Hello,
I picked up a couple of speakers over the weekend and would like to get
identification help. One of the speakers appears to be a Seeburg DDS1 “discotheque”
speaker. The other looked familiar from my reading of this forum over the
years and after looking at various pictures, I suspected it to be a JBL
Hartsfield.
Bought the speakers from the owner this weekend. The owner’s father was a
jukebox service guy and both speakers came from his business. I am
attaching a couple photos of the possible Hartsfield and would appreciate
input. The speaker’s veneer was apparently damaged c. 1960 and the owner
replaced it with formica. From looking at the JBL serial number registry,
it looks like the 375 dates to 1954 or 55.
My questions:
Is this a Hartsfield and is the cabinet a factory cabinet?
I assume it's a sure thing that the woofer will need to have its surround redone. What’s the best way to open the cabinet to get access?
I’d like to replace the speaker’s veneer – what wood would be appropriate
for this vintage? I’ve read Saeman’s great postings on veneer work and I’m
wondering if a non-skilled person (my carpentry generally is in the form
of sanding and screwing together plywood) could do a worthy job for a
pretty, old speaker like this?
Finally, here can I find cabinet plans? I’d like to repair the speaker’s
base and would like to do so in the correct fashion.
I appreciate any help with this and sorry to have my first post so filled
with questions. Having a hard time with the wife on this – we’ve already
got a pair of C60 Sovereigns in the house, and this formica covered giant
in the living room is not a hit so far (hoping the veneer will help on the
WAF).
Thanks,
Leif
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