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  • 04-21-2012 11:14 PM In reply to

    • Lonelobo
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    • Joined on 06-21-2002
    • Flower Mound, Texas
    • Posts 322

    Re: Sevens in Waco, Tx

     Both pair of my sevens improved greatly upon recapping.  Just sayin....

    If it don't rust or glow, I don't trust it!

    I hear dead people's stereos.
    Charter Member, F.U.G.I.T., Fraizer Users Group In Texas!
  • 04-21-2012 11:30 PM In reply to

    Re: Sevens in Waco, Tx

    what caps did you use ... mine have 4- 12 uf caps in parallel
  • 04-22-2012 1:10 AM In reply to

    • Lonelobo
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    • Joined on 06-21-2002
    • Flower Mound, Texas
    • Posts 322

    Re: Sevens in Waco, Tx

     There's a thread somewhere here on the forum of my restoration.  Can't remember, but just google for capaciter and you will find the formula for figuring replacement values based on paralel and series based caps.

    If it don't rust or glow, I don't trust it!

    I hear dead people's stereos.
    Charter Member, F.U.G.I.T., Fraizer Users Group In Texas!
  • 04-24-2012 12:43 PM In reply to

    Re: Sevens in Waco, Tx

    Lonelobo:
    google for capaciter

    ...and it will say "Did you mean CAPACITOR?" Devil

    Dave

    David A. Mallette
    "If it sounds good, it IS good!" - Duke Ellington
  • 04-24-2012 1:22 PM In reply to

    Sevens Grills Group Buy Poll

    Guys, I am in the process of getting some grills made for any of us Frazier Seven's owners. I have posted a Poll about this over on Audiokarma. Please use the address/link below to chime in and give me your $0.02 cents on this subject. Different from the badges, I am not ponying up the upfront costs on this one and selling them myself. You would buy them directly from the vendor. 

    http://audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=439384

    Mark

     

    Stereo Nut In Training
    Silver Faced Nut looking for Tubes & Fraziers
  • 04-27-2012 5:31 PM In reply to

    • tubav
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    • Joined on 08-07-2011
    • Posts 88

    Dixielander Project

    Sadly, the Dixie's I got had a blown Atlas driver and a substituted woofer.  I didn't want to give up.  I substituted 8" blue bells and a Jensen tweeter crossed over with just a 3.3 mfd. cap just like my Black Box I clones.  Here's a pic.
  • 04-27-2012 5:34 PM In reply to

    • tubav
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    • Joined on 08-07-2011
    • Posts 88

    Re: Dixielander Project

    Here's the adaptor ring with slot loading that I made in order to use the 8" blue bells.  They sound pretty good.
  • 04-27-2012 8:22 PM In reply to

    Re: Dixielander Project

    tubav:
    Sadly, the Dixie's I got had a blown Atlas driver and a substituted woofer.  I didn't want to give up.  I substituted 8" blue bells and a Jensen tweeter crossed over with just a 3.3 mfd. cap just like my Black Box I clones.  Here's a pic.
     

    I've never seen one of those 5 gallon pickle bucket amps before now! Pretty cool! How does it sound?

    Seriously for a minute, is that adapter ring the same design for the stock Dixie woofer? I can't say I'v ever pulled one of my Dixie drivers to look and see what's there. 

     

    Stereo Nut In Training
    Silver Faced Nut looking for Tubes & Fraziers
  • 04-27-2012 8:27 PM In reply to

    • Marvel
    • Top 50 Contributor
    • Joined on 08-16-2001
    • LaFayette, GA
    • Posts 8,911

    Re: Dixielander Project

    Quagh:
    Seriously for a minute, is that adapter ring the same design for the stock Dixie woofer? I can't say I'v ever pulled one of my Dixie drivers to look and see what's there. 
    I didn't think they had a slot, since they split horizontally and vertically.

    Bruce

    '86 LaScalas (LS-BLS w/s) w/APT150 tweeters and DHA2 crossovers, '89 Heresy IIs, '72 JBL 4311s, JMA Merlin Pre, Welborne Labs 2A3 Moondogs, Former Dynaco ST-70, H/K 430 x 2
  • 04-27-2012 8:28 PM In reply to

    Re: Dixielander Project

     I think you're choking the woofer with that slotted disc. I'd leave it wide open with at least a 7"

    diameter hole.  What did the 10" have in front of it?  I have dixies with 10"s and 8"s.  I had the 10" 

    open from the back years ago, but never removed the drivers or saw the front.

     

    BTW, I"m still in the hunt for at least one Frazier 2X15 cabinet.  2 would be better. Empty is OK. I've got the guts, just need

    to see inside the box to copy the construction. Located on LI, NY

    mike

     

     

  • 04-27-2012 9:35 PM In reply to

    • tubav
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    • Joined on 08-07-2011
    • Posts 88

    Re: Dixielander Project

    I compared the slotted adaptor ring to a circular one and the bass seemed tighter and less boomy.  I'm running the 8" woofer full range and just crossing over with just a 3.3 mfd. cap.  There's no inductor involved.  It's the same as the Black Box I clones that I built.  I guess I got the idea for the slot from the Klipschhorn and La Scala.
  • 04-27-2012 10:01 PM In reply to

    • pmsummer
    • Top 25 Contributor
    • Joined on 02-02-2006
    • Jack Coffee Hays County, Republic of Texas
    • Posts 11,825

    Mk VI in Dallas area.

     NOS (claimed) Mk VI in DFW. $800.

    Craigslisting.

    PM Summer
    simul justus et peccator


  • 04-28-2012 12:07 AM In reply to

    Re: Mk VI in Dallas area.

    pmsummer:

     NOS (claimed) Mk VI in DFW. $800.

    Craigslisting.

     

    It's a good thing my wife doesn't know where you guys live! She'd come and hunt you down and kick your butts for telling me about this sort of thing! 

    How's that saying go? "One Frazier is too many and a thousand never enough"?

    I'll keep you guys posted.

    Thanks for the tip Summer! 

    Mark

    Stereo Nut In Training
    Silver Faced Nut looking for Tubes & Fraziers
  • 04-28-2012 4:32 AM In reply to

    Re: Dixielander Project

    Not stock at all. I've never seen anything like that in front of a Dixielander woofer. If you take the woofer out, either 10" or 8", you will see a "square" opening.
    I was Jack Frazier's sales manager from 1970 till 1983.

    Got a new hip...took 20 years off my age!
  • 04-29-2012 8:54 PM In reply to

    Re: Dixielander Project

     I felt it was time for me to join this forum. Allow me to tell you a bit about me. I am a musician and my degree is in electronics. I used to work for Wolter Electronics in Fargo ND, a company that sold and installed Frazier products. I had the pleasure of installing nearly all of the Frazier commercial speakers from 1977 to 1979. I installed them according to engineering specs as far as critical placement and angle in many auditoriums. I believe they were called "The industries best kept secret". Back in the day, I aquired 2 - 10" Dixielanders and a Texan, along with some larger Frazier composite horns. Being a musician, I saw the Dixielanders as a perfect vocal speaker for a band. I did the unthinkable (by todays standards), and covered them with black carpet and metal corners. Back in the day that I did this, I don't think the internet even existed. I did not know their future value. I also replaced the Frazier 10" speakers with Eminence 150 watt drivers. The saving grace in that is I still have 2 Frazier 10" Dixielander speakers in near mint condition. I never did finish making my Frazier system, and the cabs sat in my basement for many years. Recently, I quit several bands I was with, too many weekends too full, time to spend now on me. I decided to finally make the horn boxes for my Frazier horns, so I could mount them on my Dixielanders and finally see just what these horn speakers can do. I decided on Selenium drivers. In researching the web on Frazier speakers, I found this place. So in seeing some of my history, perhaps you can see why I had to join. I did take the 12" speaker out of my Texan when the speaker in my Gibson amp when bad. It does sound great as a guitar speaker! That speaker is in mint shape as well. I am left with an empty Texan cab. Not sure what to do with it yet, they are soooo heavy. Just wanted to introduce myself and say, I have seen some great posts here about Frazier. I love these speakers!

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