[sdiy] Project Thomas Orgasynth

[Michael Bacich]

On May 12, 2006, at 11:15 PM, R. D. Davis wrote:

> A bigger disappointment was the Leslie.  The rotating horn is made
> of... styrofoam!  The Leslie's speaker needs to be replaced with a
> better quality speaker as well, but I wonder if the styrofoam horn can
> withstand something like a speaker capable of handling much more
> power, with a higher and lower frequency response as well, like a 6"
> coaxial speaker.


The Fender Leslie, otherwise known as the Leslie Model 16 (the same  
one used by Stevie Ray Vaughn, among other notables) also had a  
styrofoam rotor.  It had a 10" speaker.  I bought one back in the  
70's and drove it from my 100 watt Fender Twin Reverb amp.  The 10"  
speaker lasted maybe a week or two.  I went into the cabinet and  
routed the speaker hole out a bit, and installed a 12" Altec Lansing  
speaker.  I drove the crap out of that cabinet with the same loud amp  
for the next few years with no problems.  The Styrofoam rotor was not  
a problem at all.  I imagine that it's still serving someone well to  
this day.  I don't know if yours has the same rotor, but I'll bet  
it's close, if not identical.  Does yours have a two-speed motor?


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