Hello, I've looked at this forum before but just now got around to registering. I'd like to introduce myself. Mike is my name and of course I'm a JBL and Altec fan. I'm a tube instrument amp nut and play music for fun and sanity. My main instrument is non pedal steel guitar. My experience with JBL products is almost exclusively with the instrument speakers. I've owned some old D-130's going back to the Venice and Van Nuys Addresses and had one of the first guitar amps to offer JBL speakers stock, the Standel 25L15. I'm guessing the title denotes 25 watt, Lansing 15. There were less than 70 of these amps produced on a custom order basis and I owned #34 along with the original owners Bigsby steel, A great amp and probably the rarest piece of gear I ever owned. I sold it in 2003. I'll find and post a picture of it asap.
My Hi-Fi experience is limited to a 50's JBL mono cab with a D-131 and University crossover. I push it with a mono 2- 6V6 Grommes "Little Jewel".
I currently have D-130's, D-131's, a D-216 and a reconed for guitar LE-10A. Also a pair of Altec 425-8's.
Here's some of what's kicking around.
The last picture of the 2 130F's is the reason I signed up. They need reconing. I recently had my knee replaced and started looking at a new line of work. I've been a luthier in the past, building, repairing etc but that field seems saturated. I thought if I could learn how to recone speakers properly that might be something I could turn into a biz. I have literally a closet full of blown speakers, mostly 10", my main steel loves 10's, and mostly Jensen's, with the D-130's, a very early gray LE10-A (in a separate post) and 1 of the Altecs needing repair too.
I have a couple of NOS 130-202 cones I've had for 20 years but as far as that goes I'm looking for suppliers of the best parts. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I don't have a business license yet so I'm looking for a retail outlet.
I figure I'll get a dozen Jensen's under my belt before i tackle a JBL but I'd appreciate any help I can get! And Thanks in advance!
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