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Hi folks:

I'm asking this question here rather than in the guitar-amp NGs because I
suspect my chances of getting a sane answer are better here.

The speaker in my beloved little Kalamazoo Model One guitar amp has a torn
cone. Any idea what speaker they used in these, and what the closest
contemporary equivalent is? It's a 10", with a horseshoe-type magnet, a 1"
voice coil from the look of it, and a concave felt dustcap.

I don't put a lot of power into this speaker (my amp has been modified to
clip at about 0.5W), so power handling in a replacement isn't an issue. I
can also, of course, have a shot at getting it reconed, but I'm not sure
there's a close-enough replacement cone to give me a similar tone.

Damn! I like this amp a *lot*.

Peace,
Paul

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On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 18:35:47 GMT, Chris Hornbeck
<chrishornbeckremovethis@att.net> wrote:

>On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 17:41:03 GMT, "Paul Stamler"
><pstamlerhell@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>>The speaker in my beloved little Kalamazoo Model One guitar amp has a torn
>>cone.
>
>>Damn! I like this amp a *lot*.
>
>I've had good luck over the years "patching" torn cones with a
>cigarette rolling paper soaked in watered down white glue.

This is assuming it's a small tear, toilet paper works good too.
Otherwise, there are people that can recone it. You may also be able
to find one just like it on ebay.

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"Paul Stamler" <pstamlerhell@pobox.com> writes:

>I'm asking this question here rather than in the guitar-amp NGs because I
>suspect my chances of getting a sane answer are better here.

>The speaker in my beloved little Kalamazoo Model One guitar amp has a torn
>cone. Any idea what speaker they used in these, and what the closest
>contemporary equivalent is? It's a 10", with a horseshoe-type magnet, a 1"
>voice coil from the look of it, and a concave felt dustcap.

You might try visiting http://www.webervst.com. Maybe post something
on their bulletin board, or call Ted for some advice.

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"Paul Stamler" <pstamlerhell@pobox.com> wrote in message news:<PswNc.141660$OB3.89442@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>...
> Hi folks:
>
> I'm asking this question here rather than in the guitar-amp NGs because I
> suspect my chances of getting a sane answer are better here.
>
> The speaker in my beloved little Kalamazoo Model One guitar amp has a torn
> cone. Any idea what speaker they used in these, and what the closest
> contemporary equivalent is? It's a 10", with a horseshoe-type magnet, a 1"
> voice coil from the look of it, and a concave felt dustcap.
>
> I don't put a lot of power into this speaker (my amp has been modified to
> clip at about 0.5W), so power handling in a replacement isn't an issue. I
> can also, of course, have a shot at getting it reconed, but I'm not sure
> there's a close-enough replacement cone to give me a similar tone.
>
> Damn! I like this amp a *lot*.
>
> Peace,
> Paul



Hey Paul.

First off, thanks for all your helpful comments here.


For vintage guitar amp speaker questions, i've found this site useful;

http://webervst.com/index.html


Aside from the "speakers" and "speaker reconing" links at the bottom
of the front page, be sure to go to the "more places to visit on this
site - - - - >"
at the top of the page and hit the down arrow on the "Select Page"
box. The Q and A link was a nice primer for me for all things
regarding vintage amp speakers.

I hope this helps, and good luck in your quest.



JF

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"Mike Clayton" <m.clayton@it.canterbury.ac.nz> wrote in message
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> Please forgive me Paul, for I am about to sin
>
> Was the line
>
> "Jubilation T Torncone!" sung loudly by hillbillys responsible for your
> torn cone?
>
> Exits smartly, stage left...

No; in my case, I think it was the hot klezmer tunes I was playing with my
brother-in-law, who will henceforth be known as Jubilation T. Torncohen.

Peace,
Paul (running for cover before the kreplach start flying)

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Paul,
I would try to identify the speaker first, to find out how readily
available an identical replacement might be (either the cone or the
whole thing) and how desirable said speaker might be in the guitar
world, which will affect the replacement price and the wisdom of
reconing it. There should be a date code and a manufacturer code
stamped on the back of the basket. I know I have some books around
that identify some speaker and potentiometer manufacturers by their
3-digit codes, but I'm in the middle of moving my shop and probably
can't find it today. I'm pretty sure the Groove Tubes Amp Book by
Aspen Pittman has some of this info in it. Good luck.

ulysses

In article <PswNc.141660$OB3.89442@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
Paul Stamler <pstamlerhell@pobox.com> wrote:

> Hi folks:
>
> I'm asking this question here rather than in the guitar-amp NGs because I
> suspect my chances of getting a sane answer are better here.
>
> The speaker in my beloved little Kalamazoo Model One guitar amp has a torn
> cone. Any idea what speaker they used in these, and what the closest
> contemporary equivalent is? It's a 10", with a horseshoe-type magnet, a 1"
> voice coil from the look of it, and a concave felt dustcap.
>
> I don't put a lot of power into this speaker (my amp has been modified to
> clip at about 0.5W), so power handling in a replacement isn't an issue. I
> can also, of course, have a shot at getting it reconed, but I'm not sure
> there's a close-enough replacement cone to give me a similar tone.
>
> Damn! I like this amp a *lot*.
>
> Peace,
> Paul
>
>