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webboard or email direct.....bertaire@yahoo.com]]>bertaire2012-06-25T19:47:17-00:00Re: casters
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stevem2012-07-23T13:40:03-00:00Re: casters
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pleat]]>pleat2012-07-24T01:38:35-00:00Re: casters
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I am in the process of having it professionally recovered, and bought new screws, washers, etc to make it like new.
The cabinet is very heavy and I was thinking of adding casters, but it has never had them installed. First, what is the best match out there? Second, do I need any kind of mounting plate, or do they just screw right to the bottom of the cabinet?
Also, and although the grill cloth has no tears, I was thinking of replacing it as well. Any suggestions for a close replacement?
Thanks!]]>bass nazi2012-08-04T20:57:25-00:00Re: casters
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In terms of caster the best thing to do would be to mount them as in the tuck and roll amps did, on a 1/8" bar stock plate.
To do this you need to counter sink the 16 machine screw holes that attach the caster so that the hold down nuts go on the caster side of the plate, then you can drill atleast 8 holes that are used to just go into the cabinet wood and hold the plate down.
Peavey makes replacement roller type vintage caster that can be had from antique electronics supply, and bar stock can be had in aluminum at most hardware stores along with the needed wood screws and the 16 machine screws and nuts you will need.
If the cab has just plain black kustom type grill cloth AES carrys that also.]]>stevem2012-08-05T11:07:05-00:00Re: casters
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So if I understand you correctly, I have to add the mounting plates under the vinyl at the bottom of the cabinet, and screw the casters through the vinyl to the mounting plates (which in turn are attached to the wood cabinet). Is this correct?
Regarding the grill cloth, it is not a standard black, but more of a mesh that is almost a silver and black mix (its at the upholsterers right now so I am not able to look at it and explain).
Also, the original speakers must CTS brand, as they do not have the aluminum dust caps that you would see on a JBL or Altec Lancing speaker.
The speakers are coded 038 0024 00 137 7343, which I see on the forum that this cabinet was built in October of '73.
The speakers are in good shape other than having some rust and corrosion on the baskets, but I was contemplating changing them to a new vintage JBL to give the system a little better sound.
What are your thoughts on this? Am I destroying the value?
I know some guys are really hung up on keeping everything as original as possible.
Thanks,
T]]>bass nazi2012-08-08T21:50:19-00:00Re: casters
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I removed the baffle board from the cabinet and the port tubes and logo and head to the car wash to power wash the grill cloth. Power soap and rinse, vacuum off the excess water, and let set in the sun for an hour. Brings the silver back to life and is much easier than trying to replace the cloth with straight black.
The cabinet should show some evidence of where the original caster plates were mounted (screw holes) and the plates were mounted on top of the covering. If you can't make caster plates you could just mount them to the cabinets directly. The JBL's are a good choice, but with the 250 series cabs, you should get 8 ohm speakers and wire them in parallel for a 4 ohm load for maximum output.
pleat]]>pleat2012-08-11T18:58:09-00:00Re: casters
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I went to pick up the head and cabinet from the upholsterer on Friday (after telling me 2 days he had it 2 weeks!), and I was not satisfied with the job, so he is redoing it and says it will be ready Monday afternoon.
I did look at the grill cloth, and it does have silver thread in a checkerboard pattern laced into the black.
When I get it back I will take the baffle off an get it to the car wash.
There is no taper to the cabinet, so I guess its a K250 cabinet.
The head cabinet does however taper back.
I checked on Ebay, and the cost of a pair of JBL's is a down payment on a house!
I checked with Orange County Speaker, and they say if I send them a blown JBL, the will recone and make like new for $140. But even the blown JBL's on Ebay are $75 + shipping.
So it seems that if I go with JBLs' I will have $500-600 just in speakers.
I am considering the Altec 421's, but I am not sure how they sound.
I am also considering a pair of Eminence Delta 15's.
I have a pair of them in my Acoustic rig and they really sound great, but I was hoping to use something more original.
Regardless of what I use I will set it up for a 4 Ohm load.
Decisions decisions!
Thanks,
T]]>bass nazi2012-08-19T04:21:49-00:00Re: casters
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The Altes will make the cab weigh more than the JBLs due to their large(421 type) ceramic type magnets, but they go up higher in frequecy and be use for Guitar or Keyboard even, but I find them also much better tone wise if you play any slap/pop type bass!]]>stevem2012-08-19T11:54:39-00:00Re: casters
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Kustom_Bart2012-08-19T15:18:43-00:00Re: casters
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Bart, funny you mentioned the Eminence, because I am also considering putting in a pair of Eminence Delta's, but I am not sure how they will sound in this cabinet.
They are much cheaper than the JBL or Altec, and they would be brand new.
What are your thoughts on this?
Thanks,
T]]>bass nazi2012-08-19T16:24:32-00:00Re: casters
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I just read your post again and you are a bassist. I got Eminence CB158 speakers in my subs and they are made for lowwwww down. I got mine at parts express and they have gone down in price 10.00 here is a link http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?partnumber=290- 497 this is what you need 300W each and weigh 20 lbs each 2 1/2" voice coil, 47Hz-3000Hz and they are sweet. I have them and they are the bomb. Reasonable priced too.]]>Kustom_Bart2012-08-20T01:20:49-00:00Re:thinning the herd
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bertaire2012-08-20T19:22:20-00:00Re: casters
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I had forgotten about the Legend series Eminence has.
I ordered two of them last night. They will be here by the end of the week, just in time for me to install them and maybe use the rig for a gig we are doing this Saturday night.
That was a great call, thanks!
T]]>bass nazi2012-08-20T21:23:44-00:00Re:thinning the herd
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Thanks for the heads up, I will keep it in mind.
As you can see per Bart's suggestion I have ordered Eminence Legend's for this cab.
Can't wait to pick it up from the upholsterers and get everything back together.
Will post pics as soon as its complete.
Thanks guys!
T]]>bass nazi2012-08-20T21:27:14-00:00Re: casters
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Thanks Bart for the speaker suggestion. I played through it and it sounds amazing!
Note the pictures of it's younger brother, which is my normal gig rig.
I will be putting the casters on this weekend.