From ted@speakeasyvintagemusic.com Mon Aug 25 07:30:05 2008
Subject:RE: DIY Speaker repairs (was: Vaseline, don't laugh!!)

Heck I've used to use Kangaroo leather the same way (At least I think it was
Kangaroo, it was sold as "pneumatic" leather by an organ supply house) when
it was desired to save the original voice coil and cone... Not near as cheap
as Charmin!

I hear coffee filters can be used this way as well.

Cheers!

Ted Thompson
General Manager - Speakeasy Vintage Music

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave Bradley
> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 11:01 AM
> To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [CWSG] Re:on Replacing the Woofer in a Leslie
> 147. Please!! Vaseline, don't laugh!!
>
> Another speaker repair trick:
>
> If you have tears in the surround or in the cone, you can
> repair them as good as new (albeit ugly) with toilet paper
> and contact cement.
>
> Cut a patch of toilet paper large enough to cover the tear,
> paint the cone with contact cement, apply the patch, and
> paint again to make sure the patch is thoroughly wet. The
> contact cement will remain rubbery and flexible when dry, and
> the cone will again be structurally sound.
>
> I have extended the life of many an expensive JBL speaker this way.
>
> Moe
>