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Topic: how to pack a speaker for shipping
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John Pelz
Member From: Maineville, Ohio, USA
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posted 27 June 2004 01:44 PM
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I've got a 12" guitar-amp speaker that I'm going to be putting up for sale soon. I've never shipped single speakers before, and was wondering if someone could offer me some suggestions on the best way to pack it so that it gets shipped w/o getting damaged. (Assuming that someone buys the speaker, of course.) Should the speaker-cone be facing up or down in the shipping-box, or does it really matter which way the cone is pointing? Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions. |
Mark Herrick
Member From: Los Angeles, CA
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posted 27 June 2004 02:09 PM
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I had to respond to this since I have recently purchased several speakers. I am surpirsed that more speakers are not damaged in shipment judging from the boxes that the manufacturers use to ship them. Basically, they are a box with a "cutout" insert that keeps the speaker centered in the box. The magnet structure rests on the bottom of the box and there is little (read "no") padding between the rim of the speaker and the inside of the box. If the box gets whacked from the side, the speaker is definitely in jeopardy.Anyway, to answer your question, get a piece of 3/8" plywood that will cover the front of the speaker edge to edge (approx 12" x 12", 15" x 15", etc.). Lay the speaker down onto the plywood and center it. Use four wood screws through the mounting holes in the rim to secure the speaker to the plywood. Wrap the whole thing in several layers of bubble wrap - the kind with the large bubbles. Find a box that will hold the wrapped speaker VERY SNUGLY (ie: NO MOVEMENT). You should probably place the speaker in the box so the magnet structure is on the bottom of the box to minimize any force on the basket if (when) the box is dropped. That should do the trick. ------------------
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Dave Zirbel
Member From: Sebastopol, CA USA
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posted 27 June 2004 06:23 PM
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Along with the bubble wrap and plywood, you can fill up the empty space in the box with crumpled up newspaper. That's what Weber did.I purchased a speaker on the forum and the seller put it in a box of foam peanuts with nothing else and it was damaged when I recieved it. Part of the cone and dust cap were pushed in and reshaped.  Mark, I tried a E-130 in my Vibasonic Custom before I sold it and that's the best that amp ever sounded. It was just too heavy.
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Dave Zirbel-
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[This message was edited by Dave Zirbel on 27 June 2004 at 06:26 PM.]
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