mungkiman Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 Tomorrow, I have an appointment to look at some Cornwalls from the 60's that are coming into a small, high end audio consignment shop. I called today to see if the Cornwalls had come in early, and they had. The person I spoke with said they wouldn't be ready to audition until tomorrow since the woofer cones were still wet from being "washed". I was told that the speakers were so dusty from storage that they needed cleaning, and time to dry. Isn't this hard to do with a PAPER cone??? Should I be worried?? What should I look/listen for in addition to obvious deformities and deterioration? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 Umm, water and paper are not a good mix. Maybe a quick drying solvent could be used, but doubtful if that is even a good idea. I am unsure if there are any type of coatings applied to the paper to help improve it's water resistance, but maybe some of the others can chime in here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banned Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 Yikes! Just hose down the ol' Cornwalls down at the car wash, good as new. I think you can wet down paper cones to a point, but not like what that guy explains. You can do it to straighten a warped cone, it ain't easy. To completely soak it? It would seem like you would ruin the voice-coil. Why didn't he just blow them off real good with air? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted February 13, 2004 Author Share Posted February 13, 2004 I won't know much more until tomorrow, and will report back. Might even take my camera! In all fairness, I don't know if there has been any damage or not, but I appreciate the concern. Actually, I don't even know if they were using water, just that the woofers were "wet". This seems to be a fairly knowledgeable shop, and I am hoping for the best, but I am also going to be cautious (take my screwdriver). I probably should have asked more questions, but I was just so damn flabbergasted! Thanks for any more opinions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 Ummm, OK... If I had to do that, I would pull the drivers and THEN clean the speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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