Nashville 112 grill removal

[Lonnie Wells]

Got a new speaker for my 112 amp and trying to figure out how to take off the grill cover. I need to replace the speaker mounting screws with some longer ones. Anyone here know how to remove the cover? Maybe velcro attached?

thanks

[Dave Hopping]

Lonnie-
Grillcloth is usually mounted with staples so it's easy (if labor-intensive) to take off and remount if you need to. The bigger issue is getting the baffleboard out of the amp. IIRC the old Peaveys with aluminum strips had the grillcloth on a separate frame Velcro'd to the baffle. My '80-ish Session 500 has that setup, but I'm not sure whether 112s were built that way. I have a 112 from about 2010, and its baffle is mounted with cleats and screws like an old Fender and would come out without too much difficulty. Maybe you could post a pic of the back of your 112 and we can have a look.

[Marvin Born]

Lonnie,

There is a better way. Go to Home Depot and get enough double nut couplers that fit the present screws on the 112. about 1.25 or 1.5 inches long. They were about $2 each.

I turned the down one end until they pass through the speaker holes, but left enough to act as a nut to hold the speaker in place. Works great with the present speaker mounting bolts. Leaves the 112 as factory built.

Marvin

[Lonnie Wells]

Thanks Marvin, that sounds like an easy fix!

[Gordy Rex]

What speaker are you installing that would require longer screws? Just curious… I put the PF350 in mine with no problem.

[Lonnie Wells]

Gordy,
I'm installing a Telonix TSNEO-12-4, I had this speaker in a previous 112 amp but this 112 I purchased recently has shorter mounting screws. Marvin is going to machine some nut adaptors that should work for this.

[Gordy Rex]

Understood, good luck.