I've never heard of it being done and I can't imagine it would work very well - any adhesive along the seam would stand a good chance of seeping into the grooves thus producing an obstacle for the needle
Also, having seen enough microscopic images of vinyl record grooves I can tell you that the grooves of two different records will not line up well enough for the needle to track. Once the needle hits the seam it's going to bounce out of that groove. At best you could, if very lucky, find two records that might work but you'd have to use a microscope to find a matching point between the two at any point along their grooves. What more, if you were lucky enough to get the needle to track at one point I would bet money that upon reaching the 180 degree rotation the groove won't match and the needle will bounce. MEK Denise Dalphond <ddalp...@umail.iu.edu> wrote on 11/03/2010 05:08:48 PM: > From: Denise Dalphond <ddalp...@umail.iu.edu> > To: 313@hyperreal.org > Date: 11/03/2010 05:09 PM > Subject: (313) Research question about vinyl manipulation > > Hi all, > > Has anyone ever done or heard of anyone doing the following IN DETROIT: > > Physically manipulating a piece of vinyl by cutting it down the middle > exactly and then gluing it to another half of vinyl so that the > grooves match up and it can actually play? Or any other kind of > dramatic vinyl manipulation? I'm thinking of things beyond concentric > grooves, groove reversal (starting a record from the inside to play > outward), and looped grooves. > > Feel free to message me directly if you'd rather. Thanks! > > -- > Denise Dalphond > Ph.D. Candidate > Department of Folklore & Ethnomusicology > Indiana University > http://denisedjsdetroit.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Disclaimer The information in this email and any attachments may contain proprietary and confidential information that is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, retention or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. When addressed to our clients or vendors, any information contained in this e-mail or any attachments is subject to the terms and conditions in any governing contract. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately contact the sender and delete the e-mail.
