One can see here the ”mobile” booth that is housing 4 western electric 15 horns. this was ”rolled” for cinema days, rolled back in so the theater could resume live performances. No bass no tweeter for highs as the soundtracks didn’t have a wide bandwidth. The big western electric horns ae marvelous and unparalleled in…
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Western Electric 13a
One 13a going an exceptional place…seen here before any finishing works, many ask for bare natural wood finish, Why is that !… all fun…
1st Western Electric 12a fully restored
Yes this is more than rare.
Restoring original we12a horns
The history of these treasures is here https://13audio.com/2021/05/30/full-circle/ Now is time to repair these 95 years old babies. The challenge here is to clean delicately and make all the necessary repairs. Craft is to do all that whilst retaining the awesome patina vintage western electric equipment can have. All my skills are going to be…
Western Electric 13a
Back to the basics crafting a pair of 13a horns serials 052 and 053. Been busy with 15a, 12a and 16a….the one man show here is only about slow craft. Seen here wooden sections 1 and 2, mouth section will be done soon. I’ll post images. Jigs, forms and tools needed to be re fabricated…
Good horns need good drivers
13Audio only delivers horns fitted with original we555 drivers, or will verify (and service if needed) the clients original we555. All drivers in image are compliant to the western electric specifications, ready to play music with well made big horns. All fun…
Humble 113 wood plane
The Stanley 113 wood-plane was produced from 1898 to 1934. During the mid 1920’s you would have found this very wood plane in the workshops used by the craftsmen building the 12a and 13a solid wood horns. They stopped producing these planes shortly after in 1934. Using a regular flat plane correctly can be a…
Full circle
The poetry of life can often arrive when you come full circle. It’s when you end at the beginning and realize what the journey has been about. Okay… so let’s go back to the beginning… It all started more than a decade ago during a conversation with “C,” the owner of the world’s largest collection…
All prefect until…
Here we have one 555 diaphragm that has now been replaced from 13Audio inventory. The western electric 555 is now back to factory specifications and the owner can enjoy. This driver was purchased by the owner online at eBay. All the readings were correct and the voice coil was 12,7ohms, just about where it should…
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