How To Get Rid Of Skips

[Tubbs]

Just found this on the net. thought it might be useful and before anyone else says it, no it's not about disposing of big metal things you put your rubbish.

I found an article that fixes 85% of all heavy skips by back cueing. I use a heavier conical STANTON DJ cartridge. I have been able to pull the stylus through the small area and pulling the finger lift left or right (which ever the skip is going) while listening to the pop. Most I couldn't even hear afterward!

I just did this earlier today with Junior Walker's "Shotgun".

[Guest Jamie]

I usually just phone the skip company when it's full.

Sorry!

Jamie

[Guest]

Just found this on the net. thought it might be useful and before anyone else says it, no it's not about disposing of big metal things you put your rubbish.

I found an article  that fixes 85% of all heavy skips by back cueing. I use a heavier conical STANTON DJ cartridge. I have been able to pull the stylus through the small area and pulling the finger lift left or right (which ever the skip is going) while listening to the pop. Most I couldn't even hear afterward!

I just did this earlier today with Junior Walker's "Shotgun".

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Be a few Garfield Fleming fans would be happy about this,bullshit you just got lucky mr Tubbs!!!

[chrissie]

Only way to get rid of Skips is to eat them, you are talking about those funny tasting snacks, aren't you?

QoF

xx

[Tubbs]

Be a few Garfield Fleming fans would be happy about this,bullshit you just got lucky mr Tubbs!!!

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if most of the copies Garfield Fleming are like this then it's obviously a pressing fault not a scratch that's done it. Never said it was me who tried it either said i found article on net. Don't you just love people who don't read posts properly

Tubbs

[Guest]

Just found this on the net. thought it might be useful and before anyone else says it, no it's not about disposing of big metal things you put your rubbish.

I found an article  that fixes 85% of all heavy skips by back cueing. I use a heavier conical STANTON DJ cartridge. I have been able to pull the stylus through the small area and pulling the finger lift left or right (which ever the skip is going) while listening to the pop. Most I couldn't even hear afterward!

I just did this earlier today with Junior Walker's "Shotgun".

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Any chance of the web link, sounds interesting.

Brett

[Pete S]

I've been doing this for a few years, as well as using a scalpel to push the scratch back in - but it's hit and miss, only succesful about 1 in every 5 times..for me anyway

[Guest]

if most of the copies Garfield Fleming are like this then it's obviously a pressing fault not a scratch that's done it. Never said it was me who tried it either said i found article on net. Don't you just love people who don't read posts properly

Tubbs

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Would have been easier to post the artical would it not?

[Guest]

Just found this on the net. thought it might be useful and before anyone else says it, no it's not about disposing of big metal things you put your rubbish.

I found an article  that fixes 85% of all heavy skips by back cueing.i`m up to speed till the next line!!

I use a heavier conical STANTON DJ cartridge.

I have been able to pull the stylus through the small area and pulling the finger lift left or right (which ever the skip is going) while listening to the pop. Most I couldn't even hear afterward!

I just did this earlier today with Junior Walker's "Shotgun".

link

[Tubbs]

Would have been easier to post the artical would it not?

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That was the article somebody asked how to fix skips that was the guys reply

[Guest]

So i did read the thread,just didnt understand

[Simon T]

Someone once told me you can cure some skips and scratches by finding the offending area and running a cocktail stick backwards and forward through the groove. Worth a try if desperate?

[Djr]

I had a 45 that played fine on the portable, skipped at home (I was using stanton cartridges) . Bought some shure white labels to replace the stantons, and skip disappeared......

[jazzyjas]

I just corrected a lateral skip on a 45 the other day with an exacto knife blade, after hearing Pete's method and it worked. I just had to create a new path so the needle would follow the right way and play the song. Very delicate procedure. I also lucked out in the way that you can't hear where I fixed it.

I use a Shure M44-7 cartridge/needle. I'm not a big fan of Stanton at all. I used to use them years ago, when I was more into hip hop. I've found that the M44-7 had better sound and can take the abuse from scratching and that sort of thing. I never find myself mixing that way anymore so I might switch to a Grado cartridge. Goes deep into the groove and has almost audiophile quality for a very affordable price.

But whatever you do guys and gals, don't use those Ortofon needles that look like anteaters. I've seen people destroy brand new records with those things after one back-cueing.

Most skips are just from junk stuck in the groove anyway, so have a good look at it before you break out the blade. Wet it down good with a rubbing alcohol/water mixture and let the needle plow on through. Playing a styrene record wet quiets the noise down a little too, if you're recording something to archive it.

KTF

Jas