Grateful Dead Hard Trucker Ribbon Tweeter Speaker from the Estate of "Ram Rod" Shurtliff with Letter from Dennis "Wiz" Leonard

Grateful Dead Custom Alembic / Hard Truckers ribbon tweeter, manufactured for the Grateful Dead by Dennis "Wiz" Leonard in 1978. 

Black painted pine speaker enclosure (6.5 x 9.75 x 5.75”), hand assembled ribbon tweeters. Overall worn. While ribbon tweeters have a high frequency response that’s significantly more detailed than traditional drivers, they require much more cost and effort to manufacture and maintain; they can also be hard to match to amplifiers and require very low impedance.

The present pair are a prime example of the Dead experimenting with what would be seen by some as a needlessly difficult set up in order to achieve the best possible live audio, resulting in a maximally delicate, upper range resolution.

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