Christmas is early around here...The only things I know for sure besides one falling over, is that the surrounds are rock hard, the tweeters were added later, and all the wax seals are intact. I'll let you know more as I see what kind of shape the components are in...
Nice save! Congratulations!!
Widget
That's awesome! Great little project you have there now.
DIY Array, 2242 sub, 4408, 4208, Control 8SR, E120 Guitar cab, Control 1, LSR305.
Damn! (and grilles too?!)Originally Posted by Tim Rinkerman
Christmas is early around here...
Congratulations
Whose dumpster?
It'll all be perfect after a set of Rick Cobb surrounds.
I'm happy for you but will not lie, a bit jealous as well.
Thomas
Wonderful find!
Please post pictures as your restoration project progresses.
Amazed I'm still alive!
Tim
Latest update..the 2405's and the 2420's passed the sweep tests, I bet the foam inside the 2420's is pretty disgusting, but as long as it stays out of the way, I think they are worth more with the seals intact. They are not the little stamped JBL wax plugs, but the original red paint is intact on the screws.
One box had been dropped and damaged and a bad attempt was taken to reglue it, but it was a long,long time ago. After a heavy cleaning,glueing,and clamping session, the damaged box is as good as new..the glue joints broke and looks like it protected the components from impact damage. I cleaned out the broken wood, filled the joints with glue, and clamped every angle I could. After a day of filling and block sanding, they are back to the condition they were in before they went into the JBL spray booth.
Here's the long and short of it. I already have a relatively nice pair of walnut 4333's which I have owned for 15 years. I don't need 2 pairs of big speakers, so one of these pairs will be for sale when I finish these. I am open to suggestions about keeping the value of the cabinet, but my plans are to, use a gearhead term, "resto mod" them. Relocate the 2405 to above the lens, like an L-300. I have a pair of acrylic phase plug 2405's. Fill the factory tweeter hole, and paint the front panel JBL blue, or matte black, again, like an L-300. Paint the backs semi-gloss black...(like the backs of my 4333's)...and cover the rest with walnut veneer. Replace the grill cloth with new issue JBL blue. Any comments,critiques,..suggestions?
Beautiful score. I can hear the screech of brakes.
Studio gray works for me, so I'd stay with that. Part of the brilliance of the JBL blue baffle is how it and the blue grille cloth sets off the walnut veneer, and you already have the black grilles. As for veneering in those cabinets, what would you do with the front edges?
I don't know what I would put in the cabinets, though. You don't say what crossovers are there, but that woofer and mid horn are a mismatch in any case by today's standards, so I don't think I'd try to make a speaker for me or to sell with those components.
The cabinets and grilles would be a great help for someone wanting to DIY an L300/4333, and all the parts could be well used in other projects, yours or someone else's. There may be a case here for parting out.
"Audio is filled with dangerous amateurs." --- Tim de Paravicini
IF you are going to sell your find, I think (my OPINION) you'd be best served finishing up the boxes and leaving them as built, factory tweeter holes and all, maybe even just re-painting them accurately and skipping the veneer
I just feel that you'll realize more for what you have scored in as original state as possible than you will by making the final decision and presenting them to the market as a finished system (with at least one option removed)
I have also seen a "mini-trend" with folks seeking out those original industrial painted cabinets
Leave them "restored" (well cleaned and tested) but original
Doing so will leave more options open to a potential buyer (and give you the flexibility to sell whole or part out)
Your plan sounds nice and would certainly return an impressive and beautiful result; but you have no way of knowing what the next guy may (or may not) want
My opinion
. . . Or, not.
"Audio is filled with dangerous amateurs." --- Tim de Paravicini
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