[Hallicrafters] R-8T & R-12T Speaker.

[k0myw at att.net]

The grilles on the R-8T's and R-12T's that I've owned or seen are golden tan in color.

When I first began seeing them, I thought the grilles started out as something else and faded to that shade. But after seeing several examples, I've concluded that they were intended to be that color.

73,
Mike, KØMYW



> This is hardwood faced "plywood".
> jack.
> 
> On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 14:19:19 +0600 Bill <k2wh at optonline.net> writes:
> > I am currently rebuilding an R-8T accessory speaker to match my 
> > SX-17.
> > One of the things
> > wrong with it is the wooden front grill with the letter "H" in the
> > center.  This grill was/is
> > de-laminating.  Taking the grill off the speaker case and setting 
> > the
> > wooden grill on the
> > work bench revealed the grill is made of (3) distinct sections
> > sandwiched together.
> >  
> > A heavy section or bottom section about 3/16" thick, an 
> > intermediate
> > section about 1/16"
> > thick and then the final section about 1/16" thick.  The final 
> > section
> > is the one facing outward
> > and the one everyone sees.  This whole thing is placed onto the 
> > metal
> > cabinet and secured
> > with 4 small wood screws with the speaker grill cloth between both.
> >  
> > I separated these (3) sections using a very sharp paint scraper.  
> > This
> > worked real well and
> > was able to inspect each individual part of this wooden sandwich.
> >  
> > My 1st question, and I don't know if anyone can answer this, why 
> > would
> > Hallicrafters designers
> > go through all the trouble of making the front grill and logo out of 
> > (3)
> > individual layers (2) of
> > them almost paper thin?  Why not just make it out of (1) solid piece 
> > of
> > wood.  Seems to me
> > to be much simpler.
> >  
> > My 2nd question, looking at the Hallicrafters book a picture of an 
> > R-12T
> > speaker is shown with
> > what appears to be white grill cloth.  Does anyone know for sure 
> > what
> > the color of the original
> > cloth used in these speakers was.  The grill cloth in this speaker 
> > is so
> > faded and damaged, I
> > cannot tell what it may have been.
> >  
> > Oh, believe it or not, the speaker and cone is in very good shape.
> >  
> > Thanks for replies.
> >  
> > Bill K2WH
> >  
> > 
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