TFR1 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 My Cornwall project is nearly complete. The original plan was to use an Irish linen similar to the Cornwall III Special Edition. Now, a more traditional black grill cloth appeals to me. Bob Crites website lists grill cloth that looks OK. Are there other choices available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopardave Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 I like the material in the pic. I bought material from Bob a while back for my CW's. Think i'll get that stuff on this weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 I do like that Irish Linen cloth and I need to order some to recover both pairs of my Dynaco A25's in them. I'd bought some years ago at Joanne's Fabrics but it's a little too thick and hard to work with. Good looking cloth. When you say "traditional black cloth", are you talking about the traditional stretchy cloth like most speakers use or the Klipsch traditional black cloth that Crites has? Where is it again that Klipsch gets their grill cloth? I know I read it somewhere but maybe there are some other places that have something similar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFR1 Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 2 hours ago, avguytx said: When you say "traditional black cloth", are you talking about the traditional stretchy cloth like most speakers use or the Klipsch traditional black cloth that Crites has? @avguytx Yes, I am looking at the Crites black cloth as a replacement for the Klipsch original. There are several sources for the Lambs Wool linen. I believe it is 18TPI thread count, tea dyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFR1 Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 This is what I have look at. Company is 123 Stitch........ Click Picture to Zoom 18 Count Lambswool Linen Fabric 27x36 Wichelt $43.00 $40.84 + $3.49 shipping within the U.S. (3 reviews) Size: 27" x 36" Approximate DMC Equivalent: 822 In Stock. Usually ships in 1-2 business days. 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100 Product Details Shipping & Returns Item: 59-135X - Type: Fabric.100% linen Similar Items Also size 36" x 55" for $77.39Also size 9" x 13" for $5.10Also size 13" x 18" for $10.20Also size 18" x 27" for $20.41 Designer: Wichelt Fabric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longdrive03 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Check out this link on the Western Electric speaker cabinets I build for a friend and you can see the mojotone.com brown cane type grill he bought and I applied. Looks great. About $26 linear yard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muel Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 You and Tom have some skills! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 "Where is it again that Klipsch gets their grill cloth?" Try Wendell Fabrics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopardave Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 On 3/1/2018 at 8:21 AM, TFR1 said: My Cornwall project is nearly complete. The original plan was to use an Irish linen similar to the Cornwall III Special Edition. Now, a more traditional black grill cloth appeals to me. Bob Crites website lists grill cloth that looks OK. Are there other choices available? I like the tone of the stain. Do you know what stain is on those? Very nice with that grill color. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFR1 Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 @mopardave The stain is gorgeous! I am pretty sure they are using a highly figured Claro Walnut veneer. An online supplier offers this veneer but it is more than $300 per 4 x 8 sheet. Nice stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopardave Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 1 hour ago, TFR1 said: @mopardave The stain is gorgeous! I am pretty sure they are using a highly figured Claro Walnut veneer. An online supplier offers this veneer but it is more than $300 per 4 x 8 sheet. Nice stuff. Beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopardave Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 I have a pair of Heresy 1 i finished in jacobean and a pair of home built cornwall in red mahogany. Would like to refinish both in your tone. Not sure i can fine stain like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopardave Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Minwax English Chestnut looks to be close to that. Not sure what it would look like on birch thou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFR1 Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Decided to order original style material from Bob Crites. I am going to build another pair of Cornwalls. Maybe they will get the lambswool linen treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20Hz Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 GIK sells Guilford of Maine, which I used to cover a bunch of acoustic panels. It looks fairly similar to my Cornwalls, except without as aggressive of a weave texture. I think it would make nice replacement grill cloth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopardave Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 29 minutes ago, TFR1 said: Decided to order original style material from Bob Crites. I am going to build another pair of Cornwalls. Maybe they will get the lambswool linen treatment. I redid my cornwall covers last weekend with the Bob Crites stuff. They turned out nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 I emailed Wendell Fabrics about the grill cloth. Anyone want to go in on some cloth? Lol. That's reasonable for the cloth. I only need it for 2 pairs of Dynaco A25's. This was their reply... Cost of both materials are $21.35 per yard. Minimum order is 2 yards with a $15.00 handling fee because ordering less than 5 yards (if ordering 5 yards or more there is no handling fee). Only additional charge would be UPS charges from 29702 to destination. Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFR1 Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 @avguytx When I looked at the Wendell Fabric site, I was unsure of which fabric was the "Klipsch" material. Crites gets $54 for 1 yard shipped. 5 yds from Wendell Fabrics would be a bargain. One yard of material would cover 2 Cornwall grills. Might not be worth the trouble to order 5 yards to save $50. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Well, the Heritage grill cloth from back then is definitely different than what they're using now....at least as far as the new Forte III and Cornwall III is concerned. It's funny that if order that material, 2 yards with shipping, etc., I'll have more in the grill cloth than I do the speakers. lol The DA5002 is what that top Cornwall III picture looks like to me. I'm not sure about which version is the Heritage replacement that Crites is using. My buddy in Tulsa said the same thing in regards to the new version of Klipsch Heritage fabric in it coming from Wendell. Of course, we aren't buying it in bulk like those other places are. You might email them and see which version it is; they replied back to me pretty quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopardave Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 On 3/6/2018 at 10:41 PM, mopardave said: I redid my cornwall covers last weekend with the Bob Crites stuff. They turned out nice. Made back to my dads where i store the CW's. Installed the freshly covered grills and had some issues. 1 they are now too tight to fit, so will fequire some trimming. 2 with them wedged in, they are a bit loose or baggy where the cutouts are. Any way to tighten that up without completely redoing covers? Heat gun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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