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Making my morning rounds on craigslist yesterday I spotted a pair of La Scalla industrial that were located in Rhode Island . The "Hook was set" when I read the price of $400. I emailed at 8:30 and got a call back from the seller an hour later and made the appointment to have a look. One was described as functioning and sounding "good", the other, Not So good. So I got the address which was about an hour from home and got the cash and some Fuel and set off. What I found when I saw them were a pair of Non split cabs that were from an estate where one of the cabs was brutalized for who knows why. The side was pried apart and the top lifted but the dog house was intact. The seller was firm on the price so I finally agreed. We loaded them into the back of my F250 and I was on my way and home by 1:30 . When I got home and pulled out the component's of the damaged unit to further assess the possibility to re-glue it I believe it will be possible to fix. The damaged LSI is missing both handle so I'll need a pair but otherwise it is complete. The damaged LSI (I have not gotten into the other cab yet) has a K43 steel frame, K55M with aluminum K400 horn, K77M and a AL crossover network. Cabinets have black spatter paint with rounded over tops and openings for the K77M and K400. The pair is sequential and built in the first week of 1985 . It is supposed to be a nice weekend so I'll bring it outside with all of my clamps at the ready to glue and nail it back together. Hope everyone has a great weekend... Sorry, no pictures as the camera is broke.
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lascala New to me speakers - '95 LaScala Industrial
Mr._Music_Fan posted a topic in 2-Channel Home Audio
Fellow Klipsch comrades, I am happy to share that I got a pair of LaScala Industrial this weekend. These are my first and while I love my current set up of Forte II's, in the limited garage listening time, the LSi's (in my opinion) definitely have better detail to the sound and the dynamics are quite impressive. They are the single piece and in pretty good shape -- no damage to the doghouse and the drivers are all within specs. I will be entering them in to a rehab program and once completed they will be placed in the living room to displace my Forte II. I want to share and give special recognition to Matthews and JimJimbo, both of these guys are BEYOND awesome. Both of these guys provided some great advice and I wouldn't have felt the same level of confidence in getting the LSi's if it hadn't been for these guys. Thanks a million!!! So the plan for rehab is as follows: Paint a fresh couple of coats of duratex Buy some Crites tweeters Buy new caps to refresh the AL-3's. Buy some aluminum trim All told, i think I anticipate spending about $275 to get where I want to be. Any additional thoughts or suggestions are welcomed. And yes, I'll be documenting the rehab process... -Alex
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I bought these LSI's about a year ago. They need just about everything, woofers, wiring, fuse holders, and major cosmetic restoration. I decided to get them to play music first and replaced everything that was either broke or needed replaced. Bought K-33 woofers off that auction site and the rest from Parts Express. Put them back together over the past week. Turned them on this morning. My oh my they sound much better than I ever thought they could. My wife, who upon first seeing them said never bring them in the house, told me those ugly things sound really nice. So it looks like the upper and lowers are going to get refurbished. Here's what they look like now: I'll post more pics as I break them down and begin to work on the cabs. Mark
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My La Scala's after restoration are like new!
iSpotif posted a gallery image in Members Albums Category
From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
<p><p>This is how my LSI looks after restoration.</p></p>© Frank van Kasteren
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Making a model for 10mm plywood, to fill in where the handles were.
iSpotif posted a gallery image in Members Albums Category
From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
© Frank van Kasteren
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Detail of the (non-original) tweeter protection.
iSpotif posted a gallery image in Members Albums Category
From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
© Frank van Kasteren
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From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
© Frank van Kasteren
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Modified connection terminal with XLR in- and outputs.
iSpotif posted a gallery image in Members Albums Category
From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
© Frank van Kasteren
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Detail of the (non-original) tweeter protection.
iSpotif posted a gallery image in Members Albums Category
From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
© Frank van Kasteren
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From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
© Frank van Kasteren
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Detail of the (non-original) tweeter protection.
iSpotif posted a gallery image in Members Albums Category
From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
© Frank van Kasteren
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It took a lot of work to make this look like new again…
iSpotif posted a gallery image in Members Albums Category
From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
© Frank van Kasteren
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Opening the HF-cabinet reveals the big K-400 horn with K-55M driver.
iSpotif posted a gallery image in Members Albums Category
From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
© Frank van Kasteren
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From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
The AL-3 crossover is in a very good shape, but not completely original. The Polyswitch tweeter protection is replaced by an electronic tweeter protection with… a light bulp!© Frank van Kasteren
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From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
© Frank van Kasteren
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From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
<p>The previous owner replaced the original banana binding posts by a professional XLR connector, so he had to drill a big hole.</p>© Frank van Kasteren
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From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
© Frank van Kasteren
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A closer look to the folded horn (including spider web ;-)
iSpotif posted a gallery image in Members Albums Category
From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
© Frank van Kasteren
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From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
© Frank van Kasteren
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From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
© Frank van Kasteren
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Unpleasant surprise: not the original K-43 woofer but a K-48 instead…
iSpotif posted a gallery image in Members Albums Category
From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
© Frank van Kasteren
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Unpleasant surprise: not the original K-43 woofer but a K-48 instead…
iSpotif posted a gallery image in Members Albums Category
From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
© Frank van Kasteren
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Unpleasant surprise: not the original K-43 woofer but a K-48 instead…
iSpotif posted a gallery image in Members Albums Category
From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
© Frank van Kasteren
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The damaged and rusty screws are not easy to remove…
iSpotif posted a gallery image in Members Albums Category
From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
© Frank van Kasteren
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From the album: Restoration La Scala Industrial (part 1)
© Frank van Kasteren
