mcp Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Finally got around to working on my recently acquired Cornwall II's... The cabinets had a blotchy varnish finish, water stains and smelled of wood smoke. After much procrastination, I removed the drivers and hauled them outside this weekend. I sanded the cabinets with a block sander for about 6 hours yesterday, Needless to say, my arms are hurting today. The raw birch finish looks much better, but certainly not perfect. I now wonder if I should have just painted them black and finished with polyurethane... Today I installed the new Crites crossovers and have them playing now. Both old crossovers had inducters loose and swinging like wrecking balls inside. I immediately notice a more open sound and the slight channel imbalance seems to be cured. All in all, I am pleased. Looking forward to the arrival of a totally restored Scott 222C from NOS Valves and I should be in pretty good shape... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 I like the look of raw birch. No biggie that the cabinets don't look perfect. Its the sound that comes out of them that matters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runninshine Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Very cool! [Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaynardF Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 They look great. I just got a Scott 299 back from NOS Valves and my Cornwalls have never sounded so good. I will be replacing the caps in the crossovers soon. Your gonna love tubes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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