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Speaker cabinet re-covering
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dave wrote: Anyone know a good site to learn how to re-cover a speaker enclosure (and maybe where to get the fabric etc to do it)? I spent ages googling etc but found nothing detailed enough. I would like to re-cover a large 300W bass speaker enclosure. Do you mean the fabric covering the front of the speaker or the actual box? This should help, though. http://www.maplin.co.uk/search.aspx?...enu=y&doy=26m3 For a bass bin grille some form of expanded metal might be more suitable since it's more for protection than quality. For the outside you could use anything - but leatherette is probably the best bet. -- *A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 17:49:32 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote: In article , dave wrote: Anyone know a good site to learn how to re-cover a speaker enclosure (and maybe where to get the fabric etc to do it)? I spent ages googling etc but found nothing detailed enough. I would like to re-cover a large 300W bass speaker enclosure. Do you mean the fabric covering the front of the speaker or the actual box? This should help, though. Thanks Dave. I mean the actual enclosure. It's a Trace Elliot 300W bass cab and I don't want to ruin the appearance of it by not doing it propely. The covering is some kind of "carpet". ah. that'll be 'carpet' you get it from a 'carpet shop' and affix it with evo stick spray on contact adhesive. make a cardboard template of the speaker side / front to be covered and when you are happy with the fit, transfer the template to the 'carpet' and fix with the glue. make sure you gave a new stanley knife blade or two and you'll be fine. if you can't get the corners neat you can buy plastic covers to cover them. hth |
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writes dave wrote: On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 17:49:32 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote: In article , dave wrote: Anyone know a good site to learn how to re-cover a speaker enclosure (and maybe where to get the fabric etc to do it)? I spent ages googling etc but found nothing detailed enough. I would like to re-cover a large 300W bass speaker enclosure. Do you mean the fabric covering the front of the speaker or the actual box? This should help, though. Thanks Dave. I mean the actual enclosure. It's a Trace Elliot 300W bass cab and I don't want to ruin the appearance of it by not doing it propely. The covering is some kind of "carpet". ah. that'll be 'carpet' you get it from a 'carpet shop' and affix it with evo stick spray on contact adhesive. make a cardboard template of the speaker side / front to be covered and when you are happy with the fit, transfer the template to the 'carpet' and fix with the glue. make sure you gave a new stanley knife blade or two and you'll be fine. if you can't get the corners neat you can buy plastic covers to cover them. Apparently, you need rocket engines too ... -- geoff |
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Apparently, you need rocket engines too ... 300 watts of audio and a few 12 or 15 inch drive units - that _is_ a rocket engine. -- Andy |
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dave wrote:
On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 17:49:32 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote: In article , dave wrote: Anyone know a good site to learn how to re-cover a speaker enclosure (and maybe where to get the fabric etc to do it)? I spent ages googling etc but found nothing detailed enough. I would like to re-cover a large 300W bass speaker enclosure. Do you mean the fabric covering the front of the speaker or the actual box? This should help, though. Thanks Dave. I mean the actual enclosure. It's a Trace Elliot 300W bass cab and I don't want to ruin the appearance of it by not doing it propely. The covering is some kind of "carpet". I used to do this sort of thing years ago for a living. Covering a cabinet is not hard..if you can find a suitable material Remove the fittings and speakers, and the grill. Depending this may be unscrewed from inside. Redo the grill using heavyweight Tygan fret or a suitable more modern cloth..Tygan was heat shrinkable for tautness, and you normally have some battens to keep it clear of the baffle. Suppliers like Adam Hall also do piping, if it has that,and it needs replacing. Covering? measure up and get some new cloth..many Drapers shops do various leatherettes, or again specialist suppliers like Adam Hall will maybe have better. Use PVA glue and clamps for the flat surfaces and Copydex for the corners - a sharp Stanley knife helps too. The idea is that the fittings cover the rough edges.. Not sure what kind of 'carpet' the old Trace Elliot has on it though - been along time since I saw one of THOSE used in anger. Lovely cabinet though. Definitely worth taking time over. |
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writes raden wrote: Apparently, you need rocket engines too ... 300 watts of audio and a few 12 or 15 inch drive units - that _is_ a rocket engine. A few orders of magnitude short there ... -- geoff |
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