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Brainstorming klipschorn veneer choices... opinions and suggestions?


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I've been working on refinishing my D-Series Khorns... and I'm contemplating different veneering options, so I thought I'd start a thread to collect some suggestions.

I've opted to go with a cabinet styling similar to the current model (very thin collar, flush top, etc) but I'm going to paint the top cabinet black like the 60th anniversary edition. This will match my cornscala centre I've recessed into the wall that I will also be painting in black. All the speaker cloth will be black. What that leaves me with is the very visible k-horn front panels to veneer... as well as my rear channels. I'm hoping / feeling it'll produce a striking front end in my current décor.

Now to the crux of the matter... choosing a nice veneer, with depth, that goes with my taste. So far, a couple of veneers have caught my eye such as:

Lacewood – same as was used on the 60th anniversary Klipschorns

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http://mediacdn.shopatron.com/media/mfg/3579/product_image/thm/t450_x1_5509ef9becc336964cbcb8343e91c419.jpg

Bosse Cedar – same as Greg's Volti Audio Vittora Speakers (greg928gts) ... both his craftsmanship and veneer is stunning on those. Is it hard enough a wood?


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http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/storage/9/1570564/caf3.jpg

Sapele – it can be quite stunning... I'm not sure if it would be a bit to much for a khorn though?...


Sapele
http://www.kinnairdguitars.com/Guitars/L00/49/Sapele_guitar_030webpage.jpg

So lets hear which you prefer...or which veneer would you like to see a khorn in...
ROb

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I like the lacewood. It has depth and is not garish.

The rosewood and zebrawood, IMHO, have just too big a pattern with strong contrast. It strikes me as paper dolls.

One interesting project would be to have other furniture in the room match the wood of the speakers. Maybe a coffee table and cabinets. It appeas to me that such could be accomplished with black trim and lacewood or other fine grained woods -- but not with rosewood and zebra wood.

WMcD

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I don't believe I've ever seen a piano gloss black khorn, but that's always my favorite for speakers. Lacewood and Zebrawood are close seconds. Hunter has a pair of pretty sweet zebra wood khorns.

We "babysat" a pair of 50's Klipschorns in beautiful black gloss piano factory finish. The cloth was a cool, mainly black, nubby fabric with metallic and other threads woven in. Very 50's.

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Went looking at different veneers, I would see something and think, is he looking for something on the red side, brown, light, dark, there are so many different veneers in a wide range of colors and styles that are so different from each other.

I tend to like the designs with vertical grain and not just miscellaneous burls.

This was one of the places I was looking just to see different patterns.

http://certainlywood.com/search.cfm

http://www.veneeronline.com/folio.aspx

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Thanks guys for those suggestions and links... I agree there are almost infinite choices out there. Taste wise; I'm a bit in the same line of thinking as Gil... leaning towards a veneer with dept, yet that is not garish as my room does have pretty modern / clean lines.

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I do like the golden / reddish looks (like the lacewood)… perhaps I’ll order a sample book. Just for reference sake, the sites mentioned so far are:

http://oakwoodveneer.com
http://certainlywood.com
http://www.veneeronline.com
http://www.joewoodworker.com

By the way… anyone post a “lacquering” how too on here?… And don’t be shy to add your favourite veneer to the recommendation list...
thanks… ROb

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Went looking at different veneers, I would see something and think, is he looking for something on the red side, brown, light, dark, there are so many different veneers in a wide range of colors and styles that are so different from each other.

I tend to like the designs with vertical grain and not just miscellaneous burls.

This was one of the places I was looking just to see different patterns.

http://certainlywood.com/search.cfm

http://www.veneeronline.com/folio.aspx

Pretty obvious that I agree with dtel

Santos Rosewood

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USNRET those look great. Yes

Thanks, that would be work from CAKES's speaker spa in Houston.

I remember watching that but when you see that pic it looks great each time. Great grain pattern and color, there's alot of different great looking grain patterns but they also need to fit well on a speaker and that fit's perfectly.

You just know it when you see it.

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