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I gave it a try on a philco mod. 20 speaker but had problems with the paper where I cut the old voice coil out.
It was very brittle and I tore some when trying to glue it in. But you may do a lot better. The cone itself was only about a $1.50 it plays, but distorted.
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RE: Philco 16B restoration - by KCMike - 07-26-2016, 12:40 PM
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