that's probably a big oops. sometimes the guys at the counter doing the checkin work see one thing and mis-identify it or just get stuck with the wrong word in their heads. they usually do- and of course- should know better. in reality, the reconing work itself doesn't change for us whether it is a field coil, ceramic or neo magnet so the results should not have been affected by this error. we do see quite enough real field coil speaker repairs that anyone here should know the difference. I do apologize on their behalf for the confusion and sincerely hope that they will consult me if they have any identifying questions in the future. I'm 99% sure that I qualify in the geezer catagory and can correctly identify just about any speaker we run across. I hope you were satisfied with the results if not the first phone conversation....
cathy@speakerex.com
oops (mine this time) again, I see that the speaker has not been returned to you yet. I saw the 10/08 date and thought that was when you posted, not when you joined AK. anyway, I have now seen your speaker and as you probably know, your speaker has an alnico magnet with a transformer mounted on the side. I'm not really sure why the tech got confused but it has been cleared up here now and hopefully won't occur again. I'll contact you when you have received your repaired speaker and make sure the end result was as anticipated.
C