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Topic: 1947 Dickerson amp now working! |
Rich Hlaves
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Wildomar, California, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2008 1:01 pm |
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In the Magnatone thread of a few weeks ago I posted pics of this amp in pieces and in need of a speaker recone. I found a gentleman, Hank Brazeal, in Hoover, Alabama that could repair the speaker. The problem was, for other recone shops, the speaker was a 7 1/2 unit that no one had parts for. Hank is a antique radio speaker repair man and he had parts for my speaker! Here is the speaker after he worked his magic:
This little amp got its power cord rewired and a few ugly solder joints refloated while I was inside the chassis. It has all original caps (scary I know) but they look fine and there is no hum. I cranked it up and it sounds fantastic. It is fairly loud for what it is and breaks up real nice when you push it. It will make a neat recording amp. It will no doubt sound even better after the speaker cone breaks in a bit. Here is pic of the completed amp with the matching '47 Dickerson lap steel.
Hank recieved my speaker on a Friday (ups tracking) and called my the following Tuesday that the speaker had been completed! The total cost was $67 including return shipping. What a cool deal. Hank is 85 years old and does this in his "spare" time. If anyone has something with an old and weird speaker in it, I would highly recommend Hank Brazeal for a recone. You can email me for his phone #. |
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Tom Pettingill
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California, USA (deceased)
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 16 Aug 2008 5:25 pm
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Good to hear you really found someone to fix that odd-ball speaker!!  |
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Gary Stevenson
From:
Northern New York,USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2008 6:23 pm
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| So very kool to retrieve an old amp and not toss it out for some new amp without the soul. |
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