rholling424 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Greetings, Decades ago I stripped my HWB pair which I bought new as 'blemished'. I'm very pleased with the finish, wood tone and patina but can't determine the wood. My HWO's are much lighter and appear to have a slightly different grain. Are the HWB's indeed walnut with that much black lacquer permanently 'stained' into the veneer? Thanks, h. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 rholling424, nice speakers. I love wood grain and would also think about stripping the HWB's back down to the walnut. not sure what your question might be. Think your observation is right n the money. Makes sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rholling424 Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Hey DD, I saw your postings in Bottlehead. You seem quite knowledgeable. The original photo and the one's I uploaded with this reply (HWB on the right and HWO on the left) show the HWB's as they are today. I bought the HWB's new in '78 sold as blemished for $300 (first quality was $400). They carried the same 5-year warranty as first quality. I'm handy and curious so I soon removed the black paint and uncovered a rich dark wood with a magnificent patina. Neither the grain nor color appear to be walnut as the label suggests (see attached photo). Can you help me identify the wood and what the label code truly indicates? BTW last year I updated the HWB's with Sonicaps from Bob Crites. He is very patient with tinkers like me! Maybe he'll sell me an E-2 cap kit for the HWO's! Thanks for your help, h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 thanks for the kind word. I like Dave Harris' tagline, "what i don't know is alot." yeh. the grain and color of the darker wood are jut beautiful. I'm no more help on species, though, just appreciation. Wish HDBRBuilder would see this thread and chime in. Might not be a bad idea to PM or email him to see what he thinks. He built speakers in the Hope factory about this season of history. Could be that he'd know precisely what these are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.