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Yes. Tannoy dual concentrics are not really difficult to work on. It just requires a bit of patience, care and practicality. I have a cone substitution to take on, converting a pair of 2528 drivers (Ascot etc.) to SRM 10B spec. I'm rather disorganised and take a while to get around to projects though!
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Unfortunately they've move that side of the business to KidderminsterOriginally Posted by JohnJo
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Kidderminster isn't far from me, Mike (about an hour or so away). Could you get down to Glasgow with them?
If you were willing to meet me in Glasgow, with the Berkleys, next time I'm up visiting friends, which is likely to be in the next month or so (defo before Xmas), I could take them safely down to Tannoy's premises in Kidderminster, to get them refurbished, and bring them back up safely when they're ready?
Nae bother to me; in fact as a Tannoy user and fan myself, I'd enjoy visiting their premises and seeing the results of the finished articles, so just let me know if you fancy it!
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That's a nice offer Marco.
Great idea for Mike to get the speakers to optimum condition. With the super cabinet condition, they'd be like new afterwards.
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They look good Mike. Have the drivers been removed before? I only ask as there appear to be some bolts missing.
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That's a point. They should be Allen bolts too. Not hex head.
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Just been Googling pictures. Some Berkeleys have only four mounting holes in the chassis, others eight, but all seem to use four bolts, and they are hex head. Seems my recollection was defective.
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The pair that I've bought have four hex head bolts per drive unit.Just been Googling pictures. Some Berkeleys have only four mounting holes in the chassis, others eight, but all seem to use four bolts, and they are hex head. Seems my recollection was defective.
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I *think* the earlier 15" HPDs were 8 hole chassis like the monitor golds and the later ones were 4 hole mounting. Mine have a Feb. 1980 date under the dust cover on the rear of the driver and are 4 hole. The surrounds on Mike's look very similar to what was on mine which showed evidence of having been worked on before so maybe the original surrounds were changed in the 90s and are now due for replacement again. I suppose you could ask the owner if they were ever done Mike. 40 odd years seems a long time for foam surrounds to last but I'm not very knowledgeable about these things!
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