cd_david Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I bought an acoustic Control Corporation 406 (2x15) on eBay. It looks considerably healthier in the listing than in real life. However after a 590 mile round trip that started with the idea of just re grilling it, turned into a complete restoration. I’ve done a couple of 406s and many other cabs so wasn’t too daunted by the idea. I stripped the tolex to find some water damage on the base and it was still slightly damp so I let it air dry for a little over a week. In the meantime ordered the tolex and grill cloth and took the handle and castor brackets to be blasted and powder coated. Once dry I sanded the old glue and bits of tolex off. Then filled the rough and damaged parts with 2 pack filler. Sanded again, painted the baffle and re grilled or. Today I Set about re Tolexing the cab and to my delight it was as painless as the stripping was. All tolex on and the cab reassembled inside of a day. The only thing I need to complete it is some new chrome corners. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 That's a lovely job! Nice one! Jez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Good job...looked really ugly at one stage... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumnote Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 My favorite cabinet of all time. Been looking for one of these on and off for years. Bought one in the 70s with a 450 head. fabulous Nice job to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Very tidy. I would probably have ended up with wrinkles in the tolex. Did I spot two different drivers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumnote Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Originally I think they had white domed drivers, with u shaped magnets on the back. I had one of mine repaired by Wembley loudspekers but they couldnt replicate the white dome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd_david Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 They are both original Eminence drivers with U shaped magnets, however one has been re coned by Wembley Loudspeakers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 1 hour ago, cd_david said: They are both original Eminence drivers with U shaped magnets, however one has been re coned by Wembley Loudspeakers. I was looking at images found with the search string "eminence speaker U shaped magnet" to see what the U shaped magnet looks like. I found very little to clarify the image in my mind's eye. I am assuming that this is the sort of thing. It was very common to see in valve sets back in the day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd_david Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 Yes that’s the style. I have to put new bolts on the drivers this week so will take a picture of the actual drivers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 30 minutes ago, cd_david said: Yes that’s the style. I have to put new bolts on the drivers this week so will take a picture of the actual drivers. Cool. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumnote Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Does it show any signs of it being sawn in half at one stage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd_david Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 8 hours ago, bumnote said: Does it show any signs of it being sawn in half at one stage? Thankfully not. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumnote Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Partway through my ownership of my 406 I was given a company car, and no matter how I tried, I couldnt get the 406 in. To my undying shame I had it cut in half, and used it for several years untill I got a bigger car and got it re glued together, As mine had also had a wembley recone and 406 narrows were not that common, I just wondered if it was my old one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 (edited) Edited April 23, 2018 by SpondonBassed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumnote Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Dont, I still shudder after 35 years 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 That's awesome, Dave.. nice one :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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