15-10-2015, 04:12 PM
I am thinking about how best to affix the new speaker cloth to the Marconiphone 55 and because I have never before tackled this task I hope I can get some suggestions on the best approach to take.
As you can probably see from picture 1 below, the old speaker cloth was beyond salvaging. It had perished in several places and was so threadbare it was coming apart. Parts of the cloth was stuck directly to the wood of the cabinet in places, but I don't know if this was by design or accident, because in other places it was loose, resulting in a disheveled appearance. Do you think it would have been glued directly to the cabinet so as to be nice and tight? If so, what is the method to get the best result?
If you look again at the picture you can see that a narrow cork strip 1/4" wide was pinned and glued to the cabinet in a circle the same diameter as the speaker cone. Then as you can see from picture 2 the speaker grill cloth was glued to the inside edge of this and a strip of felt the same width as the cork was glued on top. The rim of the speaker cone sat on top this felt. The cork and felt was also beyond saving, so I have bought new. I just need to know how to get the best result with the grill cloth.
Can anyone help?
Thanks
Nick
As you can probably see from picture 1 below, the old speaker cloth was beyond salvaging. It had perished in several places and was so threadbare it was coming apart. Parts of the cloth was stuck directly to the wood of the cabinet in places, but I don't know if this was by design or accident, because in other places it was loose, resulting in a disheveled appearance. Do you think it would have been glued directly to the cabinet so as to be nice and tight? If so, what is the method to get the best result?
If you look again at the picture you can see that a narrow cork strip 1/4" wide was pinned and glued to the cabinet in a circle the same diameter as the speaker cone. Then as you can see from picture 2 the speaker grill cloth was glued to the inside edge of this and a strip of felt the same width as the cork was glued on top. The rim of the speaker cone sat on top this felt. The cork and felt was also beyond saving, so I have bought new. I just need to know how to get the best result with the grill cloth.
Can anyone help?
Thanks
Nick
