DIY speaker reconing

[max_twang]

I have a couple of mid-60's 8" Oxfords that came out of Fender Champs. One is dead, the other is dying.

I'd like to try to recone them myself. I know the various parts that go into reconing a speaker, but I'm not sure of the specifics for the parts (i.e. the exact voice coil diameter, the exact cone specs, etc.)

For any of you who have done this, did you buy yours parts a la carte (i.e. the way Weber sells them) or did you get a recone kit with all the parts included? Where did you buy your stuff?

Thanks

 

[alnicopu]

I want one if they are 8-ev’s. Wanna sell one?

 

[xafinity]

 

[mherrcat]

I’ve had good luck using recone kits from Sound Speaker Repair for a couple of JBLs I reconed myself. They might have what you need. It’s not a difficult project. Watch a few YouTube videos first.

 

[max_twang]

I want one if they are 8-ev’s. Wanna sell one?

Not looking to sell -- I want to fix 'em up!

 

[max_twang]

I’ve had good luck using recone kits from Sound Speaker Repair for a couple of JBLs I reconed myself. They might have what you need. It’s not a difficult project. Watch a few YouTube videos first.

Thanks for the reference. I did find their website and their pre-assembled kits look pretty good...

 

[Pappy Yokum]

How come all the "tone snobs" here (on this website) claim ANY recone ... even done at a professional re-coning enterprise ... is NOT worth "2 dead flies" (or something to that effect)?
They claim there is "nothing like the original".

~ Pappy ~
erudite pick'r

 

[Dacious]

How come all the "tone snobs" here (on this website) claim ANY recone ... even done at a professional re-coning enterprise ... is NOT worth "2 dead flies" (or something to that effect)?
They claim there is "nothing like the original".

~ Pappy ~
erudite pick'r

I don't think that's what's said. It's more, if you have a 'classic' speaker, in a lot of cases you can no longer get the original parts to recone and thus it will sound different plus - not original, worth less.

Not that it sounds bad. Like fitting a collectible amp with replacement transformer.

I have speakers coned rather than trashed. I have a great local guy who will.hand throw his own comes from pulp and winds coils to suit - within limits you can spec different coil and cone specs for more power handling, more efficient, different characteristics.