[Boatanchors] Speaker Re-coning

[Peter A Markavage]

Yes Carl. Some "fools" can smile all the way to the bank too. The several
Catalin cabinet radios (Fada, Garod, Sonora, and a several others),
Zeniths, and a number of others I've sold over the years all had new
replacement speakers, and new resistors and capacitors. Some even had new
dial cord installed (Gasp). I have yet to have any buyer balk at a stated
price when they found out there were "new" parts in the equipment. Some
"fools" know where their time is valuable and still make the buyers
happy.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:38:43 -0400 "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> writes:
> I wouldnt consider refusing to replace an original with a modern POS 
> 
> into a Zenith Walton, 1000Z, Scott, McMurdo Silver and many others 
> to be 
> horn tooting Pete. All it does is markedly destroy the radios value 
> and 
> make the owner/seller look like a fool.
> 
> Carl
> KM1H
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peter A Markavage" <manualman at juno.com>
> To: <Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 3:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Speaker Re-coning
> 
> 
> > Whatever toots your horn Carl. I have historical and valuable (at 
> 
> > least
> > to me) radios too. After I'm gone, I don't really care.
> >
> > Pete, wa2cwa
> >
> > On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:24:18 -0400 "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> 
> writes:
> >> Those of us who own historical or valuable radios prefer the 
> original
> >>
> >> speaker with a recone.
> >>
> >> Carl
> >> KM1H
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "Peter A Markavage" <manualman at juno.com>
> >> To: <Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:29 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Speaker Re-coning
> >>
> >>
> >> > Any speaker that I had that got to the point of deteriorated 
> or
> >> > crumbly
> >> > paper, I chucked it in the trash, and bought a replacement. 
> With a
> >>
> >> > little
> >> > bit of effort, I've always been able to find a replacement 
> from
> >> the
> >> > speaker sellers.  I can't see wasting my time and money trying 
> to
> >>
> >> > recone
> >> > a speaker. I have yet to buy a replacement that did not fit or
> >> sounded
> >> > worse then the original.
> >> >
> >> > Pete, wa2cwa
> >> >
> >> >> --- On Wed, 3/18/09, Mike McCarthy, W1NR <lists at w1nr.net> 
> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> I would like some ideas too.  I have two that are beyond 
> being
> >> >> "repaired" as the cones on them have aged and deteriorated so
> >> much
> >> >> they are disintegrating.
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