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131Nate Dort wrote:Somebody talk me out of grabbing this vintage 810 cab. It's been up there for a month. I bet I can talk them down to $250.https://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/msg/ ... 67161.htmlI ended up grabbing this today. He said original tolex, but he meant grille cloth, as there isn't any tolex left. It's been painted black.Two of the speakers were dead, including one of the newer ones, which had completely lost its magnet. There wasn't a magnet in the cab though. It was basically a dummy cone in there, so somebody obviously knew that it was broken and still put the dead speaker back in there. One of the originals on the top right was also dead (open coil). I brought along a 9V battery to touch to the cable and it was pretty obvious that the two of them weren't working, so made a lower offer and he took it.Date code on the original speakers is 7329. They're the square-back alnico CTS speakers that came in the early cabs, kinda the holy grail for these things. The two replacements were OEM Ampegs made by Eminence for the new 810 cabs. I'll probably get that CTS reconed at some point, but for now, I'm getting two new Jensen MOD 50 Watters in there in the correct 32 ohm impedance just to get it up and running. People seem to like them in these things.I'll probably refin the cab eventually with some of that leftover Deckover paint that I used on the Sunn Beta Bass head that I built a new shell for a few years ago. I've got most of a gallon left that I brought with me from Denver. Grille cloth is dirty, but mostly intact. I need to redo the velcro that holds in on though. Might also install some of the plastic rails that the new ones come with on the back to protect it.