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The Acoustic Club
- Thread starter The Owl
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See? All I had to do was chime in and bait some real advice! Seriously, hope you can make it work out. Original parts for the old gear is usually the best move.
I tightened all the screws. Still rattled. I'll try to make an incision. See if anything is in there.
I mean worst case Ontario, I just get a new speaker.
I just don't wanna buy a speaker that makes me sound like I'm playing some sterile ass Markbass rig or something.
I mean worst case Ontario, I just get a new speaker.
I just don't wanna buy a speaker that makes me sound like I'm playing some sterile ass Markbass rig or something.
Hey there's a Yuku.com site that's all about the old Acoustic Control Corp gear, and is populated by some experts. You might get some good counsel about a new driver there.
So, I lanced the dust cap. Tried to make a tiny incision, but I lack subtly I guess.
Found a piece of plastic behind it rattling around. Removed it. Cursed at it. Threw it away.
Thanks for all the help. Time for a pizza and beer.
Found a piece of plastic behind it rattling around. Removed it. Cursed at it. Threw it away.
Thanks for all the help. Time for a pizza and beer.
Well for the sake of general edification and all, here's my 301 cab, topped with a Trace Elliot AH250SMX at last Thursdays reggae gig... the 370 is now in the hands of a qualified solder-sniffer, looking forward to having the whole 9 yards taking up the real estate! But this almost-there rig is working pretty nicely...
Congrats skulletwhip, you're one of the lucky ones! I can't imagine what that plastic piece was unless it's part of the voice coil former that had broken off -- that would be a bad sign.
You probably shouldn't leave the hole open too long... the dust cap does just what its name implies, keeps crap out of the gap. You should consider getting rid of most of the old cap and gluing a new one over it sooner rather than later.
The thing inside matched the color of the back of the dust cap. Perhaps it rotted off or something. Strange stuff, man.
I'll definitely be getting a new cap soon.
Bam. Thanks again!
Upon further inspection I found a gash in the speaker.... Bummer. Found a place local that'll recone it for 77.50....not bummer.
Something thin and strong, a very small piece... superglue I think. But wait for the guy who mentioned it. But that's what I'd do.
I've just used rubber cement if there's no material missing.
I was also going to suggest rubber cement if you have any, or if not, Parts Express sells 1 oz. bottles of speaker repair glue that they also sell through Amazon. You don't want anything particularly brittle. If there is a tiny hole you could bridge it with a glue-soaked sliver of toilet paper or paper towel. But you should try to minimize how much glue you use and brush on the thinnest layers you can get away with. Just try to avoid any big glob of glue that adds too much mass.
I'll pick some rubber cement up tomorrow on my errand running.
If I f it up, I can always recone. Win win.
Yah, that's what we did back in the bad old days - I didn't mention it hoping someone here knew of something better to use...
never use superglue on a paper cone. It simply absorbs into the paper and doens't adhere to anything. using rubber cement with a layer or two/three of gauze or paper towel will work to hold the rip if it isn't too big ( 1/2" or less).
