The smaller size of the
record also allows you to play it in interesting ways.
If you
drill a hole in the middle (non-
grooved) section of the record, but off centre, It allows you to place the record on the
turntable so that it spins around a different
axis. This gives the impression that the record is speeding up and slowing down - the
needle moving a lot slower when the arm passes near the hole, and faster on the other side.
The further the hole is from the centre, the larger the difference in speed, but a hole too far from the centre will cause the arm to move too fast and jump the groove, damaging the record and the needle. Of course, you can make more than one hole.
I find the best records to use for this are really shitty, cheesy singles (also, you don't really want to
hack up your nice records), the sort you can find in most bargain bins for less than fifty cents. My personal favourites are the
Fine Young Cannibals' '
She Drives Me Crazy', and a bad '91 multi-artist cover of '
Give Peace A Chance. However, I would really like to do it to
Eye of the Tiger.