klu93 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Newbie here. I just got a 1956 Klipschorn and the speakers are pretty dusty. I was just wondering what the best way to clean the horns are? Any particular cleaning fluid I should use? Pics of the mid range horn are here: https://imgur.com/a/XvOSI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Beautiful. I would say a first step is to take off the driver because you certainly don't want any dust getting into it. My first suggestion would be a Swiffer duster. They have some sort of an electrostatic charge. A full sized one should get pretty far in there from the front. You have probably seen drawings showing the vanes near the throat (small end). Maybe you can pull a rag or tack cloth (Home Depot) through them. Maybe consider hooking up a vacuum cleaner hose to the hole for the driver. Do you have a vacuum cleaner which allows blowing air? Or a can of Liquid Air. I would not suggest cleaning fluid of any sort. Please no Murphy's Oil Soap either (corrosive). WMcD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 There is a thread about the K-5 with PWK's article. https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/52695-article-pwk-describes-the-k-5/&tab=comments#comment-504523 It may well be that you have a metal adapter between the driver and the wooden section of the horn. That arrangement is not shown in the article. WMcD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klu93 Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 Thanks for the tips. Feel like dust isnt the only problem tho. Like based on the pics I posted there are a lot of random stains that I'd like to get rid of, but not sure how to since I don't want to mess things up with the wrong chemicals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 A swiffer and a soft brush on your vacuum should be enough. A barely damp cloth would not hurt, either. Your DO have the metal throat adaptor, but I cannot decide whether I would remove it. Alignment at that point should be pretty precise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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