John Chi-town Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I have always liked the look of cane grill covers and am thinking of replaceing the original black fabric with a cane pattern on my forte II which are clear oak. Anyone cane out, a forte or forte II? If so would someone be willing to share a picture? Also, can the cane fabric still be gotten from Klipsch? Or perhaps another source? Thanks in advance! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 hey John, No you cannot buy it from klipsch anymore Wendell fabrics mellotone MD 4134 is what everyone uses http://www.wendellfabrics.com/mellotonefabricsamples.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 John, if you are able to obtain the oem cane from Wendell Fabrics i hope you will post about it's availability. Last i heard, it was only available in roll length. Hope you can obtain it, though. a buddy made a pair of cane la scala grills for me using an oem marshall fabric which looks really good. visually, i think i prefer it to the Klipsch cane. looked around to see if i could find a link, but couldn't locate one this evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Chi-town Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 Budman and Daddy Dee; Thank you for the information! I will let you know what the minimum requirement is from both sources. [Y] I'm thinking my local glass and window screen shop would be able to apply like factory new.? John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 John, more about what haven't been able to find: Klipsch user Groomlakearea51 has somewhere on the forum, posted step by step pics of his grill covering technique. He has an oem quality end product. He also has a tutorial outlined including the particular 3m adhesive he uses. Tony Reed did my cane LaScala grill boards. He used hot glue and it was a two person job. No pics on the forum, though. The hot glue method looks every bit as good as the oem process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vondy Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 I have never been a fan of the grill cover material on the Forte's. Much prefer the thicker waffley material on my Heresys. I also am not a fan of the beveled grill on the Forte, would love to have it flat and recessed. Basically it would look like a tall Heresy. Keep us updated on what you do, would love to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 found it. Marshall cane cloth. http://www.vintagestuffplus.com/servlet/the-62/Marshall-Cane-grille-cloth/Detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Chi-town Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 Thanks everyone. I did not realize that re-clothing grill covers could be a $300.00 or North proposition. May have to think about this for a while, since my original covers are like new. Cane is nice, but $300.00 + could be used for other things now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wylymon Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Dandy Dee.....thank you for the site. Have you noticed any acoustic negatives with this grill cloth in place compared to no grill cloth? A picture of your speakers would be much appreciated. Thanks, James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR350 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 I used the Wendell cane cloth on a pair of CS-1's. Very pleased with the look. If you do a search on "Another pair of CS-1's" you should see a couple of pictures and the process I went thru. Can't remember how much I paid for the cloth but it was very reasonable. I bought enough to re-grill my Cornwalls if I every get around to it. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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