Stump Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 From the attached pictures, you can see moulding on the front edge of my 1979 Hersesy, H-BR, cabinets. Was this from the factory? I'm going to be refinishing these soon and want to do it right. This finish is horrible and I don't want to waste time stripping the finish from the mouldings if they weren't original. I've only seen a similar moulding on one other pair that was on E Bay about a month or so ago. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 never seen a moulding look like that on any klipsch speakers. usually just a flat screen moulding or 1/2 round moulding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steven1963 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Agree with Budman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricktate Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) Nope My new scalas in 1980 came with flat screen molding then about 1981 or 82 they put on Base shoe molding which looked a lot better. When I re-did my Scalas I used base shoe molding with grills from Klipsch which look perfect now. There is a post of my Scalas on here with pics of the grill and it is removable now I put magnets under the veneer. But that Heresy grill should be recessed even with the front of the cabinet.. Rick Edited April 27, 2015 by ricktate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) is the label still attached on the rear, does it say HD-BR Edited April 27, 2015 by Budman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivervalleymgb Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Yes, they are factory. My first pair (1977), I had the option of flat or routed edges. I was given the opportunity to buy them direct at the plant. Who signed them? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivervalleymgb Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Mine were in raw birch, also. That is why I asked who signed them. Mine were the only pair that I have ever seen with rounded over edges. I liked them, but had to sell them later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 Thanks everyone. The labels say H-BR, signed by Ginny Hunt-Inspected and NW Bradford-Tested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricktate Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Rivervalley did yours look like those pics ? Could have been a request but it is not option on the price sheet. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I think that moulding looks nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 I think that moulding looks nice. I kinda like it, I'm sure they'll look a lot better refinished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDBRbuilder Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) Somebody installed that molding after the purchase, likely in order to hide the plys on the front edges of the cabinet...probably done at same time the speakers were stained and finished...because those HBR Heresys left the factory RAW (no finish on them). HBR=Heresy Birch Raw. Likely to have been built by me, too, since the vast majority that year were built by me. We did (actually the sanding room did it) round over the edges of some of the Heresys and other INDUSTRIAL cabinets...the rounding over was not a normal option for NON-Industrial versions. BUT, we never MOULDED the edges other than rounding over with a hand router. That moulding was ADDED after the purchase...not done at the factory. Edited April 30, 2015 by HDBRbuilder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 Somebody installed that molding after the purchase, likely in order to hide the plys on the front edges of the cabinet...probably done at same time the speakers were stained and finished...because those HBR Heresys left the factory RAW (no finish on them). HBR=Heresy Birch Raw. Likely to have been built by me, too, since the vast majority that year were built by me. We did (actually the sanding room did it) round over the edges of some of the Heresys and other INDUSTRIAL cabinets...the rounding over was not a normal option for NON-Industrial versions. BUT, we never MOULDED the edges other than rounding over with a hand router. That moulding was ADDED after the purchase...not done at the factory. Thank you. That's the best answer a guy could ask for, right from the builder's mouth. I'm probably going to refinish without them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivervalleymgb Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 It looked like the edges had been routed over instead of molding. But it could just be my old eyes! Bobby Barham was who hot me my Heresies. He asked me how I wanted the efge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDBRbuilder Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 It looked like the edges had been routed over instead of molding. But it could just be my old eyes! Bobby Barham was who hot me my Heresies. He asked me how I wanted the efge. You meant Ronnie Barham, right? Ronnie was in the cabinet shop, along with his brother-in-law, Charles Horn. For a time they were "co-foremen" of the cabinet shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) hey Andy, couple names from your time at klipsch Larry Bentsen and Crazy Doug i bought my 77 Heresys ( WO ) from Larry who had crazy Doug build them for him the veneer is spak tak ular Edited April 30, 2015 by Budman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Looks like added moulding to me, can you see plies through the stain or fasteners? I'd guess not factory, but then never say never with Klipsch. There were some modifications to cabinets that were never noted on the labels, particularly with LSI. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivervalleymgb Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Andy, Bobby was the plant accountant. He also worked out in the plant at one time. I worked a lot of environmental complaints for Klipsch against Hudson Foods. Bobby just happened to be the one in the office I happened to ask about getting a pair of speakers. I have seen Bobby's signature on labels in the past also. Seems like everyone I knew in that time period at Klipsch rotated through the inspection station at one time or another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDBRbuilder Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Inspection station was actually final assembly...the person who installed the drivers/horns/crossover networks and the back panel (when there was STILL a back panel)...was the inspector signatory on the labels. Whenever orders had to go out but there was a backlog in getting the final assembly and testing and packing done, people were shifted to where there was a need...normally final assembly or packing and stacking. I am pretty good at both since I spent SOME time at least once a year doing one, the other or both...as did most of the builders and sanders and some of the office personnel, when necessary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Looks like added moulding to me, can you see plies through the stain or fasteners? I'd guess not factory, but then never say never with Klipsch. There were some modifications to cabinets that were never noted on the labels, particularly with LSI. It's added moulding, not routed edges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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