STEVE HANSON Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 PICKED UP A PAIR OF LA SCALAS AND DOING A COMPLETE RESTORATION DUE TO A LOT OF ABUSE EARLIER IN LIFE. THE LH IS STAMPED SN: 22T265 AND LABEL MATCHES PERFECT. THE RH IS STAMPED SN:22T266 AND A SPACE AND THEN 4. LABEL IS SCUFFED RIGHT WHERE THE SN WAS WRITTEN ORIGINALLY. CAN YOU TELL ME WHY THE EXTRA DIGIT MIGHT BE THERE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 welcome to the forum the T stands for 1979 pictures would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE HANSON Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 I AGREE ABOUT THE YEAR. CONCERN IS THE EXTRA DIGIT # 4 AFTER 22T266. TRIED TO ATTACH PIC....FILE TOO LARGE. WILL ATTEMPT LATER TO SQUEEZE TO SMALLER FILE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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STEVE HANSON Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 ANY MORE THEORIES AFTER SEEING STAMP ON WOOD VS. LABEL?.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HDBRbuilder Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 9 hours ago, STEVE HANSON said: ANY MORE THEORIES AFTER SEEING STAMP ON WOOD VS. LABEL?.... Final Assembly MOST LIKELY accidentally stamped the "6" twice, and once it is stamped in there is NO WAY of UNSTAMPING it...ya'know? It happens! At least you KNOW who the "culprit" was: Ron Elmore...since he signed the label as inspector (meaning he did the final assembly and assignment of serial number and actually stamped the serial number into the speaker)...LOL! Chit Happens! Actually he SHOULD have taken the "X" stamp and hit one of those "6" numbers with it in a rotating overstamp to mark that "extra 6" out...but he was probably too busy shooting the bull with Gwin or somebody to take the time...likely happened after lunch, too...with that fresh new "inhale and hold-induced" post lunch-hour "mental state" in full throttle, if ya know what I mean! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE HANSON Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 WHAT WOULD THE #16 IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER REPRESENT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDBRbuilder Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 On Saturday, March 04, 2017 at 7:38 AM, STEVE HANSON said: WHAT WOULD THE #16 IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER REPRESENT? Your guess is as good as mine...but it probably had something to do with pairing them up...16th pair for that day...they actually attempted to pair them up so that they would at least KINDA look similar to a "matched pair", even it they were "raw" models, but especially if they were bought as clear lacquered models. The way the "cut list" went for LaScala parts (sides and tops), and doghouse assembly panels, pretty much negated the possibility of exactly matched pairs. And the birch plywood used could vary in coloration from almost white with barely noticeable grain patterns to multi-colored with loud grain patterns...to even a medium to dark red. So, since the LaScala was not specifically built to end up with a matched pair, final assembly would attempt to pair them up as best as they could...but to get an EXACTLY-matched pair was the luck of the draw...after all, they were considered STAGE speakers, not home speakers...and if people REALLY wanted a beautiful matched pair they would normally opt for BELLES, instead. It is what it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelt Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 On 3/3/2017 at 7:32 PM, HDBRbuilder said: Final Assembly MOST LIKELY accidentally stamped the "6" twice, and once it is stamped in there is NO WAY of UNSTAMPING it...ya'know? It happens! At least you KNOW who the "culprit" was: Ron Elmore...since he signed the label as inspector (meaning he did the final assembly and assignment of serial number and actually stamped the serial number into the speaker)...LOL! Chit Happens! Actually he SHOULD have taken the "X" stamp and hit one of those "6" numbers with it in a rotating overstamp to mark that "extra 6" out...but he was probably too busy shooting the bull with Gwin or somebody to take the time...likely happened after lunch, too...with that fresh new "inhale and hold-induced" post lunch-hour "mental state" in full throttle, if ya know what I mean! This could explain why my serial numbers are so misaligned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Andy, the La Scala I can most easily see the rear of (the 1981 model) has a U S A stamp on it. You once told what that meant, but I can't remember. These were the builders? Who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 U S A is this a trick question my 79 Ramblin Rose Cornwalls have USA stamped on the right side the left side has J A S Andy told me the J A S were the first initials of the people who built and finished the speaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDBRbuilder Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 20 hours ago, Budman said: U S A is this a trick question my 79 Ramblin Rose Cornwalls have USA stamped on the right side the left side has J A S Andy told me the J A S were the first initials of the people who built and finished the speaker Judy Clayton sanded those Cornwalls and I was the lead on the building, with Steve working the other side of the table. Mitered Corrwalls were NORMALLY a two-person build...one person on each side of the table...the lead did the front end and the "tailer" did the back end once the box panels were glued up and put into the chain-clamps with t-handled binders, then stood-up while in the binders...mitered edges tapped to meet...then ready for corner glue blocks,"shelf blocks" (which supported the shelf for the porting), rear panel glue blocks, motorboard panel glue blocks. Took about 3-5 minutes to build one after locked into the chains, mostly depending on how hard it was to "tap-even" the mitered edges, prior to the remaining part of the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDBRbuilder Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 On Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 10:08 AM, John Albright said: Andy, the La Scala I can most easily see the rear of (the 1981 model) has a U S A stamp on it. You once told what that meant, but I can't remember. These were the builders? Who? made in "USA" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayD Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I think mine are from the 70's but dont know how to read the serials, I bought them in the 90's from a night club and have used them for home audio but also live performance and they have always been great, no complaints, I would like to know the year though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 "N" is 1975 and that one was the 485th made. You have some uber easy upgrades available. Ask in the Technical?modifications section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 3 hours ago, JohnA said: "N" is 1975 and that one was the 485th made. You have some uber easy upgrades available. Ask in the Technical?modifications section. 485th the stamp says 085 i'm guessing you mean the 85th pair ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 No, actually 485. Numbering started with the first of the first batch of 1000 as 1?001. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnW Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 When did Klipsch stop stamping the serial numbers into the top edges on the backs of La Scalas? I'm looking at a pair of '85s, and only one has a partial label. Doesn't seem to be any stamped serial #s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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