[Boatanchors] Speaker Re-coning

[Carl]

Well considering that junk AA5's, overpriced Catalins included along 
with their fool buyers, arent considered as having quality speakers in 
the first place and generally use a standard low end speaker with common 
mounting, then a new replacement isnt completely out of line. BUT, 
anyone familiar with Catalins would know that the last thing a buyer 
would want to do is use it. That holds with most plastic junk.

A recap, etc is considered a negative, a wash or a plus depending upon 
the buyer and sellers competence and full disclosure photos of the work.

However the real radios that were high end custom built when new are 
only considered correct with their original and most often uniquely 
identifiable speakers. Many more mundane sets have unique sizes and 
mounts. I can understand if you havent reached that level yet; it is a 
step up from the AA5.

I would also consider anyone replacing the speaker in a Hallicrafters 
R-12T or bass reflex cabinet with a modern replacement to be no more 
than a hack that would be more at home with a S-38.

Your mileage may vary.

I have my voice coil and and cones done by SRS Enterprises in Colorado 
Springs.

Carl
KM1H






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter A Markavage" <manualman at juno.com>
To: <Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Speaker Re-coning


> 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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