Specialidiot -
Thanks for the post. The pics were perfect - I just acquired a pair of 17's that needed re-capping. This thread was just what I needed to make sure I got the right caps/hooked everything up correctly.
A simple re-oiling had the cabs looking a lot better, as well. Some visible battle scars, but all in all, not bad considering they came out of some pothead's living room...
They're currently hooked up to my main rig, but I need to swap them out with my KLH 24's (TT/tuner combo) and see if it beefs up the already impressive sound...
For now, they're sitting atop Advent 4002's while I burn the caps in a little bit...
Both cabs were date stamped with 'Feb. 11 1966' - pretty cool.
Also, greetings from another MN native...originally from the Mankato area. Never saw anything worthwhile in the thrift stores around there, unfortunately.