[HAM] My B3 find.

[David Anderson]

Ted,

You didn't note the missing back panel, but that's easy enough to  
make or source from Valhalla Woodworking.

I'm all for getting speakers reconed, but it does involve skill to do  
it right. The reason I say have the reconer re-use the original voice  
coil if possible is that I had an F15LL reconed, and the re-coner  
used an 8 Ohm coil by mistake. And you want someone who has the right  
parts like a new spider of the correct stiffness. Go to someone with  
a good reputation and who seems knowledgeable.

Based on the knob and your description of the unit, I'd say you have  
an Organ-Mate reverb unit. If you look closely, it should have the  
name on it somewhere.

1962 puts you safely before the gooey foam era if I have my dates right.

David A.


On Mar 5, 2007, at 4:55 PM, ted at wetnoodle.net wrote:

> "Hi Ted,
> Nice score on the late 60s B-3 and 22H!
>
> I hate to be the person who points out the flaws, but it does look to
> me like your Jensen P15LL woofer is in serious need of re-coning.
> Being able to see through the holes in the cone is my clue.... If you
> get it done, I would ask whoever does it to try to re-use your
> original voice coil if it's in good shape. And if you look around,
> you can actually find original Jensen paper cones for these things.
>
> David A."
>
> Yup! That and the missing back panel :(
> So you think I should get my speaker reconed locally by someone  
> recommended?
> I was going to buy a new speaker from Ebay or the Internet that  
> says it has been reconed.
> I thought she was a late 60's as well but my serial number was one  
> off from a serial
> number posted on the "Age Determination list" puts it at 62 which  
> my "L" is also
> a 62 model. How was production quality for 62?
>
> In the back there is a reverb unit with a 6X4 metal box attached to  
> it, and there seems to be a tube or
> two in there. Strangely the rca jacks on the reverb tank don't have  
> wires running to it.
> The wires run to the box I described. There is a Reverb knob  
> control on the left side
> under the halfmoon switch.
> I've heard the term "Silky Reverb" used countless times and thought  
> the person using
> that phrase was exaggerating. Meh, reverd is reverb. But this  
> thing, has Reverb to cry for.
> It is "Silky Reverb" in every since of the word.