What actually happens when we cut your lacquer
A cutting engineer explains the lathe, the levels, and the small decisions that turn a playlist into a groove you can actually track.
Category
The Press.
Notes from Bertha's side of the room: lacquers, stampers, temperatures, and things that go wrong.
Theo Marsh More in The Press
Why records warp, and how we mostly stop it
The real reasons vinyl bends, from cooling times to careless storage, and the specific steps we take to keep your pressing flat.
Other colours of the journal
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Colour & Wax
Pairing colours, naming swirls, and why every record gets exactly two.
Sleeves & ArtCover photos, typography, spines, and how a 12-inch square changes what an image can do.
ListeningSequencing, side breaks, run times, and the small rituals of playing a record you made.
Plant NotesLife at 14 Ledger Lane: pressing days, the reject crate, visitors, and the kettle.