock. My advice - never play your records when you drunk.

[@jmedina2976]

Random comment but I'm diggin the hair, suits you well!!

[@vinyleyezz]

Thank you!

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

🇨🇳

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

@Mr. L based

[@Timothycan]

What I learned, about 45 years ago... NEVER lend your records to ANYONE! I had a copy of Monty Python's Matching Tie and Handkerchief, the one with double grooves on side two. When I finally got it back, it was horribly scratched. I've never lent out records ever since.

[@crownedfool115]

This happened to my most beloved record... I was playing The Pale Empreror's Deluxe Vinyl Edition, which I found after some months of trying to get a mint copy of it. So I went home and decided to play it, placed the rercord, took all dust away from it, and I was about to drop the needle when my mom walked into my room in a hurry and accidentally hit the desk, which made me freak out and drop the needle on the record at 2-2,5 centimiters away from it... I just stood there as the music started playing, and decided to drop the needle on the 1st track, one I got to track 2, y hear this loud af pop, that was continuously repeating itself over and over again... That is my favourite record ever, pressed on gorgeous 180g white vinyl, just getting absolutely wrecked... I was dead inside for 2 or 3 hours after that.

[@markcovington8159]

Song Of The Day: "I Am The Walrus" By: The Beatles

[@carnalslut]

love the scene in across the universe that uses this song

[@andreasroyoi2510]

I am the Eggman whoo, I am the eggman whoo, i am the walrus budskfihsaovs

[@peterrech2307]

Jarrett, this is the exact reason why the audio god invented automatic turntables and put cue levers on good quality tonearms. Always use your cue lever and never be in a hurry to put a record on...........enjoy the music...safely.

[@urbanknish6965]

I have that same turntable and LOVE it (Fluance RT-85) but I do wish I could find something like it with automatic features. Old-timer wisdom: flip the little arm lock after each use. It slows you down before you cue the record.

[@peterrech2307]

@@urbanknish6965 A really good fully automatic turntable is not cheap, usually twice the price of an equivalent manual table. Convenience costs. About the best full autos come from Dual in their CS- range. Denon also have one that is quite good.

[@urbanknish6965]

@@peterrech2307 Thanks for the reference - I'll have to look into those!

[@peterrech2307]

@@urbanknish6965 you're welcome. Enjoy the tt auditions. May I ask where are you located, I am in Australia, in locked down Melbourne.

[@urbanknish6965]

@@peterrech2307 Hi from Detroit Michigan!

[@walterrohrich3964]

Yesterday , i've got my LP 120 , and it's wonderful ! Thanks Jarrett !

[@TheVinylGuru]

Rad! Yes yes yes

[@vinyleyezz]

Awesome! Glad you like it, enjoy! 😊✌️🎵🎶

[@GonardFatts]

now yank the preamp out of that bad boy

[@snuglebear9]

@@GonardFatts If its the new model, he wont need to. You can bypass them in the new models.

[@safieeaziz2398]

You can bypass the internal pre-amp, but removing it will improve the sound significantly.

[@austins.2495]

If that would have been your Sade record, we'd all be saying RIP Vinyl Eyezz right now

[@taco_guitar]

Everybody gangsta until Jarret scratches a record

[@Trance88]

One of the many reasons why a lot of people like automatic record players rather than manual ones is the potential human error in handling that tonearm. I think this scenario has all happened to us at one point or another if you have a player with a manual tonearm.

[@JacobMinger]

I use an Audio Technica ATLP-60 and I’m so glad that it’s automatic because of this exact scenario

[@outspade1710]

i like manual ones because i honestly just like practicing putting the needle in the exact right spot to start the song

[@linus-clocksnmusic]

@@outspade1710 On an automatic turntable you can actually do both. If you aren't trying to get the best sound possible, then an automatic turntable like the LP60x or any vintage Dual from the 70's will be your bet

[@tragiclifeform347]

Used to own a Crosley... Nuff said.

[@allensproule4662]

Booooooo 🤣

[@abrasi0n_faiiry]

been there, done that, scratched a signed record using one, hated myself for the rest of my life... you know, the usual.

[@theunknowncommenter3444]

I did too. Not a cruiser but a C6. Ate belts faster than the kentucky derby. Got the lp120 and Im so happy!

[@StoicWallflower]

@@abrasi0n_faiiry Do you mean the cover was signed or that the label of the actual disc was signed?

[@abrasi0n_faiiry]

@@StoicWallflower no the cover was signed, but it still sucks that record itself was scratched.

[@VeryUsMumblings]

Modern turntables usually come with a 'locking clip' to hold the tone-arm in place. It's good practice to get in the habit of always using the clip every time you want to flip or change a record and only open it when you're ready to put the needle down to play. Cue-up levers can be fixed/adjusted. There's usually a screw in the middle of the banana-shaped thing under the tone arm that you can adjust to where you like it.

[@eclipse_pvp-gamez5428]

Yeah but I upgraded from a crosley like turn table with a locking clip to the audio technica lp-60x and the lp-60x doesn’t have one

[@VeryUsMumblings]

@@eclipse_pvp-gamez5428 lp60x is a better turntable, though, probably comes with AT-3600 cartridge which is also better. I guess you'll just have to be extra careful. 😀

[@eclipse_pvp-gamez5428]

@@VeryUsMumblings yeah I wish there was a way to add a clip to it though

[@CF-Builds]

I remember scratching my first record.. such a terrible feeling 😭It's basically the same story, I was excited to play some music, reached for the tonearm too fast and ended up launching it into the first two tracks 😭😭😭 It wasn't an expensive record by any means but it's still a sad loss 😢

[@gnayr1305]

This was one of the best “public service announcement” videos that we have ever enjoyed. Thank you!

[@OddityX7]

Anyone who has ever really been into vinyl has scratched a record, thats part of the journey. One £60 rare Christian folk lp became a £10 lp. Keep your arm lift assembly clean, my Goldring GL75 Systemdek arm was bouncing all over my discs so I cleaned the whole arm assembly and it was fine.

[@beeee__]

Id rather have a bunch of scratches than just one huge scratch, its much less distracting to me

[@mr.summerset8054]

much rather buy a record without any in the first place. just saying.

[@tastypickles3325]

@@mr.summerset8054 most records I buy are used they’ll have scratches that just part of having a physical media. It’s sad but things happen like that.

[@k-dogg711]

@@tastypickles3325 Yeah. Light scratches usually don't affect the play of the record at all, in my experience. Assuming you clean them anyways.

[@dominickfulco]

Song of the day: That’s Life - Frank Sinatra

[@leohoerauf8774]

I agree. A friend of mine passed recently and he sang that song so well.

[@thatpersonwithamlpiconwhos2861]

Oddly fitting considering the content of the video

[@urbanknish6965]

I hear that and raise you with Dean Martin's "Ain't that a kick in the head"

[@vladimirlem1104]

That's what all the people say

[@AustinNRD]

I did this awhile ago trying to show a friend my favorite record which was “The Ink Spots: Stardust Vol 1”. luckily there was no damage and the vinyl still works perfectly fine but it still scared me half to death. 😂

[@gezzy8095]

I feel your pain! I kept catching records on my turntable lid, a vintage technics so take lid off every time I spin a tune now! Just checked out that album and my mind is blown! Love your enthusiasm and smiles, keep it up man!

[@jameswatson9753]

Yes! My cue-up arm is being difficult as well. I just ordered some liquid silicone to see if that will make it any better.

[@manFromPeterborough]

I used CST 500 000 to fix LP120 cue lever

[@dutchvanderlindeplan]

Song of the day Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles And also the worst damage I’ve ever seen happen to one of my beloved records was when I ordered one online, usually this works great for me because I only get records online if they come from a real record store because they know how to handle them, so I picked The Beatles yellow submarine soundtrack (sealed) and had it delivered in about a week and then it happened... The record was completely warped! I could immediately tell from the packaging because one side was bent upward and when I opened the package and took a close look at the record itself one whole side was completely warped and misshaped. I got a replacement and I just hung the old one on my wall for show because even though it was ruined I still spent money on it and I just felt like I could not throw it away.

[@ify464]

Strawberry fields forever has already been song of the day.

[@dutchvanderlindeplan]

&The Paper Kids, right I totally forgot

[@manFromPeterborough]

@J500 L6000 The new 78 repressings are microgroove, play them with LP stylus and never play them on Victrola

[@James.Peter.]

If your vinyl record is scratched, when playing the damaged part, gently tap the turntable sometimes until it pass the damaged part.

[@rageagainsthememe71]

Here’s my story. So my mum knew that I really wanted a turntable, and saved up to buy me my first record player, which was a really good, brand new AT-LP7. I fell in love with it. Unfortunately a couple months later I clumsily dropped the dust cover onto the tone arm, which caused the tone arm to skim over the platter, damaging the stylus, and creating multiple chips in the smooth matte black surface of the turn table base. I was so gutted, that I couldn’t look at my turntable for a month. To this day, every time I spin a record I beat myself up about it. But I eventually moved on, and I regained my love for it. Now every time I move the dust cover I’m extremely cautious. Well I guess I learnt my lesson, and will never make that mistake again!

[@someoneelse1534]

To go along with his mariana trench of a scratch; Song of the day: Mariana Trench by Bright Eyes

[@chfilms7651]

(August Burns Red)

[@jordanstrang8056]

Song Of The Day: Real Love - The Beatles

[@Labergeschwader]

“Track three was kaputt.”😅 I’m very pleased to hear German words in an English sentence, very nice. Ja, fortunately most of the superficial scratches are barely audible, but your misfortune is deeply shocking! Sometimes it’s better to have an automatic turntable additionally, as you are with friends and can’t handle your records with care as you normally would do. Greetings from 🇩🇪

[@taida8511]

German here as well. I just recently learned that "kaputt" is actually more common in the English language than you might be aware of. Sure it's not used as frequently as words like "broken" or "damaged" but I have heard it being used in English sentences quite a few times now. It seems like "kaputt" is used as a more comedic replacement for the other more common synonymes. And I also believe that it is used if something is very badly damaged. Like even more than "wrecked" or "destroyed". I was just as surprised the first time I've heard it.

[@mysongs6745]

Years and years ago my brother gave me his old acoustic guitar when he got a new one. I put it on my bed and a few minutes later went to sit down there. When my butt cracked the guitar into matchwood I realized that I'd need to be more careful in the future! Happy New Year, Jarrett. I really enjoy the channel.

[@gabrielemanniello]

I just bought a new record, head into the car and when I arrived home, I picked it up sure that it was sealed, but it wasn’t. The record slipped off the case and smashed into the concrete...I was paralized for like 1 minute, fortunately no damage to the record

[@itsjustab24]

I had the same deer in headlights feeling just the other day. I just got a new turntable, leveled the tonearm and calibrated the stylus. I had also built this thing to go over my TT so that it's fully protected from my cats. At this time, my cats were pretty hyper and running around so, just as you were, I was in a hurry. I always use the antistatic brush before playing so I move the tonearm over the record not realizing I hadn't lifted the cue-up. So I moved it over dropping it right onto the record and it bounced twice. Just "Pop" "Pop" right out of the speakers. I felt my stomach drop. THANKFULLY my record is fine! And the new set-up sounds great. But not a noise I ever want to hear again lol I was supposed to be relaxed listening to some Bill Evans but ended up anxious the whole time hoping there was no damage. So yeah, seriously don't be in a rush with records!

[@quinorodriguez3827]

People, the most important lesson is: USE YOUR QUEUING LEVER

[@ioannisloukas4131]

On a scratcht record you can hear a pop sound, but will it damage the stylus?

[@MSorge13]

It can, yes, depending on the severity of the scratch, if it jumps the stylus, etc.

[@thomascars1]

I remember i went to a record store and found an extremely well preserved US 1st Pressing of Let it Be. I played it on the store’s turn table, but the store didnt have a lever to lift the stylus up. When I was finished listening, I tried lifting the lever up. I am a naturally shaky person, and so the stylus ended up slipping. The stylus made a fresh, clean “ZIIIP” sound and I watched a new, fresh white scratch form as it went from the last track to the run out. I was extremely shocked that nobody heard it, so I immediately put it back like it was nothing. I dont know if anyone knows about it to this day, besides the unfortunate lad who probably bought it with the scratch there not knowing he could’ve gotten it a week earlier when it was still scratch free.

[@fetuswarrior6056]

Song of the day: Here Comes Your Man- The Pixies

[@rubenm.5161]

A similar thing happened to me. I just got my Rega RP 3 (2016) with a Benz Micro Glider SL. I got an electrostatic shock from my tonearm (no idea how that happened) and the tonearm went flying. Fortunately, I had my cueing lever up, so my record didn't get scratched. But I was mortified as the stylus scratched over the label. I now have a fear of breaking my stylus (which didn't get damaged) and electrostatic shocks. Thanks for your content and keep up the good work!

[@deathswell]

I want a vinyl where there is a song with crackling sound so there is DOUBLE CRACKLING SOUND edit: wait that’s tool

[@IceblinkWatersky]

I find when I use the cueing lever on my Rega RP-1, the tonearm always drifts off from where I placed it as it lowers. It's literally just so much easier to be careful and precise doing it manually. I still use it for taking the needle off again. Nothing disastrous has happened yet. My worse mishap was when I dropped an inexpensive, very common 90s house 12" and it bounced against the sharp corner of the table my turntable was sat on. A similarly painful experience, and left some noticeable marks, but absolutely no damage to the audio. I'm just very lucky I guess.

[@christopherrippel2463]

Thank you. A great reminder. I have done just that. Only not so sevier as yours!

[@amandabear64]

I've had this same thing happen but luckily it happened so lightly that there wasn't any damage

[@Olimar73]

I always use the Cue lever on my turntables because my hands are too clumsy. My nasty old turntable had one, but like yours it started failing

[@adamweb]

I recently dropped my copy of Pearl Jam - Ten and it hit the middle spindle scratching two songs. The only good news is that it's the remastered double LP so I now listen to the remastered version as a backup.

[@thereisadevilinme8503]

Ahh, it happened to me and it gave me PANIC for a second and afterwards anxiety, searching like psycho for a scratch haha, but gladly it wasn't that bad, still working! The hair really suits you well!

[@richardlara5466]

That is why good thing that our record player is an automatic linear tracking player so that we dont have to lift the tone arm, we just have to press pause and it will automatically lift and press forward or backward if we want to repeat a certain track. I prefer linear tracking because the audio is accurate.

[@leon_mnl]

song off the day , Diane - Therapy? yes,the que lever has a oil filled damper (most of them) so it doesn’t drop to fast and sometimes the oil will de solve ,you might need to refill the damper with some new oil , which you buy at the turntable seller , because it has to have a certain viscosity so the arm doesn’t move to fast or slow

[@maat8249]

What about when you put the tonearm in position, drop the que lever and it goes either left or right? I know my turntable is old and has been abused by loads of people, I just wonder if it happens to most turntables at some point?

[@leon_mnl]

Alteration Inunofficial check if the tt is level , adjust the anti skate in free float so the arm and stylus aren’t moving right to left and up and down ,and check if the lifter (that curved piece) is level as well,you might need to adjust it an make sure the stem goes straight up and down

[@davidmacatangay4235]

Happened to me too and it's electrifying thru your nerves during that seconds of a moment. Compose yourself, take a deep breath, and perform the whole ritual calmly. You'll hear the songs anyway no matter how slow the process is.

[@stephenmkeer]

I done something similar recently. I was standing over my turntable and I’ve taken out a record from its inner sleeve,the record slipped out of my hand and hit the slip mat,then my needle.......blowing my amp and speakers. Thankfully I had got the amp and speakers from a charity shop,but still not a good thing to happen. My wife told me to buy a new set up and upgrade at the same time. From now on I will be keeping the needle protector on until a record is sitting on the turntable.👍

[@Facv]

Actually what happened to my MOFI Santana Abraxas record was that I was playing it on a rainy day, head full of acid, and I left my record next to a window and some rain droplets fell on the record. I noticed the day after that those droplets dried leaving spots on the record. Now I always take extra care when handling vinyl while on acid. Like they're gods being played.

[@TimLeeSongs]

Even this cautionary tale demonstrates how much more personal the experience of physical media can be...you’d never remember the WiFi cutting out during a download, but I’ll bet you remember this accident every time you hear track 3 from now on haha! Glad it was ok in the end!

[@Brandatello]

This is a +1 for me to keep my fully automatic turntable and not upgrade to a modern fully manual. The only time I ever scratched a record with the stylus was trying to play a warped record I got out of the dollar bin.

[@TheRickster08]

Song of the Day: Shot in the Dark - AC/DC

[@MAYBUG-kun]

My kid's play carpets produce much of static electricity. So when I touch the tonearm it often "discharges" my finger with a spark. And I reflexively twitch my hand, no mater whether I expect it or not. Thankfully, I always use the tonearm lift lever for picking up the needle from the record, so, even being jumping across the record, the tonearm does not touch it. But when it comes close to a record's center, it get dropped on it, so the stylus might be damaged obviously. So, my method of avoidance of this is touching the tonearm near its attachment point first, where it is almost impossible to get the tonearm moving with the touch, before touching the shell handle, in order to make sure, the static charge gone away. Hope, this might be helpful to others)

[@paul8926]

I would have freaked out if this happened to me. 😮

[@vinyleyezz]

It freaked me out for sure, kept kicking myself the rest of the day. 😭

[@roby-ig4iz]

I feel so bad for you, but I also understand your pain! I was playing my "An evening with Belafonte / Mouskouri" record and I accidentally dropped the tonearm instead of slowly putting it down which scratched it sadly, it pops and cracks slightly at one of the songs. I plan on ordering a replacement.

[@brianbarker1882]

Sorry to hear about your loss, but glad you could get a replacement! I'm sure it was a horrifying moment. When I set up my current turntable (Pro-ject Debut Carbon, about 7 years ago), I didn't set the tracking force right, and when I played (possibly New Order's True Faith 12" single) the first beat on the album sent the arm up into the air, luckily I was right there and managed to stop it from coming down hard on the surface, so no damage done..(whew)....I was sweating it for a moment until I realized I hadn't set the downward force...lesson learned. One other horror story everyone should be aware of, I recently picked up a copy of Depeche Mode's Violator, new in shrink from a local store. Beautiful copy, but there was a ugly vinyl burr from the spindle punch out that came loose in the sleeve, and it put an ugly scratch down the entire side 1. The store had no replacements in store or in their warehouse. Luckily it only pops in a couple of spots on one song (and Rhino has been nice enough to tell me that they will look for a replacement for me). But lesson learned : always check your record sleeves!

[@theophicen7850]

Recently I discovered that a surface on which I cleaned my records was to hard and had caused many little scratches on several of my records with audible results! Far worse than your accident. Vinyl sucks but I still love it!

[@michaellamb7442]

I bought The Cure's Entreat live 4 disc set a while back. On the very first play, in an effort to not touch the groves, I ended up dropping disc C, which hit the corner of the speaker, carving a huge scratch. Happens to all of us once.

[@novastarproductions]

Today i was playing my Rose Royce record when my cat decided to smack the tonearm. Record is done but still love my kitty.

[@alexmorris8242]

I feel the struggle... but the worst is when you get this super limited edition album and ur so excited and then when you put it on, the whole album pops....

[@thejoenowak]

This exact deer in headlights moment happened to me about a month ago. When I was placing the needle on DSOTM, my hand slipped, and the needle scratched the whole side 2 of the record. Luckily, it doesn’t sound too bad.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

I once bought a rare LP pressing, in near mint condition. On the train ride home I was looking at it, admiring it. The train slammed on the brakes, sending the record flying out of my hands and sliding across the seat on front of me, scratching it to death. Luckily it was only on the surface and all you heard was a slight brushing sound when it passed under the stylus.

[@douglasboggs85]

I bought a sony lx310 last weekend and it seems to be working good for now. It's my first record player and I've used it almost every day since I've bought it lol. Thanks for your content jarrett

[@ghiaparow4181]

Omg love deluxe OG pressings was your first!? Amazing

[@dutchcoyote]

I bought a new record of Dr.John “Dr.John’s Gumbo” on the label Music on Vinyl limited edition of 1500 copies individually numbered and when I gave the record a first inspection it fell out of my hands at the moment I turned it around and it got damaged by my watch strap, result three numbers with a tap in it, fortunately I was able to obtain a new copy

[@daveperry3186]

I did that once dusting off the record. Slipped right out my hand! Lucky though I didn’t damage the record!🙂

[@theguyinthefunnyhat]

I _almost_ scratched a record. I had "The Day Is My Enemy" by The Prodigy and played it on a cheap turntable. It took me 5 mins to realise it was looping - I thought it had a scratch so I bought a replacement. A few months later, my dad found an old, automatic record player in the loft and said I could have it. The counterweight was broken and the start/stop button would stick (EDIT: The queue up lever fell out, so there was no way for me to manually drop the needle onto the record). I put my "scratched" record onto it and hit the start button. The needle dropped and scraped right across the record making a horrible noise as it did so. I could see a visible spiral scratch along the whole length of the album. A few months after that, I bought a new turntable (An AT-LP120XUSB) and played the same "scratched" record. It played perfectly. I now have two copies of an awesome album.

[@siongteck8371]

I have encountered similar the lever issue as yours. Mine is an entry level Lenco L85 semi-automatic turntable. The tone arm just rest directly on the queue lever when playing my records

[@azazello777]

Glad you managed to get a replacement record. Yes, the lever issues are common, at least I've seen on Audio-Technica I guess there is some gelly silicon in the mechanism which dryes out or something and that causes needle to drop fast.

[@manFromPeterborough]

just be gingerly with the AT cue lever if it drops like a stone, 500 000 CST gel works a treat in the damper

[@rickhayes]

Hey Jarrett!! Another great video!! That's HEARTBREAKING and I know the pain first hand!! I bought a brand new copy of The Beatles Abbey Road......the VERY FIRST TIME I went to play it I accidentally dropped my record weight on the vinyl putting a HUGE divot in it!! I was crushed but like you....jumped right on Amazon and spent ANOTHER 25 bucks for another copy!! Lesson learned!!

[@lynnwillis441]

Dude, I feel your pain! I recently bought King Crimson's Crimson King album. First time playing it, I go to flip it over, and it slipped out of my hands and onto the turntable. Scratched both sides.

[@cynachop]

a few weeks ago i was trying out my new record of room on fire by the strokes on my brothers turntable since i am upgrading to one with the same stylis and wanted to hear what it sounded like, when i dropped the needle with the level i was horrified when it dropped at maximum speed toward it instead of slowly lowering it. it jumped and skidded across track 2. it left one extremely large surface level scratch mark and one small deep scratch, but I was insanely lucky that the deep scratch was during the loudest part of the song so when i played over it i couldn't even hear the scratch being played on through the speakers. super lucky but now i am VERY careful of tonearm levers

[@kagome122885]

This is why I hold the finger rest with my right hand before releasing the locking clip with my left hand

[@bendowson3124]

I’ve had a couple of similar moments but luckily I haven’t caused any noticeable scratches or damaged my stylus.

[@luke_r1782]

This has happened to me a few times I now always bring up the cue lever before I release the tone arm

[@junkyardwillie8320]

I recently scratched one of my favorite records, and I seriously considered breaking my own nose, just for a second. I was on a very important phone call, wasn’t really paying attention, and I decided to take my record and lift it off the platter like normal. My turntable is the type that automatically stops once it reaches the label, so the problem here was that I lifted the disc while forgetting to move the tonearm back to its resting position, and I’ve got one pretty good scratch of my own, along with a loud scream of protest from my speakers to add insult to injury. The worst part, it’s not really the easiest record to find. The good part, it was one of those double disc LPs that comes in a gatefold, so the scratch only affected two tracks of the entire album. I can’t replace it right now, so I have to deal with that little pop, but it’s a rock/metal album, so the music is loud enough that you don’t really hear it unless you are standing inches away from the speakers and are really looking for it. If it was I buy Meshuggah that I scratched, which I recently bought on blue colored vinyl that was limited to 700 copies and is the only rarer record I own, I probably really would’ve punched myself in the nose

[@bfantinatti]

I did this in my first record. And I managed to get it worse by trying to get the tonearm. The record was a Kiss - Psycho Circus. I had to replace It.

[@vinyleyezz]

Oh wow, sorry that happened to you :/ We all make mistakes, but we learn from them. Gonna be a LOT more careful from now on.

[@bfantinatti]

@@vinyleyezz yes... More careful everyday...

[@crunchyfrog555]

Best thing I can add to top this off about not hurrying is USE THAT TONEARM LEVER, even though you might not want to. I'm in my fifties and disabled, and my grip is a bit buggered, so I make sure I ALWAYS use the tonearm, but I still did this practice long before I had these problems. It's just a simple thing that can prevent a myriad of mistakes.

[@gezzy8095]

Yeah I took the little handle off

[@crunchyfrog555]

@@gezzy8095 Not a bad idea. Prevents temptation. Just be careful you don't upset tonearm travel and balance in doing so.

[@careysfever]

A similar event happened to me to. Once when I was locking the tonearm, I bumped it off the rest and it slid across the record and there was the really loud screeching noise. Thankfully, the record and stylus were fine. The tonearm just took a bit of a joyride

[@ManeFunction]

I’ve also had this kind of record. It's a Celeste soundtrack. Thought I wasn't in a hurry, but super tired and when I swap my records I've just dropped it and scratch both sides at the same time! One fell on the spindle and the other slide under the tonearm. Luckily, I got a replacement already, but I've understood your pain :)

[@ManeFunction]

BTW, also had an Ortofon cartridge! But mine is red :)

[@stephenjerome4135]

Wow Jarrett, I really feel for you, I bet that was a shock seeing that happen to your record. I think we've all done something like that at some point. That's why I use an automatic turntable now. But even a couple of those can have issues when dropping the needle. I once had a turntable, can't remember what make it was, that when the tonearm went to beginning of the record, it would drop down onto the record so fast the needle sometimes jumped right across the lead in grooves into the first track, thus missing a few seconds of the music. It was a right pain and just really bugged me. Needless to say I didn't have that record player very long.

[@hassfam]

Song of the Day LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends

[@ElectroPotato]

Well, i have an automatic Technics turntable, so something like this can't happen, but i have a few janky italian 45s where the lead-in groove part isn't wide enough, so the needle slipped down to the mat. I also slipped a record after cleaning right onto the corner of my PC. The scratch looks ugly, but it's inaudible, because it was a 12" maxi-single where the grooves are deeper and thicker.

[@johnyoung4039]

I bought a new turntable in April and the cueing button lasted about 1 month. The arm felt a little heavier than I thought it should anyway so I adjusted the weight and that seemed to fix it. LP60.

[@PCFixer]

Hmm... is it possible to use VERY, VERY FINE wet/dry sandpaper to 'smooth away' the scratch, so long as you follow the grooves of the record? Effectively shim away the surface-vinyl where it's scratched to the 'virgin' unscratched vinyl beneath?

[@terribleadelaidedrivers8754]

I did something similar. I had just bought an album and played the first side. When I went to flip it I removed the record weight that I used and it slipped out of my fingers. The bottom edge of the weight had carved a trench deep enough to bury a body in. That side was pretty much unplayable. I have since replaced the weight with one that isn't so slippery to hold.

[@ms94]

I learnt the hard way too about scratching and damaging records. When I started collecting records back in the last week of 2019, I played one of the albums I got that day, which was Jamie xx's In Colour, and as I turned over the record from Side A to Side B, I accidentally dropped it and it hit the bench and rolled down the carpet away from the turntable, and I ended up scratching all over Side A of the record (Side B was fine so I continued playing it). Luckily, the album was in stock at a nearby JB Hi-Fi (I'm in Australia), the album was pretty cheap and there was an annual end-of-year sale across store and vinyls and CDs are usually 20% off, so I was able to order it online and have it delivered. I still keep the original to remind me that I should take extra care of my records, which is good because it hasn't happened since.

[@niksmusic1307]

One time I was playing a Beatles record. When I went to lower the lever of the tone arm I bumped it in track one. Luckily it was a small little dent and was only a little poppy.

[@minilopkastudios4711]

I remember one time I was playing an audio book, right near the end of it, I was trying to grab something, but I accidentaly bumped the needle and it slammed on the record label, which made a loud static noise. So here is another hint. When the records are playing, hands away!

[@dobermanguy9437]

I have a nice Denon turntable the problem with my queue up lever is it drops the tonearm little bit too fast so I believe there is some special fluid that I just have to find out where it goes and how much to put in there

[@nvo7024]

That's the reason why I retired my manual player. After 50, handling small objects became quite a nuisance, no matter how I cared sometimes the nerves and muscles fail miserably. Gone full auto, problem solved. No finger rest, no cue levers, no provision for handling the arm manually at all. That said, it's surprising that some awfully scratched records sometimes sound quite decent.

[@silenthunter0855]

I'm about to buy my 2nd tt,fluance..but thanks for this video,it gave me a warning about the lever,i've heard some problems with the fluance...i wonder what other brand should i buy..i have my atlp-120 already...i hope you will have video on this broken fluance lever...take care and more power!

[@EddieJazzFan]

I once dropped a record and while trying to grab it from hitting the floor, propelled it to roll on its edge across a room and then down a flight of stairs. It ended up rolling into the sofa. Much to my amazement, the record was unscathed!!

[@kylevoorhees3120]

I was holding my copy of Betty Everett's "woman With Soul," a rare northern soul album, over my turntable and the record slipped, falling directly on to the tonearm, then the platter... The needle did a nice bounce and drag all across one side. Luckily for me there are only light hairlines that can barely be seen.

[@GentillyGentCreations7]

Hey bud, have you made a video identifying the different types of scratches on a Record? Which ones have very little to the most impact on a record?

[@parisht2381]

That's why I paid extra for the cue lever. Some people can do it manually but what if like something random scares me and i accidentally drop the needle too hard

[@MTWODZU]

When you watch this video on PC/laptop I recommend to press continuously left arrow key 2-3 times per second when the video begins :D

[@rachelrodgers9171]

Hey Friends! 😂 Thanks @MTWODZU!

[@yamilestrada4203]

Hey man how do we fix looping records I was playing the man who sold the world and it starting to loop

[@giampaolocerutti3222]

When I was younger I tried to fix the scratch by passing a needle in the grooves, as to reassemble the groove s cavity. It worked but the scratch was very deep

[@markcovington8159]

Hey Jared. Are you going to get that cueing lever fixed or is there a chance you may get you another turntable to help replace the one you have? :)