Vintage Speaker Repair

A Simple fix for that Vintage Speaker useing stuff found around the Houses PVA Wood Glue .. some Normal Tissues & a Small Art Paint Brush : )

[@rejeanbeaudette6929]

White glue diluted 50/50 with water and a piece of coffee filter. Works every time.

[@brucefountain9254]

I watched the video. I have a 1972 Fender Super Reverb Amp with a tear in the paper fabric on 1 of the 4 10" speakers. (the cone is good). I got a piece of gauze pad out of the medicine cabinet, cut to size and used Titebond Original Wood Glue. It is an aliphatic resin wood glue. Gets tacky quickly but is thick enough to spread with a small paint brush. I will let it sit overnight and check tomorrow. If all looks OK I'll play it and crank the volume. Hopefully it holds up awhile.

[@MangMuang]

I usually do this on the back of the cone, So it will hide a repair work and look better. Instead of using tissue I love to use mulberry paper which is thin and have variant of color.

[@Bbendfender]

I like to use some thin, black, construction paper to repair tears in speakers. I don't have any videos but I guess I need to post a few. I also do my repairs from the back of the cone. Your method is good too. Thanks.

[@halhagan3402]

I could see that the tissue pieces you were using is double-thickness - I would have opened the tissue up to glue up a single thickness at a time as it's possible to see in the video that the outer thickness is actually not adhering to the layers under it (there's an air gap between the layers) which if the layers are not totally soaked with glue could cause some buzzing and produce it's own sounds. It doesn't take a lot of fibres to strengthen the fix - a fine line between strength and changing the compliance of the speaker as a whole. Like another contributor, I would have done this from the back side of the speaker cone if possible (particularly as instruments speakers are frequently visible through their grilles). Another option might be to use something like unraveled/combed out cotton strands (eg; from a cotton ball) across the gap, since they'll all be contributing to the strength of the whole surface. Lastly, even if fixing it from the front, I'd have done half the thickness of strengthening from the front, and then the other half on the back of the cone (if accessible) since then one has created a lightweight "sandwich" with a line of glue connecting them (as well as their own glue holding them to the speaker cone). That crepe-y paper used for holiday streamers is very light and glues very well, and another option would be the kind of paper one uses for doped-paper aircraft models - that stuff is quite tough.

[@harrydask88]

It is super effective i've tried it! thanks man! The sound is flawless again!

[@perringostarr8784]

thanks..!!! the results are excelent

[@jameswallace5967]

I've found the best adhesive is FLEX SEAL.

[@johnnyfiver4274]

"The horror. The horror". "Im going to make him an offer he can't refuse"

[@mikeleo7189]

I use a good rtv silicone applied very thin with a piece of used dryer sheet. dryer sheet is very tough, works for years

[@astroibz531]

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[@fnordone]

Thanks for the instruction. Must ask, what type of change to tone does covering the speaker with glue make? I have a couple of CTS 1975 10 inch. One has a small tear. I want to make a 2x10 bass cab with them; trying for the old school ampeg early 70 bass cab sound. They are both, of course brittle after almost 40 years. Would you recommend the full glue paint job? Will I lose the punch? thanks, f n o r d !

[@somegirls2002]

I am struggling with 40 year old speakers too.

[@brucejuniorjr]

Faz o reparo pelo lado de traz do cone sonoro, para Nao aparecer e ficar avista, e difícil usar a cabeça??

[@treatb09]

will these cones crackle after repairs like this?

[@user-no9qn5gz8w]

Thank god for 2x's playback speed.

[@GTM59]

How about a thin strip of felt cloth? Would that work alright?

[@darkshadowsx5949]

will this method repair a hole some kid punched into the speaker? or just slight tears?

[@SANOKENgemes]

おじいさんの手が可愛いですね

[@GrumpSkull]

Water based anything will potentially distort the paper cone.

[@nausheenzubair1184]

Do you think cloth duct tape would work?

[@rpbastos1]

compra um novo

[@Uberlaser]

You used FAR too much glue and paper then you needed

[@teslicbh1]

Dental glue

[@pitbullcoachingvideowall-e3773]

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[@ralfralf7443]

Is the guy drunken??

[@darkshadowsx5949]

yeah id say so.. he did the repair on the wrong side.

[@cubatogo2003]

Sounds like he is slowly dying of radiation poisoning.....

[@norbertro8709]

worst repair ever. you will have an ugly speaker. All the repair could be done on the back of the speaker and you will have on the front only a fine scratch

[@vegastyphoon]

This method does not work. I hear a constant fluttering while music is playing. Buy new Speakers....