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Thank you!

Thank you! In the condition they are in, since I can't open the box's up, any idea what you would offer this person for the four?

I had posted this in ‘General Questions’ but wasn’t getting much response, so I’m reposting here. A friend of a friend recently passed away and since I’m the only one my friend knew that had worked on Klipsch speakers (recently restored some Klipschorns) he wanted to know if I’d be interested in what this person had in his garage. Two sets of Cornwalls. Don’t know the date they were made as serial numbers on the newer ones were blacked out and tags for the factory on the older ones were pretty well gone. I don’t need them. I would just be purchasing them to refurbish and sell. When I refurbished the corner horns I bought tweeters, mid-range drivers and crossovers from Bob Crites. I’ve been extremely happy with the performance and would be willing to update these as well, but should I? What I would like to know. · What era are they are from? · What I should pay for the set of four or should I just get two? · What expense I should look at in updates? · What I would get for them on the market? · Is there is even a demand? Thanks in advance for your help!

Any idea what I should offer? Or what they might be worth if refurbished?

Actually, a Garage find. A friend of a friend recently passed away and since I’m the only one my friend knew that had worked on Klipsch speakers (recently restored some Klipschorns) he wanted to know if I’d be interested in what this person had in his garage. Two sets of Cornwalls. Don’t know the date they were made as serial numbers on the newer ones were blacked out and tags for the factory on the older ones were pretty well gone. I don’t need them. I would just be purchasing them to refurbish and sell. When I refurbished the corner horns I bought tweeters, mid-range drivers and crossovers from Bob Crites. I’ve been extremely happy with the performance and would be willing to update these as well. What I would like to know. · What era are they are from? · What I should pay for the set of four or should I just get two? · What expense I should look at in updates? · What I would get for them on the market? · And is there is even a demand? Thanks in advance for your help!

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Busy Christmas season. 320 grit was a good call because there was a lot surface damage to get through. 220 would have been too much and 400 I don't think would have done it. As far as finishing it with 400, 320 on wood ended up as smooth as glass, so that's all I needed.

First, thank you!!! Second, not knowing what I was getting into, I found disassembling the speakers quite easy. A lot of enclosures are glued and sealed permanently in order to maintain integrity. Every piece on the upper midrange / tweeter unit was held together with wood screws only, so I was able to work with each piece of wood on its own, away from the grill cloth and other pieces that were all part of the structure. Once the top assembly was off, the woofer section, as far as refurbishing, is just a large panel of veneer, in my case, walnut. I took off the side grills with two wingnuts each, laid the box flat and it too was easy to work with. The only thing you have to be wary of is the veneer is very thin. I used a Makita random orbital sander with 320 grit Diablo Sandnet discs, which are a new product and IMO, much better than sandpaper. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Diablo-5-in-320-Grit-SandNet-Disc-with-Free-Application-Pad-10-Pack-DND050320H10I/301439867 I sanded with long light strokes enough to take off the finish but not go through the veneer, then used two coats of Watco Medium Walnut Danish Oil to finish it off. I was hesitant going into this because these are high value speakers and I wanted to restore them but not screw them up, and since they were already screwed up from storage and a flood, the choice was pretty simple. I found the project was fairly easy and I was very pleased with the outcome. I have the other speaker yet to do, but one down let me know exactly how to handle the second. Hopes that helps someone who may be thinking of doing the same.

Thank you for going to the trouble of taking those apart and providing pictures. Very much appreciated! It appears that those are not the same drivers as mine. This is what I have.

I thought about that and I have the router to do it, but one slip or having the material get into areas that I couldn't vacuum out because the grill material is stretched to tight, would cause another problem I really wouldn't want to tackle. After completely disassembling the first speaker, cleaning out and sanding everything, then restaining and reassembling, I'm pleased with the outcome and I'd like to leave it at that. If someone has any input on solution 1, as you recommended, I'd like to hear it. I'm up for changing the drivers if it won't damage anything, otherwise I will attempt to return these or resell them on eBay. (picture of speaker 1, finished and picture of my original tweeters)

If you wouldn't mind doing that, that would be great!

Good idea. Not sure if the bolt pattern is the same or if the process of changing the driver is as simple as uncoupling one driver and replacing it with the other. Anyone with advice on swapping the K-77-D drivers with my original K-77 tweeters?

I posted recently about my long possessed and recently stored KHorns in a garage that was flooded. The speakers were saved from the actual water, but the humidity along with rodent damage took their toll. So far, the project is going well. However, since I have them apart, I asked advice about updating crossovers, drivers and such. One person recommended I purchase K77F tweeters which he had spotted on eBay, which I did. Unfortunately, upon receiving them I found out the flush mount requires a 4 ½” opening, and on my 1977 Klipschorns, the tweeter opening is only 4 inches. I declined to widen the opening as it looks like the grill cloth was tacked in place with about 100 staples, and pulling them out and restapleing looked like it would do more damage than good. Normally, I would have checked the opening size vs the tweeter size before I made the purchase, but in contacting the seller and noting that I had Khorns, he said they would fit perfectly. Just curious, are these the wrong tweeters for the Kornerhorns or did Klipsch change the tweeter opening along the way? And if so, when? As always, thanks for you knowledge and expertise!

After de-nesting and de-webbing on the outside, the inside looked pretty good and very clean. The cone is not deteriorated at all and the suspension still seems flexible when I press on it. Again, I’m not sure but I may have replaced the woofer in 1987. Maybe those more experienced can tell by the pictures. Considering it’s 30 years later… opinions? Thanks!

When I was 21, I heard Khorns for the first time. When I was 26, I could afford them. For over 35 years they’ve given me more weekends and late nights than I can count. I figure I owe them and I’m going to do my best to pay them back. We’ll see how it goes. 😉

FYI, here's where I am at present.