Help reading a Klipschorn tag.

[MarinO 7]

Could someone please help me with what year these speakers are from???

I realize with the AA set up they are from 71-82 but would like to know exact year if I could. 

Edited August 8, 2020 by MarinO

[Tony Whitlow 271]

Could someone please help me with what year these speakers are from???
I realize with the AA set up they are from 71-82 but would like to know exact year if I could. 

S= 1978


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[Tony Whitlow 271]

S= 1978


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[MarinO 7]

Thanks so much. 
I thought the S was a 5. 
great chart for the future. 

[RandyH000 5937]

6 hours ago, MarinO said:

Thanks so much. 
I thought the S was a 5. 
great chart for the future. 

looking by the great condition of these labels ,  you got a pair of Walnut oiled khorns -----1978 is not in doubt -

[MarinO 7]

Thank you for all the help made my decision easy to buy. One happy listener. 
check the garage sale putting my La Scala up. 
 

[codewritinfool 1128]

On 8/8/2020 at 11:39 AM, Tony Whitlow said:

 

 

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That chart is wrong. For example, an “F” is definitely 1968 for a Klipschorn.

 

See this post:

 

 

 

[Srinath 65]

And they're the C style, same as mine. The best part - the tops and sides etc come off easy and can be moved with ease.

[codewritinfool 1128]

3 hours ago, Srinath said:

And they're the C style, same as mine. The best part - the tops and sides etc come off easy and can be moved with ease.

This is also wrong.  They are NOT C style.  C does not mean "collar".  KB prefix on the SN photo provided means "B" type which is collared, as they clearly are in the other photos.

 

PLEASE see this post: 

 

 

 

• KB = Klipschorn - Model Type B, "collared"
• KC = Klipschorn - Model Type C, no "collar"
• KD = Klipschorn - designer type

 

[JRH 237]

Thanks codewritinfool, on both counts! 

 

FWIW, David Johnson was the first black employee in the factory.  "Inspected" means the final assembly builder.  Great guy!

[Srinath 65]

Aaah OK I guess mine is also a B - Mine says KB-OL I think.

[LarryC 396]

I believe OL is Oak Lacquer, and that's a beautiful, rather prominent veneer.  Note the extensive book matching in the B-style; each front panel is composed of mirror-image halves for symmetry, and the front panels are mirror-imaged with each other.  Also true of the tops, and to some extent the side panels of the top sections.  

 

 -- Larry

[Srinath 65]

I think mine is Inspected by Charlie Alexander or Oleander, and Tested by Terry Greene ?? I keep getting -200 when trying to put pics up.

[LarryC 396]

While "OL" was mentioned by Srinath above, the Khorns in the pics above are plainly walnut.  This is confirmed by the "WO" on the tags -- Walnut Oil.  Sorry to have contributed to any confusion.  -- Larry

[dwilawyer 4055]

On 8/17/2020 at 12:49 PM, LarryC said:

While "OL" was mentioned by Srinath above, the Khorns in the pics above are plainly walnut.  This is confirmed by the "WO" on the tags -- Walnut Oil.  Sorry to have contributed to any confusion.  -- Larry

You are entitled Dr. Dr. Larry