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The work looks great. Of course, I have questions. How thick is the plywood you are using, and where did you get your plans? I am so very impressed. I have been motivated to work in my own shop, and now see that I need to practice SO much more before I do anything even 1/10th this big. Please keep sharing those photos. 1BB

I got the chance to start on my La Scalas this afternoon. I found that those odd little boxes were jacks that someond had installed to make access easier to the input. I do not know where they were connected, as they were both loose. I pulled the bottom off, and to my surprise the woofer looks fine. (no squirrels inside either) Now that I have broken the seal to the box, what do I use to seal it back up? And what do I use to clean that black tar-like stuff off of my hands??!? Anyway, with no OBIVIOUS physical damage, I guess that I now have to hook it up to a signal source and see and hear what the problem is. I was thinking of using an old low power stereo that I have just to give me something to listen to. Will that work? I think that it has perhaps 15w output. (sorry I just do not have much extra stereo stuff hanging around. I do have a 1950s era MacIntosh mono tube amp, but is at my mother's house somewhere, packed in a box.) Any other things that I could do to check, given I do not have any real tools in this area. Thanks again folks. You have been most helpful and friendly. 1BB p.s. I had photos, but they came in too big. I will work on them and see if I can make them behave. 1bb

Hats off and a Big 'Thank You' for sharing your project. It has really helped me. I have a pair that I am going to try and rebuild. Just getting started, and the great details in your photos are wonderful! I have a million questions, but I will wait and watch, because many have been answered from just watching those that frequent these forum pages. Thanks again. 1BB

---------------- On 4/21/2005 8:40:47 AM colterphoto1 wrote: I think Al's guess might be right. Judging from the wheels and handles, those babies have probably been doing rock-n-roll duty. The dual jacks might be so the speakers could be biamped and provide a quick plug in for gigs. No wonder the drivers are torched! My suggestion- lovingly remove all speaker components and xover and pack em up to Bob Crites BEC. Michael ---------------- I think that you are correct in that the are to access the woofer directly. I have to laugh at the 'rock-n-roll' line because I got them from a church that was cleaning up a store room and no longer had room for a pair of speakers that did not work or sound very good. I gladly took them off of their hands. I do know that they were using them for sound effects more than anything else. Thunder and such during Easter plays for kids. (oh the pain!) I will try to take them apart this weekend and see what kind of damage has been done. For all I know, there could be a squirel living in the woofer chamber. (lol) Once I have them apart, I can discuss which option of rebuilding or upgading I will follow. Thanks again for all the good information. I even found a set of assembly drawings that will help me get into the box, with less damage than I might have otherwise. 1BB

Hi, Another Newbie question: Is this a normal set up for a La Scala? Thanks. 1BB

You would be surprised how well you can play most games using a dial-up connection. Assuming that you get better than the 16-23k line speed I used to get! 1BB

Greetings, I will suggest my two current favorite P.C. games. First is a fantasy role-playing type of adventure game called Sacred. I think that the current version is called Sacred Plus. I love the graphics. It is an Isometric fixed view game. The animations and backgrounds are first rate, and it is fun. I like the on-line play also. The second game is not even out yet, but it features really good 3D graphics and is also a FRP style on line Multi-Player game. It is the game Guild Wars. I have played the preview events and found it to be a real feast for the eyes. It will be available on April, 28. As they say my $0.02 Good luck and enjoy! 1BB

Greetings All, I wanted you to see the the 'Before' of what I am going to try to rebuild. Please note the additions the "additions" that were given to them in their former life. I will keep those handles and wheels, only until I have the insides the way I want them, and then they go away! Hopefully, with love, sanding and help from you good folks, They can again be things of beauty. Any comments are welcome. I can tell you now, that I will not torch or sell them. Thanks, 1BB

Thanks. I will look for some serial number to see if that can be a help to you pro- types. I am getting excited at the thought of getting those units back into singing shape! thanks 1BB

Hi, and thanks for the quick responces. I can see that there is some sort of rivalery going on here, and I guess that is a good thing. I will follow up with private messages, but I think a discussion of this kind of restoration could be benificial to many others. (and especailly to me, because I am so new here that a lot of the technical terms are out of my scope of understanding.) Thanks for your input. 1BB

Greetings, I am a total newbie here, and I need a little guideance. I have just come into possesion of a pair of "old" La Scala speakers. They look pretty rough on the outside, and were given to me because they no longer made pleasing sounds. The boxes, I can fix. Nothing a little careful sanding and refinishing would not fix. The insides are a whole different ball game. From the descriptions of the "sounds" they created, I figure that the woofer needs reconing (or replaceed) and the other two horns need new diaphrams at the very least. The cross-over looks really old and "flakie" also. Any hints and tips as to where to start, and where to find parts? Thanks in advance. 1BB (p.s. I tried posting this message earlier and it disappeared. If it turns into a double post, just chalk it up to "newbieness")