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    Inherited a pair of Klipschorns from my father who recently passed away

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    30 minutes ago, deang said:

    I would just work on refinishing them for now and worry about the other stuff when you’re done. The wire and capacitors need attention (it’s been 40 years), but it’s not like you have to deal with it right now.

     

    YouTube is great, but there’s a lot of bad advice too, which is everywhere, including here. My advice hasn’t always been stellar either. Knowing half of something is more dangerous than knowing nothing. 
     

    You can PM through the forum or email me using my Facebook page. I gave up my modification business to build for Klipsch, but you can at least see examples of my work. 
     

    https://www.facebook.com/deangcrossovers/

     

     

     

    Thank you. Following your Facebook page. 

    Inherited a pair of Klipschorns from my father who recently passed away

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted · Edited by Bob Smith

    30 minutes ago, tigerwoodKhorns said:

     

    If you have the very basic skills, a light sanding with 220 paper (like 5 strokes), wipe with a dry cloth then follow with tac cloth and apply three coats of semi gloss or high gloss oil based polyurethane and they will look like new. 

     

    I have a beautiful pair of Chorus that were refinished in matte, I just did this over the weekend and they were taken to the next level. Nice a smooth and shinny.

     

    Taking notes. And will check Youtube to see if anyone has done something similar. Youtube is a good teacher — pause, rewind, and rewind, and rewind some more.

    Inherited a pair of Klipschorns from my father who recently passed away

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted · Edited by Bob Smith

    1 hour ago, deang said:

    Sorry about your Dad, that’s rough.
     

    I like the Howard’s stuff. Make sure those are oiled and not lacquered before you start. 
     

    I’m not a woodworker, but my experience with those kinds of scratches is that unless you match the stain exactly, it’s even more annoying. I like the fill pens, but same problem.

     

    Thank you. We miss him. 

     

    Great tip. We have those furniture pens. I will try one in the back first and see how it appears, then apply the Howard’s. My wife wants to eventually stain the Klipschorns a darker color to match our other funiture, but it does seem very tricky. From pictures I’ve seen on eBay, the veneer is super thin and easily damaged. We might just live with the oak look and not risk it. 

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    Inherited a pair of Klipschorns from my father who recently passed away

    in Technical/Restorations

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    1 hour ago, OO1 said:

    the midrange horn is aluminium , so rust , No , corrosion perhaps ,  the surface can be smoothed  with 400  sandpaper , then  painted with a spray can  

    This type of crossover is know to corrode   between the Monster cable jacket and the copper wiring , I can see corrosion and green already , and it's pretty bad 

    , you're best to chop these wires off and replace with new wiring with fresh  soldering  and new connectors  .

    Thank you. Valuable information. Unfortunately, what I did not inherit was my father’s electrical engineering skills. I went the creative writing route. Is there a way to get the crossovers refurbished? 

    Inherited a pair of Klipschorns from my father who recently passed away

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted · Edited by Bob Smith

    Hello,

     

    I inherited a pair of Klipschorns from my father, who recently passed away. 

     

    They sound fantastic!

     

    I grew up with him owning and selling a variety of tube and solid state amps and various types of speakers, including, if I can recall, Alta, Infinity, Polk, Bose 901, Quad, Magnepans, Carver Hologram and Timelens, equalizers, Stax headphones, and the list goes on. He became a big fan of NAD stereo equipment in the 80s. Some of my most fond childhood memories were stereo listening and shopping with my father. 

     

    He finally settled on Klipschorns and listened to them for the rest of his life. 

     

    Anyhow, enough reminiscing.

     

    I have a couple of restoration questions. 

     

    First question:

     

    I think this happened during their move. I tried to be very careful, but there are a few scratches on the front of the speakers. 

     

    I am wondering how to fix those scratches. Please see links to pictures below. 

     

    I was thinking of using these items based on reading the forums here: 

     

    Howard Restore-A-Finish Wood Restorer for Cabinets, Furniture, and Other Wood Products, Golden Oak, 8 oz

    Homax 10120000 Steel Wool, 12 pad, Super Fine Grade #0000, Rhodes American, Final Finish

    Howard Products FW0016 Wood Polish & Conditioner, 16 oz, Orange, 16 Fl Oz

     

    Do I need to put a filler in the scratches? One of them catches my fingernail. 

     

    Second question:

     

    One of the horn mid-range's black paint is coming off at certain spots. Is the metal aluminum or a metal prone to rust? Should I touch it up or leave it alone?

     

    Thank you! 

     

    Pictures:

     

    Crossover

     

    Mid Range Horn

     

    Scratch 1

     

    Scratch 2

     

    Scratch 3

     

    Speaker 1

     

    Speaker 2

     

    Label 1

     

    Label 2

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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