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12-17-2014, 01:15 PM
come on get a laugh
http://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-LATE-40S...4d1b8e3870
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12-17-2014, 01:18 PM
Professionally repaired? By what type of professional? Wrestler, maybe?   Icon_lol Icon_lol
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12-17-2014, 10:09 PM
While it has not been reconed, (is this what's expected from a pro?) - what's really so egregious about the repair?
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12-18-2014, 02:20 PM
I don't know, I'm not a professional. But when I repair a speaker with a white patch, I color it so it doesn't stand out. He could have said, "Somebody patched it for me".
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12-18-2014, 04:49 PM
looks like it had a voice coil that was removed,  probably where that hole come from
if he`s a pro maybe we all are  and don't know it Icon_clap
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12-19-2014, 12:20 AM
I think you got it, Sam!
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