When Record Shelves Collapse (and reorganizing the collection)

[@twofromthetrunk9932]

I’m glad that only a few were scathed. The shelving looks great.

[@u2acrobata]

oh my !!!!! this is every Vinyl collector worst nightmare .... so glad ... the "injuries" were minimal ... but the shelves look amazing !!! pretty cool ... Greetings from Portugal

[@diamond_marimba]

would love to visit Portugal someday, thanks for stopping my

[@ju_ul]

That Terry Jennings piece that shows up at a certain point is so beautiful

[@XjunkieNL]

Hi Alex. The new shelving systems looks cool. Never seen it before. Oh, boy, I can only imagine the scare at the first moment. Good to hear it has a happy end. All the best. Cheers. /Paul

[@Paneeks1960]

One of these days I am going to organize my records. I do not have them alphabetically or by the artist/band name. I have them all assorted by genre. Its funny though Alex. It really does not matter what kind of order that you put them in. After a while you just remember where everything is. It looks nice. Well done. I would love to thumb through that whole collection~ Rob/Boston

[@diamond_marimba]

rob your memory is better than mine. the reorganization is part of the fun, I have no doubt it will continue to evolve for me.

[@johncoltrane68]

Looks great bro..glad it worked out in the end..have fun organizing..much love chris

[@seekingathread]

Good cautionary tale my friend. The point about keeping records outside of the sleeves being a liability with a spill is a good one. More cause for concern for me is that my Kallax shelves are just sitting there, nothing anchored to the wall but they've been there for almost 10 years. That said, at some point I will put money into solid shelving.

[@diamond_marimba]

i think you're fine from a safety perspective, i've used "aikiia" for 20+ years without issue as most of us have. you do end up losing a fair amount of storage with kallax bc of the depth, the smaller square openings and the height limitation (largest kallax is about 6' tall)-- makes a big difference when you have a smaller space to contend with.

[@rachelsghost]

What a drag, Alex. Good to hear that damage was minimal. I am about to build another shelf unit myself. 🙏

[@diamond_marimba]

yes look forward to seeing the final setup!

[@hatripekala4983]

My cd shelf is from "aikiia", i have some heavy books, vinyls and others on lowest level to keep it stable:)

[@Thevinylscavenger]

Those orange shelves look really nice, I just have regular IKEA ones in genres (if you ever worked in a record store that's how it's done it feels wrong going A-Z). I put a 4x2 Expedit on its side and my decks and amps on top.

[@Shawn_at_Vinyl_Minimalist]

2000 is a lot of records if they are carefully chosen like you do

[@diamond_marimba]

no doubt, 2000 is too many of anything to own

[@christopherkibler511]

Alex, I recently saw Tim's video (University of Vinyl) on very similar record shelves. I like alphabetical, assuming that I can remember the artist name. Thanks, Chris

[@diamond_marimba]

yes they're the same vendor, will check out Tim's video

[@faust_in_the_head]

Shelving unit looks very nice. I also organize alphabetically.

[@Universityofvinyl]

Oh man, sorry this happened. I decided to put in plywood end caps in my unit to get better coverage/protection against the aluminum frames at the end of the shelves. These units are tricky to assemble/install, I’m still tweaking different portions that my handyman didn’t install perfectly.

[@diamond_marimba]

ah yes I thought I saw your setup on their Instagram feed, didn't know you made a video about it, will check out for sure.

[@fiatfiasco5513]

Sorry to hear about the collapsing shelves. Sounds like you managed avoid too much damage, luckily. Shelving looks great btw. Love the orange. Where’s it from / who makes it - if you don’t mind sharing - 🙏

[@blackbeansandrice344]

Have you tried to learn how to find studs in your wall on your own? Plenty of KZbin videos on the topic. There are some tricks on how to do it without a stud finder. If you're in an older house with plaster and lath walls, there's a method of using a magnet tied to a string. You slide it along the wall and it will grab on the wall where a nail behind the plaster is attaching the lath to the vertical studs. -Brian

[@diamond_marimba]

in this case it was more that the handyman didn't think it needed to be anchored to a stud, and me assuming that he knew better

[@juliusjabbar1011]

bummer... same thing happened here on the night of may 18 2006... though l wasnt home to witness it. you can tell how choice your collection is just from the spines.

[@diamond_marimba]

I'll have to hear the gory details sometime

[@michaelvalentini4869]

Alex, low friction saves the day! Jerry Hunt's cd, ''Haramand Plane: Three Translation Links'' on the What Next label is a strange trip with many unexpected detours. RIP Harry Belafonte, a great musician and a superior human being.

[@diamond_marimba]

indeed it was like a sea of records flowing under my feet

[@scottguerin5741]

Tragic! Hopefully the damage is minimal. Years ago I had shelves put in that created stress on the wall. The gutter on the outside was jammed with leaves & when it rained it leaked in on a section & several covers got damaged. The Urban Sax with Pierre Henry & Valclav Nelhybel are two that come to mind, so I very much feel your pain.

[@diamond_marimba]

thanks for sharing. I have the henry but still looking for nelhybel.

[@natec1359]

Modern shelving? Glad everything is ok. Looks nice.

[@diamond_marimba]

yep thats the vendor

[@culturefan]

What kind of shelving is that? Lucky you had most of the lps protected in plastic. I don't like storing my lps outside the sleeve for the reason you cited. It just seems like it's a bit more protection, plus I like seeing the back of the cover as well. Cheers.

[@diamond_marimba]

hey Dave I'll mention it later if it all works out. yes putting the LP outside of the jacket protects the jacket at the expense of protecting the LP.

[@Localbandography]

Quite an undertaking putting everything in alphabetical order. My collection is similar in that respect along with release date added into the mix. Still separated by genre mostly and a few jazz labels though as well. Feels like being a librarian at times to upkeep it I have to say.

[@diamond_marimba]

yes, we'll see if my back can take a few weeks of slouching over stacks

[@soundofminder]

Man, that's terrifying. Sorry that happened to you but glad to hear there's little damage. I have my records currently spaced out by genre as well, but there's so much overlap of genres that I don't know where to put it, so I'm thinking of putting it back in alphabetic order as well with maybe a few specific cubes dedicated to either an artist, or genre or something.

[@diamond_marimba]

exactly, I really wanted to get away from the genre thing. now many artists have hard to remember names but I can always use discogs if I 'need'to find a particular artist.

[@TheVinylverse]

Ouch, Alex. Sorry that happened. I'm glad that most everything came away in good shape. This gave you the excuse to reorganize. Is the top shelf easy for you to reach? It'll be interesting to hear down the road how you like having everything A-Z versus how you organized previously. I'm sure this is a bit of an undertaking but there's the benefit of actually going through every record in the collection. Good luck with the project!

[@diamond_marimba]

hey Bill, I had lots of countries separated out, which is interesting but a hassle after a while.

[@NEEDLEGROOVEVINYL]

Oh man. Worse than I imagine. Desk. Monitor. Water. Ouff. Glad damage was minimal. Now you have me questioning keeping the records outside the jackets. Although my shit solid right now i think and all individual shelving units.

[@diamond_marimba]

as dave from tx mentioned, i also do it so I can see the back of the jacket. I use the round Japanese inner sleeves so getting the record out of the jacket is easy. if I kept the original paper sleeves I probably would keel the records on the outside.

[@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084]

Selves look very cool. But sorry for the damage. Hoping that Wolfgang Dauner was ok.

[@diamond_marimba]

dauner all good

[@marciap-vc]

Wow, sounds like you were lucky to not have gotten injured.

[@diamond_marimba]

just a bruised shoulder. glad my dog was not in the room.

[@bearfootsteve6104]

Nice shelves. Hopefully any records broken.

[@diamond_marimba]

just some jackets fortunately

[@StuntrockConfusion]

good looking shelves. DO you decide to stay at 2K?

[@diamond_marimba]

I've never set parameters like that-- I'll let time money and space take their course.

[@JGYokohama1]

Well that sucks. Yeah... Sleeves have saved me a few times

[@NEEDLEGROOVEVINYL]

Noooooo. Haven’t watched yet but the title.

[@diamond_marimba]

the horror

[@NEEDLEGROOVEVINYL]

@@diamond_marimba terrible. Nightmare.

[@iblamesummers]

sorry this happened. which shelving unit is this ?

[@diamond_marimba]

I might mention it eventually, don't want to give good or bad publicity at the moment

[@iblamesummers]

@@diamond_marimba understandable. seems like a great shelving unit if anchored properly to studs.

[@DarkSideOfThePepper]

I would have died

[@mrhoffame]

Glad no record, and especially you, got hurt!

[@diamond_marimba]

yes, or my dog who likes to nap by the records