"Made in England" Greenback question

[75lespaul]

I got a Made in England greenback a few years back, and today I took a good look at it for the first time, because I wanted to try and date it. It was only today that I noticed that the gasket is black foam, not cork. The chassis has Celestion stamped on it, but there is no date stamp anywhere. Do you think this may have been something in a manufacturers cabinet, or a combo, or a recone, which wouldn't explain the lack of a date stamp. The speaker sounds great, but if I wanted to sell it, and I don't know what the heck to say about it!

 

[Lake Placid Blues]

Re: "Made in England" Greenback question

Early Celestion speakers had the date code stamped on the gasket. If it doesn't have a code on the frame it probably pre-dates the switch over (which I don't know when it took place). All reissue Green Backs have it stamped on the frame though. Black backs started in about 1975 so it could be pre-75. If the gasket has been replaced and there's none on the frame then the date code is lost.

What is the number stamped on the cone?

 

[75lespaul]

Re: "Made in England" Greenback question

The number on the cone is a longer number, not like 6402 or anything like that. It looks double stamped too, hard to read. The plastic magnet cover is definitely one of the new greenback covers with "Made in England" stamped on it, and the basket is the same one as my 2000 Made in England greenbacks, with "Celestion" stamped on the lip. Everything looks the same as my other greenbacks except for the gasket, and the lack of a stamp on the frame. Craaaaaazy, lol.

 

[Lake Placid Blues]

Re: "Made in England" Greenback question

6402 is a recreation of the Pulsonic cone and used on re-issues up to about 94 if I recall correctly. Most since then use 1777. Seems to be a late 80s or early 90s re-cone and restoration of an old GB.

Early pre-rola GBs had Pulsonic cones. Then the Pulsonic factory burned down in about 73. There after the cones were made Kurt Mueller which take much longer to break in and don't sound quite as warm.

 

[75lespaul]

Re: "Made in England" Greenback question

6402 is a recreation of the Pulsonic cone and used on re-issues up to about 94 if I recall correctly. Most since then use 1777. Seems to be a late 80s or early 90s re-cone and restoration of an old GB.

Early pre-rola GBs had Pulsonic cones. Then the Pulsonic factory burned down in about 73. There after the cones were made Kurt Mueller which take much longer to break in and don't sound quite as warm.

Cool beans. Thanks for the comment, LPB. I was thinking it was a re-cone as well, but the lack of the date stamp has me a bit befuddled.

 

[Lake Placid Blues]

Re: "Made in England" Greenback question

What really matters is that it sounds great. No need to sell something that sounds great- unless somebody wants it bad enough- because it sounds great -to pay a fair price.

 

[75lespaul]

Re: "Made in England" Greenback question

What really matters is that it sounds great. No need to sell something that sounds great- unless somebody wants it bad enough- because it sounds great -to pay a fair price.

Right on, lol. That it does.