There were also 12" and 15" "Crescendo M.V." The Silver Label version was reversed so all the text was in black, other than The Crescendo name. No such thing, I'm afraid. All used the exact same chassis, circuit, transformer, and tubes as the Twin Reverb. OEM customers could select variations of cones, coils, dust domes and suspensions to modify product to suit their individual requirements, a service that FANE continues to offer today. A photo from the Evidence Audio website of David Gilmour's 59 Bassman being serviced with new speaker wire confirmed the original blue frame alnicos are still in his. Yes, good drivers. Most were 50w or 70w Fanes with completely different specs. FENDER SPEAKERS - David used a 1972-74 era Fender Dual Showman Reverb head with a matching Fender 2x15 inch speaker cabinet in the 1976 recording sessions for Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here album, along with his Hiwatt/WEM cab, and a Leslie 760 rotary speaker cab. WOT'S, UH THE DEAL WITH THE FENDER 59 BASSMAN REISSUES DAVID GILMOUR USED? It is unknown what David's used. They allowed the high frequencies that are normally dampened with paper or cloth caps to be retained and radiated through the cap dome. Flux Density 20,000 gauss - what does that mean? In general, as long as it is a sturdy, well built cabinet, I don't think it matters which brand it is. These speakers are a bit wider voiced, more agressive than the original Greenbacks, and also take OD much better. (Great Scott Marty!). The normal channel on the 59 Bassman sounds very similar to the Twin Reverb/Showman when playing clean, but at high volume the Bassman sounds more compressed and breaks into overdrive. The first time I heard these through a Hiwatt I instantly recognized the Gilmour sound. Not exactly the Crescendo sound, but in the same family. Fane - Product Range Overview Product Range Overview Our loudspeaker selection tools helps you choose the ideal product for your application. The ink stamps on the cones of my speakers are marked 1021/15, but I have seen other Crescendo cones with completely different numbers. They are also available with Alnico magnets. The A60 is a 12-inch, 60 watt, Classic Alnico driver. Fane is a wholly British owned company with its headquarters located in West Yorkshire, England. Hiwatt, Jennings, Sound City, WEM, VOX and Laney were just some of the well known brands that equipped their cabs with Fane and with them the signature to iconic British tone. Each speaker was mounted in the same isolated 1x12 speaker cab and recorded with a Sure SM57. The FANE catalogue of components was carefully reviewed and analysed. After '69 the silverface amps became slightly more bassy, with slightly less head room (less clean) when you turn them up, but still good amps for Gilmour. Speaker Recone Kits EV Electro Voice 15 EVM15L DIY Recone Kit 8 Ohm F.01U.110.882. All rights Reserved. Shown above - One of my Fane Crescendo 100w 12 A speakers from 1976 or 1977 with 122326 ID code. from 1994. The type of 12" Crescendos David Gilmour has used since the early 1970s are type 'A', with the identification code 122326 ink stamped on the cast metal speaker frame. The amp was set at very high volume, not bedroom volume. Send flowers or a gift to a service or family's home. This Bassman/Hiwatt setup was used for most of the 1993 Pink Floyd sessions which resulted in the Division Bell album, where David first started using the B.K. 1963-67 blackface Twins and early silverface ('67-69) Twins are the same circuit as far as the sound produced, and most ideal for Gilmour tones. Note the extra "ground" switch on the left, which was actually a dummy switch to mimic the look of the original Bassman. Hmmmmm..a 212 with a Cream and a Starfinder in Hiya - I'm going to ask a silly question, but it looks like you have heard both (I mean a Fane or Fane-alike, and the Cream )? There are many cabinet sizes with various speaker sizes and configurations. You know you live in Texas when your A/C dies in January. JavaScript is disabled. AVAILABILITY : IN STOCK 129.27 RRP Inc. VAT The ceramic magnet, 12-inch, 90 watt, Ascension F90 is the speaker of choice for modern rock and metal sounds. These are famously known to be the Gilmour speaker of choice -Fane ID Code 122326, "I have two new 100-watt Fender Twin Reverb heads running to two 4xl2 cabinets each-two WEM cabinets with Fane Crescendo speakers and two Marshall cabinets with Celestions." 4x12" cabs are overkill for home playing and are really only necessary for large venues. -David Gilmour, Guitar Player, Nov 1984. If you want the Delicate Sound of Thunder / Pulse era sound through a Hiwatt, pair the Crescendo A with a Celestion G12T-75 speaker in your cabinet. That particular Celestion, especially those made in the mid 1990s - adds a thicker mid scooped tone with lots of low end to the bright mid range of the Crescendos to create a much richer and fuller tone. The massive magnet and ribbed foil tape make them easy to identify. I have also seen one catalog listing them as "Crescendo 100A", and a few with "100 'A' "on the spoke labels. In 1965 Fane Acoustics developed the IonoFane, a revolutionary plasma tweeter capable of incredible high frequency response utilising patented technologies. It was removed for the LTD version. If you just want one speaker that blends both the bright mid range Crescendo tone and the darker, mid-scooped Celestion tone through a Hiwatt, try the Weber British Series ceramic FC12F speakers. The Twin Reverb II still retained the basic Fender clean tone. See more. On the other hand, I like my small open backed Fender combos when playing clean and overdrive because they sound better filling the room. It sounds very similar to the original amps, but speaker types make a big difference with the sound. By the mid-1980s FANE was probably the most significant professional audio component loudspeaker manufacturer in Europe. 16ohm is more efficient for tube amps and 8ohm more efficient for solid state amps. Rawson Sparfield sells a 100w Fane Crescendo 12A replica that is a very accurate recreation of the original, using a similar cast metal frame, the same magnet and voice coil specifications, and aluminum dust cap just like the original. G12-100 (T3058, 15ohm) were made in the Rola Celestion period. Id look into the new Fane Ascension Series F70/F90s. In 1994 David had his Hiwatt preamps switchable, so they could be bypassed and allow the Alembic to become the preamp for his whole live Pink Floyd rig. NOTE: This website is frequently updated. It was still fitted with Jensen P10R speakers. Interesting news about the Crescendo revivalwill they manufacture it the same as it was 45 years ago, or will they try to reproduce the sound that an old and worn-in driver makes? Shown above - Three types of cap labels uses on 1970s Fane Crescendos, a black, silver, and a standard Fane Crescendo speakers were made by the legendary British loudspeaker company Fane in the late 1960s, and throughout the 1970s and '80s. Ascension A90. Note the 122326 ID codes. Shown above - Rola Celestion G12-100 from 1982. Compared to my original Crescendos, the Crescendo A is slightly brighter, with slightly more treble/upper mids, and slightly less low end. So a 16ohm amplifier should be matched with a 16ohm cab running 16ohm speakers. The current Fane Acoustics company no longer makes Crescendos and vintage Crescendos in good condition are very difficult to find today, expensive when you can find them, and can sound very different from one another due to age and use. I can't in good conscience sell it as a working Fane Crescendo now anyway. VISIT THE WEBSITE Fane Pro Audio - PA Loudspeaker Systems There was a 200w and 400w bass woofer version with a 4" voice coil called a Crescendo Colossus. David Gilmour est surtout connu pour son jeu de guitare. speakers The all new "Starfinder" DG12A cast aluminium basket 100w 12 inch guitar speaker featuring extra high power anisotropic ferrite magnet, 2 inch voice coil and 20,000 gauss is painstakingly reproduced to the same specification as its predecessor, the "CRESCENDO"12A that was instrumental in producing that unique early Floyd sound . . DR-Fs, which stand for "Dave Reeves Fanes", are based on the Fane 125161 purple backed speakers used in vintage Hiwatt cabs from the late 1970s. Aluminum caps were popular with many speaker manufactureres in the 1970s. This speaker I have restored from very poor condition. Fender says they are 30w, but they are actually the same 20w Legend 1028P blue frame Alnicos found in the original Bassman RIs. 4x12" cabs are overkill for home playing and are really only necessary for large venues. 15740 Citrustree Rd. Still Own to this Day? Producing high-quality pro audio loudspeakers. Shamara Fane Student at Barstow Community College Whittier, California, United States He also briefly use a pair of silverface Twin Reverbs in a 1984 performance, and a pair of Twin Reverb II amp heads from 1984-87. Now it sounds much better than my original new Fender speaker.Guitar -- Tube Amp with Zener overdrive . The Alembic was essentially two of those pre-amps in one rack housing. Worked? Two common types of 12" Crescendos were made in the 1970s - type 'A' general purpose speakers, with aluminum dust caps, and type 'B' or 'B/L' for bass and organs, with plastic treated linen dust caps. The jack socket was recessed on the early Starfinders but changed to a plastic socket bracket on later production. Why not contact them (, Too late now to edit my earlier post, but I've discovered that that link doesn't work. (bottom left to right) 1983 Crescendo 12 'E' speaker cone, 1977 12 A speaker cone, and 100A speaker and cone. Fane was The First speaker manufacturer to have a 12 inch guitar speaker that was 100 watts RMS and 100db. Those Celestion 75s were either Rola Celestion G12/75, introduced in the 1970s, or the later G12T-75 version made in England in the 1980s - 1990s. As FANE continued to further develop speaker technologies for high-power professional audio sound reinforcement, the FANE product range and OEM capability significantly expanded to cover a catalogue range of fifty products. Umthey are by FaneI'm not too sure.". Also note the notches around the mounting screw holes that cut through the frame spokes. From the start, FANE had also produced large 12-inch bass drivers for OEMs in the specialist hi-fi industry in addition to producing its own hi-fi products such as the Quartet complete loudspeaker system. Watch this gear and we'll notify you if it becomes available again. Gilmour recording at Abbey Road in 1975 using a 1972 Fender Dual Showman Reverb amp with matching Fender 2x15 cabinet with JBL speakers. Closed-back cabinets sound more focused and project the sound in one direction. It is perfect with mid-scooped pedals like the Big Muff and B.K. They brought out much more detail in the top end, but some found the sound too harsh. roach with one founded in the values that makes FANE great. Around 1995 the reissue was re-named '59 Bassman LTD (supposedly for laquered tweed) and several changes were made. Both amps are alwasy on, which allows him to have a blend of both types of speaker tones. The 65 reissue is basically the blackface/early silverface Twin Reverb circuit architecture with two 12" Jensen C12 speakers. Shown above - Original WEM speaker cabinet badge and cloth pattern. Fane A60 8 ohm or 16 ohm Ascension Guitar amp Alnico speaker $265 Brand New Fane Ascension F30 8 or 16 ohm $165 Brand New Fane Ascension F25 8 or 16 ohm $125 Brand New Orange Silver Series Voice of the World 12" Speaker Pair $299 $99 price drop $200 Used - Mint Celestion Cream Alnico 12" guitar speaker 8 ohm $279.99 Brand New Free Shipping During the early years of FANEs existence and rapid growth, the company supplied small round and elliptical speakers to manufacturers during the boom period of radio and television set production in the UK. The new Rawson Sparfield Starfinder is probably the closest you can get now from the looks of it, with the Hi Tone being another good choice, from a great company. From Ubiquitous. They work very well with the Hiwatt frequency range however. Watkins no longer make WEM cabs and they are extremely very rare to find in good condition these days, and even those in poor condition are very expensive. "His stage speaker system consists of two WEM 4x12's with Fane Crescendo speakers, two Marshall 4x12's and three custom-made rotating speaker cabinets we call "doppolas." I never tried the standard Tonker, but I tried the Tonkerlite, which was supposed to be the closer of the two. Shown above - Fane Crescendo speaker catalog pages and ad listings from the early 1970s. The modern Fender Twin Reverb works very well to replicate those many of the 1970s Pink Floyd tones heard on Dark Side of The Moon and Wish You Were Here. Select one or more of the filters below to view products meeting your criteria. Entdecken Sie Eminence Marshall-Speaker"AX-75"/12er,16 Ohm-75Watt-neuwertig in der groen Auswahl bei eBay. Fane branded their stock speakers for Hiwatt, Sound City, and Simms-Watts, but they were usually marked with the same speaker model numbers as the Fane branded versions. He had WEM 4x12 cabinets with Fane Crescendo speakers in, identical to the ones he uses now" - Pink Floyd backline tech Phil Taylor, Guitarist Magazine Jan 1995, "I have two new 100-watt Fender Twin Reverb heads running to two 4xl2 cabinets each-two WEM cabinets with Fane Crescendo speakers and two Marshall cabinets with Celestions." This accented more of the upper mid range, adding a unique, jangly top end to the Crescendo sound. Fair condition gear should function but will show noticeable cosmetic damage or other issues. Not so much a brand purchase under new owners, it represented a coming home for the management team after a period interrupted in 1989. Rawson Sparfield, Starfinder and the Speaker Cloth design are all Registered Trademarks, The all new "Starfinder" DG12A cast aluminium basket 100w 12 inch guitar speaker featuring extra high power anisotropic, ferrite magnet, 2 inch voice coil and 20,000 gauss is painstakingly reproduced to the same specification as its predecessor, the "CRESCENDO"12A that was instrumental in producing that unique early Floyd sound, This driver has been thoroughly researched in every detail possible and every component recreated to exacting standards, they, are even magnetised on the machine that the original Fane company used back in the 60s and 70s. Your purchases help youth music programs get the gear they need to make music. The Showman was basically the head version of the Fender Twin Reverb, for use with and external speaker cabinet. Gilmour recording at Abbey Road in 1975 using a 1972 Fender Dual Showman Reverb amp with matching Fender 2x15 cabinet with JBL speakers We aretrusted and proven to deliver superior sound quality in the most demanding sound reinforcement applications, by the worlds most famous sound system designers, high quality musical instrument amplification brands and fixed installation companies. Copyright Kit Rae. The 15" Crescendos were also sometimes labeled "100A". For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Originally the G12/75 and G12T-75 had a vent hole on the back to relieve VC pressure and tame the high end, allowing them to stay clean at very high volume, but later G12T-75 speakers from around 1986 onward had no vent. Shown above - Rola Celestion G12/75 from 1976 and the Celestion G12T-75 from 1984, both made in England, Shown above - Rola Celestion G12-100 from 1982, made in England. Shown above - David Gilmour's WEM Starfinder 4x12 speaker cabinets loaded with Fane Crescendo 100w speakers, from his 2015 tour. Those look great. Send Flowers. The HI-TONE Eclipse series cabinets with "HT-C 'A'" speakers from Eminence are an homage to David Gilmour's WEM cabs loaded with Fane Crescendo A speakers. This served to expand FANEs reputation globally as a pioneering brand with a true passion for innovation in audio. Shown above - David Gilmour's WEM Starfinder 4x12 speaker cabinets loaded with Fane Crescendo 100w speakers, from Pink Floyd's The Showman was sold with a matching speaker cabinet fitted with JBL D-130F 15" speakers with silver dust caps or optional D-140F 15" bass speakers. Specifications, general parameters, Thiele-Small parameters, box volume, reviews, manufacturer recommendations. In 1966 a young man by the name of Arthur Barnes joined Fane Acoustics as the press-shop manager. Our story begins when founding partners Arthur E. Falkus and Dennis A. Newbold established the FANE brand by combining the first two letters of their respective surnames (FA and NE) to create the name that would form the identity of their new company. WEM cabs were famously used by The Who, Jimi Hendrix, and Pink Floyd, who showcased them to the world in thier Live at Pompeii movie in 1972. FANE was established to manufacture commercial loudspeakers for radio and television sets as well as the new 'hi-fi' industry as the new technologies and economy of the post-war era saw a huge expansion in affordable consumer products. The microphone was placed on each speaker to get something that sounded like what I hear in the studio. FANE Towards Perfection was a phrase used to reflect the pedigree and mission statement that the company was striving so successfully to achieve. Audio Fidelity Group Directors, including Simon Cowell (top left), meet with arthur Barnes in the 1980s. 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