longdrive03 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Redoing some 1982 model Heresy speakers I got from Rockhound. Sanded off the Duratex paint using 60 grit ROS. Trimmed off the front extended trim, install neo magnets in motorboard and veneered the front and attached new trim with rosewood veneer on the inside edges to match the motorboard. About to start veneering all sides then top then applying veneer to the front extended trim. Installing new Crites Sonicap caps, made new 1/4" masonite grill frames with neo magnets and will use brown woven grills like I did on the last Heresy redo using carpathian elm burl. May add some front to back bracing and will probably add 1/4" ply or mdf to back 1/2" panel to reduce resonance (cutting our a hole for the K52H driver space. Will post as I progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longdrive03 Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 More pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhound Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 AWESOME!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 9 minutes ago, rockhound said: AWESOME!!!! Yeah, why didn't you do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 What type of rosesood... east Indian, Brazilian??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 19 minutes ago, Schu said: What type of rosesood... east Indian, Brazilian??? --- check his location. I'd guess North Centralian Arkansaian rosewood --?!? Why use an import? Made, and re-made in Arkansas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longdrive03 Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 Achy - Richieb is right!! Grown here in Arkansas at secret location. NSA type location. I’ll check with my veneer consultant. Not really sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twk123 Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Beautiful! I did have a question that you will probably know the answer to. For Veneering the plywood on Heresy's do you need to balance veneer the panels or are they thick enough to not have to worry about warping? I actually just lost out on a $100 set of Industrial Heresy's on craigslist that I was thinking about doing a Veneer job on. Something else will pop up soon enough though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 definite skills...thanks for sharing...they look great Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornukopia Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 I like your method of veneering the front panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longdrive03 Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 Thanks for the compliments guys. Twk123 I think the panels are thick enough that balance veneer isn't necessary. There already is birch veneer on the interior portions of the panels. There should not be any creeping of the veneer because the HeatLock glue dries hard unlike Titebond 2 that remains flexible. I've never had any problem with this method. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longdrive03 Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 Update, got the front extended trim veneer but haven't flush trimmed them yet. Will do tonight and then apply veneer to second speaker. Won't be long before the ole finish goes on. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Beautiful grain and work so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus89 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Beautiful. Wanted to do this in walnut for my entire Chorus II front sides and back but wasn’t so sure how it would look. Though a lot more costly due to size, maybe I can veneer the Normal sides and tops and edgeband and save up to do the front at a later date or I was thinking about keeping them oak and repair the chips and broken veneer and that way I’d only need enough oak to do the front and backs and then ebonize the entire thing. Great job! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longdrive03 Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 Thanks for the compliments guys. Update, all veneer work is done and apply poly now. Here are pics with one coat of poly on (still wet). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longdrive03 Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 Thanks for the compliments guys. Update, all veneer work is done and I'm recapping the crossover with Sonicap caps and installing front to rear bracing. Finished building the slanted risers yesterday. Waiting for shipment of dewaxed shellac to use as sealing coat on this oily Rosewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugot Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Looks fantastic, I have been wanting to do something similar with my set.However too many other projects at the moment. I have a cousin in North Little Rock that I visit often, and family in Brinkley also, Now I have to find a different airline to fly with after the Allegiant piece on sixty minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longdrive03 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 Thanks Hugot. If you're up this way give me a shout. Lots of forum members in Little Rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I'm curious about the bracing. The back is removable correct? Will you eventually screw the back to the brace? Did you consider a window pane type brace? It would give more support in the middle. Will you brace the sides? Cabinets are beautiful by the way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Richard Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Absolutely beautiful. Good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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