Tony L
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I now own one! I don’t really do mono, but it looks like I have the basis of a state of the art 1950s mono rig here as I landed the solo Leak TL12 Plus at the same time! I mentioned I knew where a cheap SFB was here a few weeks ago and got no interest, but I just couldn’t walk away as it was very cheap (£30) and I have a feeling it had an uncertain future if I didn’t grab it. Cosmetically it is superb, really tidy condition, museum grade to be honest, though the drivers all need re-foaming as what was there has long turned to dust.
It was filthy inside with a mix of decades of dust and the disintegrated foam surrounds (photo is after I’d dusted the worst of it). Not sure what I’ll do with it yet, probably just store it for a while until I decide. I’ve always really wanted to hear this speaker as I’ve a lot of respect for Gilbert Briggs and this was arguably his finest/most famous design, so I’m tempted to get the drivers rebuilt and then sell it on as a fully working example once I’ve enjoyed it for a while.
Anyone know anything about this speaker and who might be able to do driver rebuilds that are close to original spec? I suspect the cones may be alright and I get (somewhat intermittent) impedance readings from all three drivers so I assume the coils are intact. I’m in no rush, but it would be nice to get it fully restored.