The Big Dubya's....

OK, I'll get this started and will continue to fill in the gaps as I have time. I'm going to be pretty busy the rest of then next 4-5 days....I apologize in advance if any of these pix are dupes, but this thread will give me a chance to organize and to tell the whole story, which believe it or not is actually pretty interesting.

As shown to me in their tomb....


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I started to get a clue as to their size by the red chairs in the background. I would have loved to get the risers too, but it just wasn't in the cards...



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Packing them up for shipment from Western Nebraska to Central NC.....2006 lbs shipping weight


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6 months after starting to work this deal....Hello!

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Lucky I had an open bay in my garage. Actually, I made sure there was an open bay....

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Once I rounded up some help....OK what do you expect for beer and pizza ?


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Some of the initial parts pix during assembly....

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Egads! Tomb robbers!.....


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Happy New Papa.... Stay tuned. Plenty more to come....


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One thing I am looking for is any information on the IPC, Simplex XL, Simplex W, etc.

I'm hoping to keep the whole set together for posterity's sake as a piece of living sonic history.

In the mean time I'm searching for more info....

Thanks for the great photos! The footprints are a hoot. :lol:

Nice shot of the crossover panel, too. I didn't get to see that on my visit. Also curious that the horn mounting diagram lists all 400Hz horns. 1004, 1504, 1804, 804. I thought what you had were 1005s, but maybe not?

I don't see the 400Hz horns up for sale much, are they rare?

Looking forward to more. Remember folks, he has THREE of these beauties.

Very nice Allan!

And................ thanks for sharing this journey w/me from nearly it's inception.

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OK, I'll get this started and will continue to fill in the gaps as I have time.

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Thanks AA !! Looking Forward to it.I find those dual woofer boxes very interesting and one of the reasons for my build, not to mention some incredible sound.

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Packing them up for shipment from Western Nebraska to Central NC.....2006 lbs shipping weight

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Don't want to ask what that cost.You essentially need to have a 18 wheeler on retainer.At just over a ton Ooouuucccchhhh !!! :D


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I don't see the 400Hz horns up for sale much, are they rare?

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Yes they are.You don't see them much at all.I think they are for special needs or installs.Altec Lansing kinda stuck with 3 frequencies with their horns with exceptions 400 Hz,200 Hz 203B and the common cutoffs are 300 Hz,500 Hz,800 Hz

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Looking forward to more.

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So am I :Party: :2thumbsup:

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I have that picture saved someplace, too, I think. If I ever knew, I must have forgotten, that you got that particular set of Simplex cabinets. I remember drooling over them when I initially saw them available.

Awesome....look forward to more. Congrats.

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One thing I am looking for is any information on the IPC, Simplex XL, Simplex W, etc.

I'm hoping to keep the whole set together for posterity's sake as a piece of living sonic history.

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Not sure what you're looking for, but Steve and I had this brief conversation WRT Simplex awhile back:

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Originally posted by Steve Schell:
[QB]I found a photocopy of a 1940s Jensen catalog. They picture a W bin, described as type "WK", that looks a lot like the auction bin with tapered sides and sharp front peak but is a larger full size bin. Two models are described, one for two 15" drivers and one for two 18" drivers. Stephens and Electro Voice (among others) made large theatre W bins which are shown in their catalogs. These were made well into the 1950s, long after Altec's introduction of the VOTT.

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One funny story- a retired RCA engineer told me that a persistent rumor at the company was that RCA had contracted with a casket manufacturer in the 1930s to construct W bins for them during their slow times. Some of those old RCA bins do have rounded features that suggest that this might have been true.

I have never quite understood the relationship of International Projector Corporation and Simplex. I.P.C. installed complete theatre systems, which usually included audio gear made by Lansing, Altec Lansing, Jensen or others. The projectors were the Simplex brand. Sometimes the Simplex name appears on the audio gear such as the speaker bins. Does anyone know whether I.P.C. and Simplex were separate companies or just two brand identities of the same company?[/QB]

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Greets!

It's my understanding that an ex-Edison employee bought a machining/manufacturing plant to build what became known as Simplex projectors, which later became known as IPC as they expanded, with Simplex as a brand name. I know Altec made Simplex branded theater systems and while the components were stock Altec, the cabs I saw were somewhat different in design. Frankly, they performed better IMO, but they were smaller, so required more bins for a given theater size.

So much for my limited knowledge! You got me curious, so did a bit of Googling and found this, which 'fleshes' out my bone thin synopsis: http://www.film-tech.com/warehouse/m...IMPLEXHIST.pdf

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Altec Lansing - Page 13 - diyAudio

Wow!

Labet! Congrats AA!

Those are some nice looking bins, AA. They look like a mini-211, in a trapezoid box. Can you measure the mouths to give us an idea of their size??

The 210/211 has a mouth of 34" x 60", and a flare depth of 29".
The 815 has a mouth of 34" x 42", and a flare depth of 24".

Thanks.

Back from a long weekend out of town. I'll get back on this thread. Thanks for the info so far.

In the meantime....

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Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : )

You make me smile.

It's heartwarming to see someone with so much passion for these heroic speakers.Keep the posts coming.

Measurements as follows....



Width (front) - 77"

width (rear) -41 3/4"

height - 42 1/4"

depth front to rear - 35"

Horn opening width (front) - 29 1/2"

Horn opening width (rear) - 8"

horn opening depth - 25"

Horn opening height - 40 3/4"

Port height - 37 1/4"

port width - 4 1/4"

lateral edge of the port starts 14" from side edge of the front.


More pix as I have time...:2thumbsup: