RobC63 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 (edited) Recently acquired my first vintage Klipsch speakers, a pair of Cornwall II's that I believe are from 1971, according to the serial #s (2J165 / 2J166)... Am I correct on the year? Slightly confused as I thought I read somewhere that Cornwall II's didn't come out until the 1980's..? Thanks for the help! Edited November 5, 2020 by RobC63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcn3 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 (edited) they started production on cornwalls in 1959 and continued until 1990. then reintroduced in 2006: Edited November 5, 2020 by jcn3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Klipsch apparently "forgot" that they had already introduced the Cornwall II when they re-introduced it in the 1980s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang_flht Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Hi @ RobC63 Your Codes C = Cornwall WO = Walnut Oiled Common J = 1971 Here is the discussion thread regarding Klispch Heritage code numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang_flht Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Cousins from 1971 https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/147946-1971-cornwall-c-wr-15/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobC63 Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 Thanks to all for the help! Yeah, I thought I was decoding the serial #'s correctly... just got a little mixed up with that whole 'reintroduction' of the II's much later on. I lucked into my fully functional Cornwalls for just $50 (see attached photo of the original ad that I kept to prove I'm not BS-ing) and had to pick them up - 4 hour round trip - in a convertible (!) because I was afraid that if I went home to get my truck first they would be gone. '71 Verticals, Walnut Oiled finish, supposed to have had black cloth over the motorboards (I can see a couple of tiny swatches left around the corners) and all original drivers except someone installed subwoofers in place of the K-33 drivers. Plans for these include: 1) replacing those subs w/ period - correct K-33's (already on their way from eBay); 2) either recapping the original Xovers or getting replacements from Bob Crites; 3) fabbing removable grilles out of Masonite (going with an 'ivory' cloth to contrast the walnut veneer); 4) refinishing the cabinets; 5) fabbing 2" risers Once I get started on the project I will start a new thread for the renovation Even now I am absolutely LOVING the sound out of these things 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeydeal Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Wow! Great story. That s&*t never happens to me.......🙁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Lol. Looks like they'd be great car audio speakers!! 😅😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobC63 Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 It was odd, because the seller was the original owner (his son swapped in the subs) and he knew what he had... he just thought that, in this day of Bluetooth and earpods, etc. there would no longer be any interested in such large speakers. He even said if no one took them they were going to the landfill (!) Of course, he was dead wrong... by the time I got to his place, he told me that had gotten over 50 calls and texts looking to buy these. Luckily I Venmo-ed the $$$ immediately; and luckily he was a decent guy in honoring our deal - despite getting significantly higher offers while I was on the way to his place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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