AuralTone Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Hi, we've picked up a pair of shorthorns! Boy, there sure isn't too much info on these. They sure are interesting. Really tough to move with all of the fascia pieces on (nowhere to grab!). They sound pretty good, considering they haven't been recapped – just a little muddier than an uncapped Cornwall I on the same system. I was able to find a price list from '57, but this only included Mahogany and Prima Vera woods. These have the EV15W woofer, which has a Klipsch inspection tag which seems to indicate June '59. The mid is a K-55-V, with a K77 up top. Is there a way to determine approximate build date from serial (or other)? Any ideas when walnut was introduced? It would be very cool to get a sense of production numbers on the S-xx-15 as well as the walnut specifically. Would anyone know? It would also be cool if anyone happened to have a price list from '59! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 @JRH should be able to answer your questions. Those are cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRH Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 1030 shipped Jan. 27, 1961 with no woofer. 1090 shipped Aug. 20, 1962 with a K-33-J woofer. Both had K-55's, K-77's, and W5-33 networks. My GUESS is that the buyer of 1030 already had the 1959 woofer in the pic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grindstone Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Those are lookers, thanks for sharing. Maybe shine a flashlight in the grille of 1030 and tell us if there's a whizzer on the 15W if you feel like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanksjim1 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 That's a "K" version....no whizzer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuralTone Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 I still looked. No whizzer cone on either EV15W 🙂 Uh, @JRH how on _earth_ were you able to respond with such detail? I'm beside myself. Thank you!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grindstone Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Thank you for looking AuralTone. I ask because some SP15W's came with with the full-tart-regalia as well and some straight 15W's also did not. Yours is the first I've seen built that way and it'd be grand if one day someone could measure TS stuff on that woofer. The K's had their additional designation stamped. Now, if Roy could just harangue some industrial designers to make the new Jubes look that good, they'd have it all... Just beautiful, thanks for posting and congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted November 3, 2021 Moderators Share Posted November 3, 2021 23 hours ago, AuralTone said: I still looked. No whizzer cone on either EV15W 🙂 Uh, @JRH how on _earth_ were you able to respond with such detail? I'm beside myself. Thank you!!! He pulled up the log books for you from the Museum archives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Krupp Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 (edited) Just found one to use in a mono system but might keep searching for a Klipschorn. @JRH What can you tell me about this guy it was in NY most of it's life and I'm the 3rd owner. Shorthorn S>M>2 15 w/w2 network serial 786 Build date 11-8-57 Edited November 18, 2022 by Eric Krupp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRH Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Sorry, but not much more. The logbook shows a ship date of 11/6/1957. Maybe the label date was miss-read? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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