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need cabinet id help [message #16565] Mon, 09 January 2012 23:59 Go to next message
cetme is currently offline  cetme
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hello i picked up a 2x15 cab,black,in decent original condition awhile back to add to my guitar amp.sounds pretty good with an early 60s fender deluxe amp hooked up.it has no vent holes showing,has 11 pleats on top,the grill tag says ross inc and the jack plate says cts and glk. no other tags etc.i havent checked the numbers on the speakers,but they are original cts 15s.is this a special order cab? i would appreciate any comments,as im a noob to kustom,just always wanted to own one. thanks

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Re: need cabinet id help [message #16567 is a reply to message #16565] Tue, 10 January 2012 13:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Kustom_Bart is currently offline  Kustom_Bart
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The 11 Tuck and roll gives it away. It is a frankie cab.

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Re: need cabinet id help [message #16568 is a reply to message #16565] Tue, 10 January 2012 13:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
cetme is currently offline  cetme
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im curious what the GLK on the jack plate is. any ideas?

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Re: need cabinet id help [message #16570 is a reply to message #16565] Wed, 11 January 2012 18:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
stevem is currently offline  stevem
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Your Fender amp is made to provide its full 20 watt RMS output into a 8 ohm load, if the speakers in your Frank cabinet are still wired in parallel like from the factory that would place a 4 ohm load on your Fenders output transformer, which it can handle, but you will have 1/3rd less output power from the Deluxe and you will eat up output tubes twice as fast!

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Re: need cabinet id help [message #16571 is a reply to message #16570] Wed, 11 January 2012 23:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
pleat is currently offline  pleat
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If the speakers are indeed original to the cabinet CTS, the total load would 8 ohms if wired in parallel.
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Re: need cabinet id help [message #16572 is a reply to message #16568] Wed, 11 January 2012 23:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
pleat is currently offline  pleat
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The CTS would indicate CTS Speakers, the GLK is something I've never seen on a Frankie cab. The Jackplate is a thick plastic and the CTS would be stamped into the jackplate. Is the GLK also stamped into the plate? It might be someone's initials, or I guess it could stand for Good Luck Kustom.
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Re: need cabinet id help [message #16573 is a reply to message #16572] Thu, 12 January 2012 00:03 Go to previous message
cetme is currently offline  cetme
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the glk was engraved.just seems kinda unusual to mark a jack plate....maybe bud might know.is anyone selling a working frank head in the oregon area?would be cool to complete this rig.thanks for all the input

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