bwayjoes Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Hello all, I was researching my new to me lascala lsi splits and came across this foru,. I picked these up from the original owner he was ain a traveling jazz trio for 25 years and these were their pa speakers. They sound incredible, right now im powering them with a marantz 2226b with an ipod hooked up streaming MOG. such incredible vocals, too bad I have them in my concrete floor,block wall garage. I started sanding the gouges out of the aluminum edges, but I may just take them all off and take them to a metal polishing shop and see what they would charge to sand them smooth, not polished to chrome, just sanded smooth. These have metal plates where the binding posts are on the top trapezoid, with consecutive serial numbers. they are wood with black paint that is flaking in areas. Im not sure if I can get them in good enough condition for my wife to allow them in our living room. Im considering selling them and puttting the funds toward a nice set of veenered. What a great load of information I have gathered so far from this forum! Btw, I also have a set of heresy's, and cf-3's as well. right now my main speakers are a pair of anthony gallo reference 3.1's Do is sell and look for "pretty" lascalas or dig in deep with elbow grease and hope for the best... Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Welcome to the Klipsch forum this is a fantastic place. Good to see you here as well as at AK. You might consider painting your LaScala with some nice solid paint maybe even in contrasting colors or go with a wood finish as you suggested. Lots you can do with Heresy and here is a link to a thread on brace work on a pair of CF3 which is I imagine the begining of a complete rebuild. The CF3 is a very special speaker. There are also lots of very interesting project for the LaScala also. Great to have you on board. Best regards Moray James. http://community.klipsch.com/forums/t/172130.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 NO, Don't polish the trim, it is anodized aluminum, that is that is has a hardened outer layer. Polish that away and you'll open yourself up to more dings. Plus it's glued ans screwed off, if the paint is flaking you may damage the veneers of the plywood if you attempt to remove the trim. There is a LOT of info on LSI here on this Forum group, dig around a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwayjoes Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 Well, I read your replay a couple hours too late, I sanded one piece enough to remove the scratches and dings. I need to figure out how to post pics so I can show you what I am working with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwayjoes Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 Lol, I'm not sure why is sideways, but hey, its a pic. I'll post some of the rails, one I sanded, and one I did not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwayjoes Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 And the sanded rail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Well if you figure that cleaning up the trim is an important part of making these LaScala ready for prime time in your front room along with wife aproval then remember aluminum oxidise's very rapidly. So buff them up then solvent clean them and hit them with a coating of clear lac of you choice of sheen. Best regards Moray James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwayjoes Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 I definitely do not want them to be polished to a chrome or stainless type finish, I prefer dull aluminum actually. Im just trying to get them presentable, or sell them and find some that re living room ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Hit them with a layer of aluminum primer and paint them the same color as the cabinet. Those look like glass cabinets lucky you if they are. Splits offer you the ability to adjust the tops and leave the bins alone. Nice feature. You have all kinds of great to have problems. How do you like the sound? Best regards Moray James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwayjoes Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 I can see edge of plywood around the horn, did they put fiberglass on top of plywood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Michael can tell you what to look for. I got the impression from one of your pictures they might be glass but I never owned a pair so I will let the experts answer.Lots of color options for you to explore. Battleshp grey outside and deep yellow inside the horns looks very good. There are a host of vibrant color options and combinations that you might consider to generate an interesting visual effect whic could work in your room. Have fun. Best regards Moray James. http://www.volvotreter.de/new_system.htm http://www.specimenproducts.com/hornlet/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwayjoes Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 Thanks for all the insight so far Moray, I'll post a better close up pic of one of the tops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 If you sand off all the anodizing (meaning the surfaces will oxidize and not look as good, even though now a smooth finsih... you could take the pieces and have them anodized again, or do it yourself. You could have the pieces anodized and dyed a different color, not just left clear. Note that the anodizing is only between 1 and 4 mils thick, although very, very hard. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Good suggestion Bruce which offers many color options well worth looking into. Best regards Moray James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Looks like fiberglass to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I can see edge of plywood around the horn, did they put fiberglass on top of plywood? Yes... For some of the models, that i what they did. Lots of variations on the LSIsBruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwayjoes Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 Well, I tried to pull out the horns to look at them, I took out the cup, which is all metal, and it appears like everything is soldered from crossover to to the cup. I cant get my hand in to really feel for any spade type connections ( I have gorilla hands my wife says). I tried to stick my phone into the cab to take a pic, but all I can see is silver caps in the pic. hmmm. I think Im going to through these on the garage sale list and put the funds toward a veneered one piece set, my wife loves the sound of them, just not the appearance. So, to keep momma happy I guess these will have to go. I have a set of cf-3's and heresys that need to go as well. Thanks for all the help so far, I guess I could list these as fiberglass models the way it looks and sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Where are you located? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwayjoes Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 I am in west central Florida by the bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Hurts to hear a brother has to let such special speakers go especially the CF3. Good luck. Best regards Moray James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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