Chef Henry
05-23-2007, 12:54 PM
I have a shot at 5 sets of 4320 components. These were removed from their cabinets, which except for 1 pair, were trashed beyond redemption. (The surviving pair has been painstakingly rebuilt and veneered in walnut, needing only a light sanding, stain, finish, and grills to be complete.)
Over a decade ago, the woofers and tweeters, which were all blown, were fully restored by Eric Wayne of Gabrial Sound, an authorized JBL service provider in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey. Eric replaced the tweeter diaphrams with the correct factory part, and retrofitted the woofers with new cones, coils and surrounds. Immediately after their restoration, they were put back into their cardboard shippers, and stored in an unheated attic.
The seller, himself a former JBL contractor, claims that the foam surrounds are as good as the day they were installed, and have not deteriorated because they have not been used or exposed to light. Naturally, I would like this to be true, and will know for sure when I inspect them prior to sale. But I am curious to know how the members of this esteemed Forum estimate the chances that the surrounds remain servicable.
Over a decade ago, the woofers and tweeters, which were all blown, were fully restored by Eric Wayne of Gabrial Sound, an authorized JBL service provider in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey. Eric replaced the tweeter diaphrams with the correct factory part, and retrofitted the woofers with new cones, coils and surrounds. Immediately after their restoration, they were put back into their cardboard shippers, and stored in an unheated attic.
The seller, himself a former JBL contractor, claims that the foam surrounds are as good as the day they were installed, and have not deteriorated because they have not been used or exposed to light. Naturally, I would like this to be true, and will know for sure when I inspect them prior to sale. But I am curious to know how the members of this esteemed Forum estimate the chances that the surrounds remain servicable.