VINYL  IS ALIVE! CONTINUED

J.R. Ferguson has been with MusIcol for a long time and has become quite proficient in the manufacture of vinyl records.      J.R. describes the process of making the stamper to be much like putting chrome plating on a bumper.      The metal for the stamper is coated onto the Master and forms the proper thickness for The Stamper.  The stamper then has a “backward” impression of the grooves from the master.      In J.R.s interview (Below), he describes in greater detail the process of making the finyl  recording you enjoy on your home turntable. J.R.s interview

As shown above, you see a 45rpm record being trimmed after it is removed from the stamping machine.       Small pellets of vinyl are melted and pressed through an extruder as shown in Fig 1 and 2.  This ball of plastic is placed onto the stamper between the labels and then “abracadabra”, the machine produces a finished product which is then stacked, cooled, placed in a sleeve and a jacket.      J.R. will explain this process more in his interview.  We also illustrate this process in “The Musicol Tour Video” CLICK HERE!

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