If you'll click on my systems link, you'll see my storage solution. It sounds similar to what Jea48 describes. My dad and I put it together over a weekend. Neither of us are cabinet makers, but with some forethought and a table saw, we didn't find it that difficult, though make sure your draw pulls are capable of holding the weight of a 150 or so lps. Feel free to email with any questions.
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Rack you can build (also very cool DIY equipment rack) http://www.soton.ac.uk/~apm3/diyaudio/AudioDIY.html Racks you can buy: audioadvisor has pictures of Boltz and Billy bags; http://www.audioadvisor.com/store/categorylisting.asp?CategoryID=76&hdnCat=Media%20Storage http://www.dualsf.com/record_cabinets/ http://www.bookcrates.com/home.html http://www.musicstorage.com/ http://www.rackittm.com/ http://www.bagsunlimited.com http://www.spybox.co.uk/ http://www.internationaldisplays.co.uk/productcat.asp?cat=4 {url}http://www.precisionhills.com/hills_products.htm#[/url] http://www.dvdholders.com/vinyl-racks.html http://www.nuloop.com/result_dj_e.php?cate=13&brand=%25 |
Fully agree with Agaffer. Some time ago, I asked at a local record store about front-facing shelves. The guy told me that they had miles of them in a warehouse from when the store was all-vinyl and said that if I stopped by they'd sell me as many as I wanted, cheap. Needless to say one must have more room to store LP's this way, but if you do have room, it is the only way to go, IMHO. Building upon an idea from a poster on AA, whose screen name I can no longer remember, I then bought some used kitchen cabinets from a guy that was remodelling his kitchen (got very lucky that they were in good shape and matched my music room decor). I selected the upper cabinets, the ones that are not so tall as those used below the counter. I used these as a base to mount the record shelves upon (with a bit of modifications to accommodate different lengths and depth and some veneering of the record bin faces to match the cabinets). Now, I have a super record storage unit on top with plenty-o-storage below - and it looks great, to boot! Most highly recommended. |
I also have 2 front loading vinyl display units, with sliding storage doors below. I got a call one day from a local used vinyl store that had a couple it needed to get rid of for free. They even delivered in their van. I also have 2 metal medical file racks with metal dividers. Very heavy duty. About a year or so ago, there was a new law passed to protect a patients anonymity, so the files must have a way to be locked. Or something to that effect. The 2 I got came from a doctors office and hold my rock collection of Lp's, using the adjustable dividers as alphabetizers. The 2 front loaders store my Jazz, blues and audiophile pressings with room to grow. |
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