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A nice pair of '72 122142 Fanes is on its way from the UK.

Now all the drivers in Old #6494 will have at least have matching stickers.

Anyone have an empty SE412x (rear loader) they want to part with? My Weber Thames need a new home.

Nice! PM'd ya about the Reeves cab.

Well done!

I've got a Hylight front-loader that's been stripped of tolex and painted black (no grill panel, but I have another one from which a template could be made).

Let me know if you need another project .

Dave

OldSchoolDave wrote:I've got a Hylight front-loader

I'm allergic to front-loaders.

Too bad, I like the occasional project and there's a yard of S&P cloth sitting in my closet doing nothing.

mikhailwatt wrote: I'm allergic to front-loaders.

They have meds for that .

No problem. It'll keep my other front-loader company for a bit longer.

Dave

Matching stickers sound better

They're here.

I've never seen a 122142 up close until now - interesting, no plastic cover like the 122231, but a much larger magnet (that much I knew) with the sticker applied directly to it. Hopefully I'll find some time this week to load them up...

mikhailwatt wrote:They're here.

I've never seen a 122142 up close until now - interesting, no plastic cover like the 122231, but a much larger magnet (that much I knew) with the sticker applied directly to it.

I've seen pics of the direct-applied stickers before. Must have been a change somewhere along the line. I've got a quad of STAMPED frame 122142's and they have black plastic magnet covers. Will be interesting to find if you hear a difference between the models.

Dave

More pics...



Different sons of the same mother...


However... after auditioning them together, my son and I agreed that the 122142s overwhelm the 122231s, they're a bit louder and a little harder sounding in the upper mids. Really punchy, though. EQ-ing doesn't really help - when you dial in the 122142 you lose tone on the 122231.

The Thames are a better fit, so I'll keep the 122231s in Old #6494 with a pair of Thames on the bottom. The 122142s will go in the Reeves cab with another set of Thames on the bottom. Then if I'm running both heads, I can eq them differently to complement the different Fanes.

mikhailwatt wrote:However... after auditioning them together, my son and I agreed that the 122142s overwhelm the 122231s, they're a bit louder and a little harder sounding in the upper mids. Really punchy, though. EQ-ing doesn't really help - when you dial in the 122142 you lose tone on the 122231.

Well, in case you want to go the other direction, there's another pair of 122142s on ebay (item 220272706312 - no relation). Pretty steep price, though .

Dave

OldSchoolDave wrote:Pretty steep price, though .

Steep indeed... mine were less than half that BIN.

mikhailwatt wrote: Steep indeed... mine were less than half that BIN.

Well, you got a deal! And, whoever bites on the BIN won't. Somewhere in between is fair market value, IMHO.

Dave

OldSchoolDave wrote:Somewhere in between is fair market value, IMHO.

IMHO - I think you're right.

Traded (somewhat reluctantly) the perfect pair of 122142s for a nearly perfect pair of 122231s... not only do the purple stickers match, now the model numbers match.

Just a couple months newer than the old '71


Matching original cone codes


Sounds just like it should

Nice set.

--mark