Daughertyon Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Hello all, My first post. I worked at an Electronics store in college. 1990. I fell in love with Klipsch products back then. I recently stumbled on a great deal. Fully functional 1987 Fortes. Cabinets are in great shape. The Stands(?) could use some attention, have some delamination. Grills are solid with no tears or rips just missing 1 badge. They look phenomenal for 31 years old! I have recently retired from the military and would love to go through and restore them to their former glory. I would plan to use them for the Mains on my 11.1 setup at the house. I am by no means an expert. I would hope to gain some knowledge from this site in my little adventure. I have purchased Crites Crossovers with new wiring and his titanium diaphragms for the tweeters. My thought was to update some this along the way. I will need 1 name badge. Thanks for any help or advice along the way. Neal Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Welcome to the madness. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughertyon Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Some pictures.Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 You need more subwoofers! 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughertyon Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Ok so 11.2 it is. [emoji16]Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughertyon Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Also both serial number tags are missing. The staples that once held them on are still there but no tags on either one. Kinda bummed about that. But overall I got a screaming deal on these, I think anyways.Probably no way to figure out serial numbers without the tags, correct??Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughertyon Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Can someone help me confirm that these are walnut? Thanks much.Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron167 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Looks like Walnut Oiled (WO) to me. I have pairs of WO finished pairs fwiw.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Walnut it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughertyon Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Thanks Gents.Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oicu812 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Those look pretty clean. You might be able to get away with a coat of Tung oil or two, after you glue down the loose pieces... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brac Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Just be sure to be careful with the passives on the back, they can be really hard to replace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldred Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Nice find....they should clean up rather nicely. George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhound Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Nice find! As others have said I would put covers over those passives. I did this with my Chorus 2's didn't effect the sound at all but gave me peace of mind as they are hard to find if damaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughertyon Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Wow, never thought about that or knew they were hard to replace. They are in perfect condition!I started to ask how to cover them but will search first... [emoji16]I ordered 2 name badges off the web. I took some 0000 steel wool to them this morning with some Watco Oil and Howard's Wax. Will get some pics when finished.I found out the risers are just screwed on. I unscrewed them and spin them around so the best side is forward. Still gonna fix the veneer or go solid Walnut risers. Crites internals should be here tomorrow. Can't wait to fire them up. I read about breaking in the new diaphragms. I will search for more about that too. Thanks Gents.Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughertyon Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 Not too shabby for a first attempt. Left side one has the work done. [emoji16] Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughertyon Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 Just noticed this. Looks like a puncture in the Passive. Still holds it's rounded shape but I believe she's punctured. Any thoughts? I thought it still sounded fine. Will the air potentially escaping the cabinet adversely affect anything? Could I seal it with some adhesive? Or just leave it be?Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Whitlow Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Just noticed this. Looks like a puncture in the Passive. Still holds it's rounded shape but I believe she's punctured. Any thoughts? I thought it still sounded fine. Will the air potentially escaping the cabinet adversely affect anything? Could I seal it with some adhesive? Or just leave it be?Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Super Glue should mend them.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughertyon Posted August 20, 2018 Author Share Posted August 20, 2018 I got the new Crites tweeter diaphragms and Crossovers installed. I threw some adhesive on the 1 punctured passive. Just need to finish off the remaining cabinet and I'll be all set. They sound great. Mr. Crites recommended SimplySpeakers.com for my mids upgraded diaphragms but they're out of stock at the moment. Badges should be in this week also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Nice score, love the walnut veneers. Those 12" passives come up for sale used on eBay all of the time as they are the same in a few popular models that often get parted out but I don't see any real reason to replace it the dust cap should not leak air at all and the other puncture looks small enough that a simple repair should be just fine. Hope you enjoy your new speakers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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