I've learned a few things:
early woofers were cloth surrounds
later woofers were foam surrounds
woofers had pieces of screen on the rear spider cutouts to keep debris away from the back of the cone
mid driver has some diffusing stuffing in front of the driver, behind a grille, looks weird
tweeters coil wires were on the face of the front mounting board (rather than tabs inside). tape over the wires, looks weird
the two level controls were wire wound rheostats, corrosion a common problem.
front fabric wrapped panel was both glued and stapled on, not easily removed.
factory veneer: depending on which era:
unfinished pine, unfinished walnut, oiled walnut, birch, mahogany, cherry
thinking more about it, not looking for a project, just the memories and decent sound when working in the garage.
I found a pair in unfinished pine in upstate NY, my friend could pick up for me, I visit him later in the spring when the snow melt gets the waterfalls flowing.
