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I've read lots of posts on record shelves, such as the expedit and other side loading units. Do any of you AA Inmates use record shop style bins? You know, the kind where the records are facing you, and you flip through them. It's much easier to see the albums this way. Lots of the original units would also have storage underneath, with sliding doors.I would love to see some pictures posted of ones you may have aquired, or built. Some simple designs to share would be great too.
Thanks!
Follow Ups:
This holds about 500 records. On the top shelf, they lean against the wall, on the bottom shelf, they are in plastic crates. Nothing separates the rows on the top shelf- nothing is needed- I just keep a gap between the rows. There is an end view sketch in my gallery pics.
Good job!-Looks very user friendly.
Steve
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~Slainte,
The OMalley
My record storage units are three levels high.The top level consists of open wicker baskets with a slight outward taper. This makes it easy to flip through individual LP's, which all face forward. These baskets are available in the crafts dept. at Walmart, for a whopping $9.95 apiece.
The two lower levels are Ikea Effektiv modular bookshelves. These hold our boxed sets, whose spines are relatively easy to read of course. The Effektiv shelving is a bit more expensive than some of Ikea's stuff, but it's sturdier too. It's also modular so you can go as high/wide as your space dictates. Doors, risers and various finishes are all available.
This filled the available wall space in our storage/guest room perfectly, and it looks pretty nice (for a record library).
Highly recommended.
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"Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." - JRRT
Doug,Do you have any pictures you could post?
Steve
It might take a day or three. We have a digital camera operator in the house, but it isn't me!
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"Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." - JRRT
I used 3/8" plywood for the front, bottom and back.
1/4" for the two sides.
Wood glue and brads (from a decent staple gun) holds it all together.
Plus a few wood screws holding the front and back to the bottom.
Each holds about 130 albums and can be moved individually.
Price less than 7 bucks apiece.
No paint or varnish. Afraid something might seep out.
Used a scroll saw to cut a 8 degree angle in the bottom that slants
the front and back 'out'.
They sit on a couple of book shelves laying on their sides which
provides storage underneath and the right height for the boxes.Poster board cut with one third the width tabs for left, center and right labels.
Regards, Jerry
How would you guys rate the cover of that Allman Brothers LP? I see a slight ring wear - perhaps NM- ?
n/t
It's a bit of a prototype, I had some ideas on the structure that needed to be tested. The bin is about 8' long and 2' wide. It holds 7 rows of 130-150 records each. I built it out of some odds and ends I had in the garage. Unfortunately, I haven't figured out how to post a photo in this forum.The design is pretty simple and as such may need a bit more support for the long haul. The bottom of the shelf is 3/4 inch laminated MDF, the sides are MDF. The back of the shelf is supported on 2x2's screwed into a sheet 1/2 plywood. Two screws in the plywood secure it to the wall joists. Front legs are 2x4's.
This unit is not much to look at but it is very sturdy. My only concern is if the MDF shelf will sag over time. However, my cost on the project was $0.00 and I learned a few things while building it.
The final product will be up to 3' wide to accomodate more LP's. Doors, drawers, or both will go underneath where there is ample storage room. Not quite sure what I'll use for materials or joinery on the final project but the basic design is pretty easy.
Send me an email if you wish and I'll reply with a few pics. Good luck with the project.
They are each 3 tiered, 4 lp's wide and have sliding doors for storage below. I got them from a local used record store that was getting new wire ones. 3 of them will hold about 1,500 lps on top. Very handy, as you can flip thru the lp's and see the covers. I don't have any pics at the moment, as my son took my camera on vacation with him to AZ. If you would still like to see them in a couple of weeks, I can take some pics and email them to you. They are heavy and professionally made for this purpose.Sadly mine are empty at the moment and have been moved to the garage. But they will be filled again. I am planning on making dividers out of junk lp's. I am going to glue a junk vinyl onto the back of it's cover leaving about 3" of vinyl exposed above the cover. Then write on the exposed vinyl, either starting with the alphabet, genre or artist. I hope that makes sense. LOL I am tired and heading to bed.
Good idea... I think a lot is lost in seeing only spines when you take a spin thru your record collection.
To me a lot of the identification with the era, and the vibe, is associated with the full cover.I like Bill's below, but if you're starting from scratch, you wouldn't need that full, up-the-wall 'backboard' arrangement. Cubes on the bottom and bins on top are all that's required, especially if you might use the whole thing (or two of them, back to back) in a freestanding "island" kinda thing.
Once you've got that installed you may as well just go whole hog and hire that distracted-looking girl with pink hair and black nails to achieve that full record-shop ambiance ....
J.
Actually, I am going for a record store "vibe." I have enough room in my dry basement, to install record bins. I don't buy massive quantities or records, but I am really particuliar on the cover condition. With the bins, I feel I would enjoy the covers more, and could more easily pick them out. Hell, I might have to throw a few posters up.Recently, I was in a new vinyl store north of downtown San Diego. They had great custom built bins. The owners dad built them. I need to follow up on this, as the guy said he could me the designs.
You're right about being able to pick them out quickly. I can retrieve almost any LP in my collection in less than 15 sec. This way of storing them also saves wear/tear if you don't have them bagged, and even if you do.
Would you mind sharing the name and location? We will be traveling to SD soon and would like to visit a few LP stores.Thank You!
I use record shop style bins. It makes finding records easy. I also use the plastic dividers which are by alphabet and by genre. Whenever I have a large number of records by the same artist I also make up a divider with the band or artist's name.
I put a large drawer under mine which holds almost 1000 cd's as well. To fit that many cd's in a drawer I take them out of the jewel cases and use vinyl sleeves that I found on the internet.
Sounds like a good system. Did you make them? Any pictures?
Steve
Did you see my post? Would appreciate the name. Thank you.DDM
I'll e-mail you a listing tomorrow- getting late- take care!
Steve
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Here you go: Record City is my favorite. It's in a University District with lots of cool shops. There's another little record shop I was in this past February, that was 1/2 block away from Record City. Simply stand in front of Record City and look across the street, to a side street on your left. Mainly newer records here, however, this is where they had the really nice custom built bins. The guy said his dad built them, and that he could e-mail me the designs. I wish I'd have taken him up on his offer. Off the record is pretty good too. I haven't checked out Lou's.Good luck!
Record City
3757 6th Aavenue
San Diego, CA
(619) 291-5313
Carries mostly vinyl, a lot of used stuff, a little bit of new stuff (they have a pretty big selection of $1 vinyl too), a small selection of tapes, cds, and videos. Not an extensive collection of punk, but there is some.Off the Record
Arguably one of the best record stores in town, this venerable outlet recently moved to a new location in North Park, away from the incresingly gentrified Hillcrest. Off the Record is the place to go for those ever-so-cool, non-mainstream artists (a nice selection of punk and alternative bands). But it's the vinyl collection that is the attraction...some really cool old stuff that your parents listened to. You may feel like the most square person in there, but no will notice. 2912 University Ave., North Park (619) 298-4755.Lou's Records
Lou's Records in Encinitas is the king of record shops. Whether you're looking for mainstream music or oldies, Lou's has it - or can get it. And the vinyl selection will have old schoolers like me in memory heaven. Better yet, Lou's has the reputation of some of the most knowledeable music staff anywhere, and they often have live artist appearances. 434 N. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, 760-753-1382.
Steve
I got a really nice, solid cherry unit from a record/book store that closed years ago. They had I think four available from probably a dozen total when they had their "going out of business" sale. I only bought one as I really didn't need but something to keep the "significant others" busily entertained for a few minutes while the other half was checking out our gear. I think the reason that you don't see more is that they are an inefficeint way to store records. They display them well but don't store but so many on top. This one had nice storage "cubes" below so i had to get at least one. You don't see these of this quality anywhere. You could have a skilled woodworker custom make you one if you wanted. I think there is a photo that shows some of it somewhere on my website. I'll see if I can find it for you. OK, here it is in the link below. The unit is on the right and as you can see, it has dividers that allow you to arrange either CD's, DVD's or Lp's or both as I have, plus some space on top for displaying a few. The shop where I got this "Books, Strings, and Things" would display the hit records of the month, etc on the very top.
-Bill
I too like my vinyl facing me. I hate having to squint sideways at the tiny print on sleeve spines. Here's a photo (I hope). Of my solution. My dad and I knocked this out in a weekend and neither of us are cabinet makers by any stretch of the imagination.
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