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On Dec 2, 2003, at 11:50 AM, russty1107 wrote:
> My two cents:
>
> One thing you may want to think about as far as re-covering the
> cabinet is 'vintage value'. As soon as you take the black tolex off
> it's value will go down no matter how beat up it is. what I would do
> is have a new cabinet made, or make one yourself, replace the face
> plate and knobs to what you like. Keep the old stuff so you can
> always bring it back to original. But, if you don't care about the
> value, that's another story.
I think you're right about this. Using a repro cab would also let me
get a little taller cab for the 12" as well, assuming I go with a 12".
Initially, I was just thinking about how to do it while spending as
little as I have to, and recovering seems cheaper (though I guess it
depends on who does it).
Cheers,
Steven
>
> --- In , Steven Jarvis <sjarvis@s...>
> wrote:
>> A 12" will fit, but it's a bit tight. I've owned another Princeton
>> before that had a 12" and it worked just fine. That one had a
> custom
>> baffle made for it, though.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Dec 2, 2003, at 12:53 AM, gmcgrory@a... wrote:
>>
>>> I don't think a 12" will fit in the Princeton cabinet. I'd check
> mine
>>> but
>>> it's late and I'm just too lazy to go double check. OK even I
> can't be
>>> that lazy.
>>> In theory it would fit but the strength of the baffle might be
>>> compromized
>>> there wouldn't be too much wood at the top & the bottom. Which
> is
>>> probably why
>>> the Deluxe Reverb is an inch taller.
>>> You might want to try something that I tried a few years ago.
> Make a
>>> 15"
>>> extension speaker cabinet that is 20"x20"x10" and make a mini
> stack.
>>> That way you
>>> get the high end bite of the stock 10" and the big bottom end of
> the
>>> 15." It's
>>> been a while but I think it was a pretty good combination.
>>> As far as the recovering-DIY. Teach yourself by making the
> extension
>>> cab and
>>> then tackle recovering the Princeton. If you really want to have
> fun
>>> turning
>>> it into a cream tlex mini surf machine go all the way and make it
> a
>>> mini
>>> Showman with a separate head and cab.
>>>
>>>
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