Vintage Radio
Speaker reconing and re-edging

Speaker Reconing & Re-Edging

Speaker reconing is the perfect way to revive that antique or vintage radio, home entertainment system, jukebox or guitar amplifier. Reconing can be cost effective, and in some cases may be the only way to restore that amp or vintage radio back to 'like new' playing condition. A reconed speaker also helps to somewhat preserve the original look of the equipment by allowing you the keep the original speaker frame in the equipment.

Before reconing After reconing
Before reconing After reconing

When your speaker is reconed, all of the working components of the speaker (paper cone, voice coil, spider and tinsel wire) will be removed. The frame and voice coil gap will be cleaned, and new replacement parts will be aligned and fitted into the speaker frame. Only the highest quality recone parts are used, and all recone work comes with a 1 year warranty**. All of the recone kits used are high quality, first run production components designed for your particular speaker.

Antique Radio Note: I use conventional speaker cones in all of my recone work. If your speaker uses an old center mount spider/cone assembly, that replacement is not available. I do not reuse your original parts. I will recone your speaker using a stock cone with new conventional spider and voice coil fitted to your speaker frame. When the recone work is completed, your speaker will be restored back to good working order but will not have the look of the original.

A partial price list is available for review. This is not a complete list so if your particular model is not listed, use the Contact page to request a quote. If you need a quote for recone of an antique radio speaker, please be sure to indicate the diameter of the speaker frame.

If your speaker is more than 10 years old and has a foam surround, it is likely that foam rot has already started to set in. If the original cone is in good condition, the speaker can be re-edged with new foam surrounds without requiring a recone. You can test your speaker by gently pinching the foam surround. It should be flexible and return back to its original shape. If the foam surround crumbles and falls apart, then it is time to re-edge the speaker.

For Sale - I have a few new and reconed speakers available for sale.

**Voice coil burnouts, physical abuse and damage caused by misuse of the speaker are not covered and will void recone warranty.


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