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I am not at liberty to give out exact dimensions due to the relationship between KHMA and Klipsch Group, Inc. However, someone else not employed by either entity can jump right in here. I will say that a good corner should be relatively unobstructed for at least 3 feet on each side. If the K-horn is a later model with the "corner built on", you'll have more flexibility.

I don't believe "the story" of any of the logbooks has been told. The first Klipschorn logbook (including Rebels and turntables!) has PWK's hand all over it. Other early logbooks have his hand occasionally. Most early entries were done by his first few employees, such as Lloyd McClellan, Portus Gilley, and John Jones. A few others may be sprinkled in there. This Cornwall logbook is NOT in PWK's hand. Up until the early 80's handwritten logbooks documented serial numbers with components used and where they were shipped. Entry was by many shipping personnel over the years. The advent of computers made physical logbooks extinct, with subsequent records lost. KHMA has most of the logbooks, but not all. Several of the Klipschorn books (1964 - 1975) disappeared decades ago.

The logbook defines "Vertical" as the standard orientation. The riser would be on a short side. "Horizontal" is defined as having the riser on a log side. Serial numbers began with #101. Assuming these are 114, 115, and/or 116, the log entries are attached.

I have not seen one of these either. It has to be very rare, and could be a prototype. Prior to the use of the script logo, most K-horn's had "KLIPSCH" cut into the veneer with "paint filling".

"31" indicates the 31st pair of the day. This was a check to insure pairs stayed together. The "E" stands for Eminince, the woofer manufacturer (K-33-E). Alternatively it could have been "B" for CTS of Brownsville, TX (K-33-B). Both suppliers were used interchangeably for several years.

VERY interesting. Organ recording with John Eargle is touched upon in the new 75th Pictorial History book. No correspondence with your grandfather has so far been discovered in our archives, but I will be looking for such. Thanks!

The logbook shows this one shipped to R. P. Watson of Texarkana on Nov. 3, 1953. It also says "sold by PWK". The Junior was a compromise (cheaper) so that the buyer could delay the additional cost of upgrading to the "real thing". Paul was never proud of these. They are pretty rare!

There are several pictures of the Enactron truck at K&A in the 75th Anniversary book which is imminent. In one, Curtis Putnam (Klipsch Engineer) is strumming Emmylou's guitar. And here is the American Studios pic I promised over a year ago!

Great enough that I entered it into the Klipsch Museum of Audio History Archives. More dealer recollections from "the old days" are solicited!

All the dealer lists I have show Rosner Custom Sound on Long Island from at least 1966 thru 1980. Alex Rosner, the owner, was a friend of PWK's. Alex even built Paul a switching system to switch between 3-way arrays. We have it.

Might want to look at: https://www.klipschmuseum.org/blog/2018/11/28/southwestern-proving-ground-spg PWK attributed his hearing loss to 45 automatics without ear protection. His position as chief engineer put him second in command.

I saw a pair of walnut Belles sell locally for $3500. That's a single data point, but $3000 for two mahogany's doesn't seem outrageous if condition is very good.

Plywood was chosen for the front and back because it was a "known quantity" with respect to general strength and screw holding power, particularly for the woofer. Today those structural choices can be made with more "knowledge under the belt". The balancing of layers in plywood and MDF panels has been correctly expressed above. Layers are virtually always odd numbers.

I am not aware of a comprehensive "badge document". It is on my bucket list, but for my part, it will not go much further than the mid-90's. Proliferation beyond that point was rampant. I can say that the original pie logo came about in 1962. The pending Klipsch 75 Years, A Pictorial History book will include PWK's original drawing.

The Hollywood Bowl set-up went fine. It was the prototype system sent to a concert in northern Arkansas that resulted in every element, except the MTM tweeters, getting smoked. When Klipsch personnel arrived, all they could do was pack them up. The MCM system really was born out of a trial by fire!

The document mentioned in the second post is about all we have.

They were shipped on 12/8/81 as HIP-BR (birch raw) to dealer Audio Systems.

Yes, one of the rarest, as only 48 were recorded. #12 shows it shipped on Nov. 9, 1956. However, several other units reflect factory updates at later dates. Not sure if #12 just didn't get an update in the logbook. The signatories are Portus Gilley and Lloyd McClellan, two of PWK's earliest employees. Both will be pictured in the upcoming 75th anniversary coffee table book this spring. I refer to this model as the world's first consumer video monitor!

The Cornwall was discontinued due to the arrival of the Chorus. The "non-engineering" argument was that the Chorus's bulk and performance were very similar to the Cornwall, and Cornwall sales that had been dropping were expected to plummet. Even though all of the mechanisms to produce a Cornwall were clearly established, any proliferation of SKU's carries overhead baggage.

Yes, WMcD, in 1985 the marketing department had "forgotten" that it was already a II due to the K-600 upgrade in the mid 60's. So it's a two-two?

1978 spec sheet attached.

This is a "Brociner" Klipschorn. Victor Brociner of NYC was Paul's first distributor. Initially the speakers were Klipsch factory product with his labels. At least 2 of them pre-date the initial Klipsch factory that started with serial number 121. Later he became the first patent infringer when he started making them himself, either from scratch, or "kit bashing" using parts from various sources. The HF driver on this looks like it may be a JBL. Naturally he pissed off PWK to no end. My suspicion is that "poor little PWK in Arkansas" did not have the means to fight a "big shot in NYC". We have about an inch thick file on the dispute. There may be other text (printed or hand-written) on the HF horn that would help to identify a date.

Without literally measuring it (I don't work there anymore), it's PWK's preferred dimensions of 16 x 25 x 10. However the ceiling is sloped and comes down to about 8', I believe. See attached Dope.

If these are them, they both shipped to Bill Case of San Antonio May 14, 1958. The 1957 date is on the mid horn, which was frequently earlier than the system ship. They are not quite "un-molested", as the SAHF midrange has been replaced with a K-55.

With serial numbers, about all I will be able to add is date and dealer.