Refinishing JBL L250

[barryg]

I recently inherited my father's JBL L250 speakers, the ones I grew up listening to in the 70's. In the 80's my parents had them painted black and now I want to restore them to their original natural wood finish.

The first thing I noticed when starting to formulate a plan is that there appears to be a panel on the back opposite where the high frequency dome radiator is housed but there doesn't appear to be a way to remove it. Any ideas on how to remove this before starting to refinish the cabinet? Any other advice/guidance would be appreciated.

Also: the wire mesh dome grills are dented. Do replacement parts exist for this speaker? My father bought these new and I don't think they have ever been serviced. They still sound good.

[Titanium Dome]

Congratulations on your L250s. I hope the circumstances of the inheritance were positive.

They're iconic JBL speakers and still one of the greats. I count mine among the top ten of JBLS I've had (and heard) over the years.

The access panel to the 044-1 tweeters is indeed on the back. From a distance, you can see the panel on the back of an L250 behind the one in front.

[Titanium Dome]

In this angled shot of something else, you can see the location of four of the screw holes that hold the panel in place. There are eight in all.

[Titanium Dome]

So, you might want to check to see if you have screw holes in those locations, perhaps covered with wood filler and painted over.

Mine were already popped out when I bought them out of the back of a shop.

[Fred Sanford]

In this angled shot of MY SAD, NEGLECTED LASERDISC PLAYERS, you can see the location of four of the screw holes that hold the panel in place. There are eight in all.

Fixed it.

je

[barryg]

Great! I can faintly see where the screw holes have been covered with filler and paint. Thanks for your help. Now, where is that sandpaper ...

--bg

[BMWCCA]

There was a thread here about getting that panel off. Something involving levers and 2x4s, if I remember correctly. I'm sure someone can find it but I'm not using the correct search words. For that member, at least, getting the panel off was far from simple, even with the screws removed.


Good luck.

[Titanium Dome]

Fixed it.

je

Why I watched Caligula on laserdisc just the other day--or at least as much as I could stand.

[Fred Sanford]

Why I watched Caligula on laserdisc just the other day--or at least as much as I could stand.

I watched a blues concert with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers + guests.

I've never seen Caligula, but have heard of its reputation.

je