Doctor Restuffin'
The coils came from a unit that had a threaded bottom plate, while the new housing didn't. My solution was to scrounge up some nuts to hold them in place. I also managed to add a strain relief for the cable.
The musings of a doughy, middle-aged guy. Why should you care?
The coils came from a unit that had a threaded bottom plate, while the new housing didn't. My solution was to scrounge up some nuts to hold them in place. I also managed to add a strain relief for the cable.
Bill has finished his Silvertone 1484 project!
Grill cloth has been added.
Speakers have been installed and wired up.
The amp is in the cabinet.
Let's take a look, shall we?
Front view with home-brew footswitch. |
Rear view with those vintage 10" speakers. |
Amp head tucked into the speaker cabinet. |
I finally slapped everything together yesterday, so let's take a look, shall we?
Front View |
Sexy Angled View |
I managed to staple the burlap to the baffle board with my new stapler. The next step was to mount the speakers. I decided to use the original screws from the P.A. column baffle board. They were wood screws, so I drilled pilot holes for them. Can you see where the drill went right through the plywood and snagged the burlap? (Note to self: Next time, get actual speaker cloth, maybe? If there even is a next time!)
Rear View |
Here's an update on my buddy Bill's Silvertone twin-twelve project.
Looks like he had the amp and speaker cabinets all covered:
Wowzers! |
Impressive from any angle! |
Update on the speaker project.
My goal is to end up with a facsimile of this:
An actual Silvertone 1484 cabinet. |
Baffle in box, y'all. |
Not done, but I wanted to see how it would look. |
My friend, Bill, is the one with the tools and know-how for my "Fantasy Project."
Somehow this planted the seed in his noggin that blossomed into his own case of Silvertone Fever.
The first step was to track down a vintage 1484 amplifier:
Amp delivered! |
Amp unboxed |
This was a raw chassis, with no tubes or even the case. He set about grabbing a schematic off the internet and going through the 50+ year old components. Capacitors and resistors were replaced along with the power cord, fuse holder and filter condenser.
No case? No problem!
Tricky front trim pieces were made. |
Two of these RCA 400 speakers donated for the cause. |
Look at that sweet 10"! Is it a Weber? |
The amp stores in the back of the cabinet, natch! |
Boy, oh boy! Much left to do: rout out the holes in the speaker baffle, cover the boxes with that sweet grey vinyl, stretch the speaker cloth and the like. But it's coming along pretty great, don't you think?