Wharfedale Driver ID Please
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Hey man,
It's tough to see the number after the word Super along the top of the label. Kinda looks like an 8, but I cannot say. Either way, it's either a Super 12, 10 or 8. Which tells us that it's a wide or full range driver. It'll do the bass notes, and into the midrange. The smaller drivers will do some highs, actually not bad a tall. They really need a tweeter to add air and sparkle. I still love the vintage Wharfedale Super drivers, very well done drivers.
Biggles
It's tough to see the number after the word Super along the top of the label. Kinda looks like an 8, but I cannot say. Either way, it's either a Super 12, 10 or 8. Which tells us that it's a wide or full range driver. It'll do the bass notes, and into the midrange. The smaller drivers will do some highs, actually not bad a tall. They really need a tweeter to add air and sparkle. I still love the vintage Wharfedale Super drivers, very well done drivers.
Biggles
CopperWizard
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Looks like a Super 8. Extended range with whizzer cone.
What kind of service would need to be done? Assuming the are working as is.
With the proviso that the original cone assembly is intact and it still has its original aluminium wire voice coil, then an experienced restorer will remove the complete cone assembly and soften the outer roll surround, coat the voice coil and paper former with a suitable lacquer and replace the tinsel braid and resolder the eyelet connections with a special solder. After reassembling the cone ,a sealant is applied to the roll surround. If your model has the original large tweeter cone with the foam outer ring , then the latter part will require replacement. There are other steps that should be performed in the process, such as testing the gap flux with a gauss meter and re-energising the magnet if it is needed. Adding a damping pad in the voice coil cavity and perforating the paper VC former reduces back pressure and unwanted reflections and is a worthwhile modification. If the repairer can provide the T & S parameters then that would help in deciding on a suitable enclosure to match the speaker.
Thanks for that extremely detailed description. I bet there are not many who can do all that but it would certainly make a driver good for another 50 years. 
