D120F Copper Dust Cap?

[2guests]

Any of you ever seen copper dust caps on JBL's before? Did JBL use them from the factory? The cone # is 21032.

[Maron Horonzakz]

That might not be a JBL cone job,,the outer surround looks awfully big.

[Doc Mark]

Hey, Maron,

That's what I was thinking, too. Take care, and God Bless!

Every Good Wish,
Doc

[John]

Yes I have. That is not actually copper but copper colored. Those are most likely late 60,s vintage.

That cone looks to be real JBL to me as well.

[2guests]

That might not be a JBL cone job,,the outer surround looks awfully big.

The cone is paper all the way up to the surround. There is a wide coating over the surround and onto a good portion of the paper cone. Probably why it's still connected today.

[2guests]

Yes I have. That is not actually copper but copper colored. Those are most likely late 60,s vintage.

That cone looks to be real JBL to me as well.

Thank you. I thought the serial #31999 would show up better in the picture than it did. Any idea as to the reason why they used that color dust cover instead of the silver color?

[Don C]

This was discussed once before, it might be something that JBL did for Fender. The cone and edge doping look like original JBL style to me.
http://www.audioheritage.org/vbullet...ad.php?t=19772

[John]

Thank you. I thought the serial #31999 would show up better in the picture than it did. Any idea as to the reason why they used that color dust cover instead of the silver color?

The silver color you refer too is the natural color of the dome. I think the coating that imparts a copper color to the dome is meant to tone down the high freq. from the driver.

[Maron Horonzakz]

Nope color will not tone down any high frequencies,, Fender baskets were painted orange,,Purple baskets were painted for Heil.

[hjames]

Nope color will not tone down any high frequencies,, Fender baskets were painted orange,,Purple baskets were painted for Heil.

Look at the pictures - the baskets aren't painted copper - the pix show a copper Dust cap.

Perhaps it's a coloured Aquaplas like material?

[BMWCCA]

Where's Harvey when we need him??

Texas, most likely.

[Maron Horonzakz]

HJAMES,,,I know that,,, I,m stating that if you buy quantities of JBL products you can command any color. Fender,Orange,,,Heil Purple,,baskets,,,,,, No name, copper dome

[Harvey Gerst]

Where's Harvey when we need him??

Texas, most likely.

Yup, just got back from the NY AES show where I debuted a new near field monitor system I designed.

As to the orange color dust cap, I haven't a clue; we certainly didn't do it while I worked there. Tony Lowe would probably know about this.

[BMWCCA]

Yup, just got back from the NY AES show where I debuted a new near field monitor system I designed.

Need more details!

[Harvey Gerst]

Need more details!

Here's the pdf and some links to discussions about them:

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/new-p...-monitors.html
and
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/so-mu...-monitors.html

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