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    Found this on the web about early Radfords https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...ad.php?t=55859

    Post #10 is from a chap that worked at Radford in the 60's

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    I sent your photo of the strange HF1300 grille to my friend that has some similar Radfords, he said that he can't see the metal grilles on his as there doesn't seem to be an easy way to remove the front cloth without damage. He also has a pair of Radford baffles containing B139 and HF1300's, those have the normal HF1300 metal grilles.
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    Quote Originally Posted by spendorman View Post
    I sent your photo of the strange HF1300 grille to my friend that has some similar Radfords, he said that he can't see the metal grilles on his as there doesn't seem to be an easy way to remove the front cloth without damage. He also has a pair of Radford baffles containing B139 and HF1300's, those have the normal HF1300 metal grilles.
    Looks like Radford decided to not use the front plate to mount the drivers (presumably for sonic reasons), so they removed the whole assembly shown in the attached picture and replaced it with the more simple grille. They then anchored the drivers using the rear bracket and putty. I have to say that the tweeter assembly in place seems totally inner to vibrations when tapped.


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    From memory, the dome in you picture does not look like domes in 1300's that I have taken apart.

    They looked more like this:

    https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=...040344.JPG&f=1
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    Quote Originally Posted by spendorman View Post
    From memory, the dome in you picture does not look like domes in 1300's that I have taken apart.

    They looked more like this:

    https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=...040344.JPG&f=1
    That is correct. The HF1300 phenolic diaphragm is more or less conical and sits closely behind the phase correction grille which is also conical in profile.
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    Quote Originally Posted by spendorman View Post
    From memory, the dome in you picture does not look like domes in 1300's that I have taken apart.

    They looked more like this:

    https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=...040344.JPG&f=1
    I thought it looked a bit odd Serves me right for lifting images from Google that are wrongly labelled.

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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    That is correct. The HF1300 phenolic diaphragm is more or less conical and sits closely behind the phase correction grille which is also conical in profile.
    Interesting you called the diaphragm phenolic - what colour does it normally look?

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    I'd be interested to know what that picture of yours is of.

    The front of the HF1300 dome/ cone is usually painted black, some silver painted though.

    I think, but can't fully remember, that the back is a brown phenolic colour.
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    Quote Originally Posted by spendorman View Post
    I'd be interested to know what that picture of yours is of.

    The front of the HF1300 dome/ cone is usually painted black, some silver painted though.

    I think, but can't fully remember, that the back is a brown phenolic colour.
    Here's the link to where the picture came from

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/REPLACEMEN...-/221975710586

    I only asked about the colour of the dome as mine is silver. Did they ever make a metallic dome in addition to the phenolic?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bumpy View Post
    Here's the link to where the picture came from

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/REPLACEMEN...-/221975710586

    I only asked about the colour of the dome as mine is silver. Did they ever make a metallic dome in addition to the phenolic?
    All explained, I think, that ebay listing is for a non standard replacement diaphragm.

    Don't think the HF1300 was ever produced with a metal diaphragm
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