altec 417 speakers

[phillyhudson]

hi
just bought a couple of blown altec 417 speakers on ebay and I need to find out the model number before I can get a recone kit.
anybody have any idea which these are ?
and where I might get the right recone kit ?
have spent quite a while searching on the web but havnt found anything yet - especially getting a kit in the UK
thanks in advance
phil

[FYL]

just bought a couple of blown altec 417 speakers on ebay and I need to find out the model number before I can get a recone kit.
anybody have any idea which these are ?

Early OEM version of the 417. Same as the more usual 417-8x but with a 16-ohm voice coil.

Reconing them is half the story : the speakers should be fully checked and the Alnico magnets recharged.

and where I might get the right recone kit ?

Great Plains Audio, a company created by Altec alumni. Their recone kits are by far the best available today.

http://www.greatplainsaudio.com/

[thyx]

Those speakers are the equivalent of the 417-8C...not A, B or H...but at 16 ohms. Used to find them a lot in Ampeg 4x12s. I have one myself...and a mint 8-ohm.

[LarryN]

You should be able to recone in either ohmage. You could call A Brown Soun (Tone Tubby) to get good info. tel 415.479.2124