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Marty Rifkin

 

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Santa Monica, CA
Post  Posted 11 Mar 2015 1:44 pm    
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I have a '65 Reissue Twin Reverb. Mojotone just made an offset baffle for me and it doesn't work. On the reissue, there's a small metal housing on the right side (looking in from the back of the amp) that doesn't have enough room for the rim of the speaker to fit between the baffle and the housing. When I flipped the baffle so the speaker was on the transformer side, I was able to have the transformer fit through the speaker spokes, but I'll have to cut some of the piece of wood at the bottom that holds the screws that attach to the baffle (to accommodate the bottom of the speaker). I was hoping not to do any modifications to the amp in case I wanted to put the original baffle back on and sell it in the future. Any ideas on how to make it work? Thanks!
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Lane Gray


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Topeka, KS
Post  Posted 11 Mar 2015 2:02 pm    
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Have you called mojo? I'm pretty sure they know the doghouse is there.
Does the doghouse interfere with the speaker, or just prevent installation? You might try pulling the chassis to install the speaker. I find it odd that they'd sell you one that doesn't work.
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Tom Wolverton


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Carpinteria, CA
Post  Posted 11 Mar 2015 2:19 pm    
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A lot of times, I have to pull the chassis out to put a speaker in.
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Marty Rifkin

 

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Santa Monica, CA
Post  Posted 11 Mar 2015 4:05 pm    
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Thanks guys. If I pull the chassis, and put in the baffle, there still won't be clearance between the speaker edge and the doghouse (new term for me...thanks, Lane) once I put the chassis back in. It's a Telonics speaker and the edge doesn't seem extraordinarily thick. I'll call Mojotone (it wasn't their fault...they do great work!). I'm wondering if I need the baffle to be thinner to accommodate the speaker edge. That said, I'll try taking the chassis out anyway.
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Hamilton Barnard

 

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Oro Valley, Arizona (deceased)
Post  Posted 11 Mar 2015 4:07 pm    
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Guess this explains why the Twin Custom 15 is 1 1/2" taller than the standard Twin...
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John Dowden

 

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Louisiana, USA
Post  Posted 11 Mar 2015 5:40 pm    
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Is it my imagination or have I read somewhere else on here that the Telonics speaker frame is a slightly bigger than most new production speakers?
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Cartwright Thompson


Post  Posted 12 Mar 2015 1:23 am    
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The Telonics frame is slightly larger than standard. I put a pair of Telonics 12's in my twin, replacing a pair of D-120's. I had to jam the two Telonics in there, they touch which is not a good thing. Nice weight loss but a real pain to install.
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Tom Wolverton


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Carpinteria, CA
Post  Posted 12 Mar 2015 4:41 am    
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Marty, would re-clocking the bolt stud pattern help? Say 5 or 10 degrees?

If you need a new baffle, I highly recommend Rick Johnson. He's done several for me. Don't give up. This will be really nice when you get it done.
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