604C Akron CL pair at 400 each

**Old Guy** · January 9th, 2012, 07:26 PM

Vintage Altec Duplex speaker

Same fellow has MI VOTT's for 650 with 421 and 808

**cradeldorf** · January 10th, 2012, 05:46 AM

That's a good price depending on how they look.

**cbooch** · January 11th, 2012, 12:16 AM

I called the guy and everything has been re-coned..the 604's are about 5 years apart......different colors too.....

**Altec Best** · January 11th, 2012, 02:14 AM

Bummer ! 604C's only came in green.So they must be different model #'s

**cradeldorf** · January 11th, 2012, 03:09 AM

I've seen D's the same color as C's

**Altec Best** · January 11th, 2012, 03:29 AM

yes i think your right.B's are a dark green.E are white or gray.

**cradeldorf** · January 11th, 2012, 05:07 AM

B's are black crinkle, There's a black crinkle C on Ebay right now...must be a real early one. E's are white frame Gray Magnet.

altec vintage 604c duplex speaker | eBay

Heres the Green 604 D's

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALTEC-604-C-...item1c2291b25b

**Altec Best** · January 11th, 2012, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by cradeldorf

B's are black crinkle, There's a black crinkle C on Ebay right now...must be a real early one.

Agreed ! I see it,and I will bet my bottom dollar that C was prolly one of the very first C's as they probably already had some frames painted when the C went into production(Leftovers from the model 604B run).This is the only one I have ever seen.

**Old Guy** · January 12th, 2012, 11:32 AM

Reading an article about Fender (the guitar company years ago, an employee stated that as parts came in the went into bins. There was no effort to use them in order.

That is why, on a later instrument, you can see an older serial, as the serial is on a separate metal plate.

I think some of the same thing went on at Altec. I do think, as older parts were discovered at later dates, Altec made an effort to use them up primarily in OEM versions. Most of the real oddities I have seen came in cabinets, not retail versions.

**bowtie427ss** · January 12th, 2012, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by Old Guy

Reading an article about Fender (the guitar company years ago, an employee stated that as parts came in the went into bins. There was no effort to use them in order.

That is why, on a later instrument, you can see an older serial, as the serial is on a separate metal plate.

I think some of the same thing went on at Altec. I do think, as older parts were discovered at later dates, Altec made an effort to use them up primarily in OEM versions. Most of the real oddities I have seen came in cabinets, not retail versions.

I think you're spot on OG. Pretty sure we've seen evidence on several occasions.

Do you remember the pics i dredged up(from ebay maybe) of the gray and white 416's a couple years back?