I just (sadly) got finished dismantling a nice old Hammond console organ that was beyond repair. The tone generator was shot.
I saved the tubes, speakers and the reverb tank. At this point, I also have the speaker baffle board and the plate from between the keyboards that has the Hammond logo on it. I'd been told that the 2 x 12 Hammond speaker configuration had one speaker optimized for bass, the other for treble. This seems to be the case, looking at the magnets, voice coil sizes and cones. So, they probably ought to be kept together. (By the way, these are 1962 Rolas that look to be completely original).
Anyway, I was thinking about cutting the baffle board down at the ends and mounting it into another cabinet. I'm nearly certain I can keep the grill cloth on and straight. Trouble is, I'm also nearly certain that this board isn't going to fit into some standard pre-done cabinet.
Any recommendations on a cabinet builder? This DOESN'T need to be fancy, tweaky, boo-teeky, just a good plywood and tolex box of appropriate size and dimensions.
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I just (sadly) got finished dismantling a nice old Hammond console organ that was beyond repair. The tone generator was shot.
I saved the tubes, speakers and the reverb tank. At this point, I also have the speaker baffle board and the plate from between the keyboards that has the Hammond logo on it. I'd been told that the 2 x 12 Hammond speaker configuration had one speaker optimized for bass, the other for treble. This seems to be the case, looking at the magnets, voice coil sizes and cones. So, they probably ought to be kept together. (By the way, these are 1962 Rolas that look to be completely original).
Anyway, I was thinking about cutting the baffle board down at the ends and mounting it into another cabinet. I'm nearly certain I can keep the grill cloth on and straight. Trouble is, I'm also nearly certain that this board isn't going to fit into some standard pre-done cabinet.
Any recommendations on a cabinet builder? This DOESN'T need to be fancy, tweaky, boo-teeky, just a good plywood and tolex box of appropriate size and dimensions.
Your thoughts.
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