Marshall-cab back screws and washers

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bonano
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Marshall-cab back screws and washers

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I'm about to HomeDepot some wood screws and finish washers for my Marshall 1960B which is missing most of 'em. I mean, they're just friggen wood screws and washers, right? I'm gonna take some originals with me to HD to compare.

I don't need anything vintage-original or even vintage correct. My cab is totally trashed on the outside anyway. I just want the cab to stop buzzing at low volumes. I can't hear the buzzing at high volumes anyway.

How do I deal with stripped out holes though?

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Quick way: stick a few matches/toothpicks in with some wood glue and you'll have enough bite for the screws to take.

Proper way: drill out the hole and glue dowels in, then drill pilot holes for the screws.

Ghetto way: gorilla glue the back panel onto the cab.


Don't forget to take this opportunity to caulk the inside of the cab :o

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zozobra wrote: Tue Jun 11, 2024 11:02 pm Quick way: stick a few matches/toothpicks in with some wood glue and you'll have enough bite for the screws to take.
yeah that works and holds up really well.

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Is caulking the inside of the cabinet necessary? What does it provide versus leaving it as is? I would think that making sure the front baffle is screwed tight would be more importantly.

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Yeah I never caulked any cabinets

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It was a circa 2007 HCAF meme thing, long since lost to the not-quite-death of harmony central :lol:

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zozobra wrote: Wed Jun 12, 2024 10:20 am It was a circa 2007 HCAF meme thing, long since lost to the not-quite-death of harmony central :lol:
Weird. I always thought people were serious. I'm not sure what people were hoping to improve doing that. I'd think that a decently constructed cabinet wouldn't require it, though it may need the front baffle screws tightened every so often.

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I think some people probably were serious :lol:

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The tone is in the vintage screws and grommets. Does your cab have a center post? I added screw to mine because the back would whack into it. It took me way too long to figure out what that noise was as I chugged away.

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thermionic geek wrote: Thu Jun 13, 2024 8:30 pm The tone is in the vintage screws and grommets. Does your cab have a center post? I added screw to mine because the back would whack into it. It took me way too long to figure out what that noise was as I chugged away.
Some felt also works, assuming it is close enough.

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