I somehow acquired a Kustom speaker with dual 15" speakers. It is approximately 3 feet tall, black tuck and roll, a hole on each side about middle of the cabinet. What model is it. The hole for the jack has Altec on the diamond shaped plate.
stevem Messages: 4733 Registered: June 2004 Location: NY
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Hello!
That's a very luck " somehow" you have experienced , especially if that cabinet IS still loaded with it's original Altec Lansing drivers!
I wish I could have your experience, lol!
Anyway that cabinet is from the K200 series of amps.
There are 3 different versions of these cabinets.
The first had no port tubes, then the port tubes became a option and they where Aluminum.
Next the tubes where changed to plastic with there inside being black.
These cabinets made up to 1971 had a taper top to bottom on there front side, in 71 the taper was dun away with and the top and bottoms where the same depth.
The grill cloth at that same time that was used had vertical silver threads in it and if it was a black T&R cabinet a courser grained type was used..
If the cabinet is loaded with Altec drivers with a cover on the magnet then it's meant for guitar, if it's loaded with Altec 421a speakers then it can be used for bass also.
Does the name plate on the front of your cab say Kustom electronics?
My cabinet has no slope. The speakers are not original, they are Diaphonic es-0017. Plastic tube, black, course material on the front. So this is a post 71? Thank you for your reply.