Kahuna Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 (edited) ... I gave up. 😂  I wasn't quick enough on multiple occasions to catch a set of Khorns locally so I caved and bought myself a set of Cornwall Is which popped up. Externally they are in great original condition but the cane grills needing to be reapplied with fresh velcro due to some warping.   Edited June 18, 2022 by Kahuna 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahuna Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 XOs are the B-3 and look to be all original. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Look nice... congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 cane... being natural, shrinks with age and dry out. you might be able to get them near flat if you work at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahuna Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 (edited) They look great and I have been enjoying the sound all week. Â Â Today I decided to open them up and found evidence of some furries making themselves at home inside at some point. I guess those ports must look inviting to something that size. I have removed the worst of the damping and will replace the stuff on the shelf but am left wondering what to do about some of the stuff that is shredded on the sides. Can the forum sages please advise: do I trim the dangling bits and leave as-is, do I cut away sections and replace, matching whatever I replace in both speakers or do I strip it all out and replace? Â Â Edited June 18, 2022 by Kahuna Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahuna Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 25 minutes ago, Schu said: cane... being natural, shrinks with age and dry out. you might be able to get them near flat if you work at it. How would you suggest going about that? Lay a damp towel over the cane? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, Kahuna said: They look great and I have been enjoying the sound all week.   Today I decided to open them up and found evidence of some furries making themselves at home inside at some point. I guess those ports must look inviting to something that size. I have removed the worst of the damping and will replace the stuff on the shelf but am left wondering what to do about some of the stuff that is shredded on the sides. Can the forum sages please avise: do I trim the dangling bits and leave as-is, do I cut away sections and replace, matching whatever I replace in both speakers or do I strip it all out and replace?  I would take it all out ,  remove the drivers , then desinfect the entire cabinet using wet rags diluted with water /Dettol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emile Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Great; congrats  Haha, just got rid off my (cane grille) Cornwall's which I bought new in 1983.  Had them as rear surrounds, but hardly ever used them  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kahuna Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 (edited) I used gloves and shop vac to remove all the mess and then gave a liberal spray of aerosol lysol on all the porous surfaces. Hardly a deep clean but I am reluctant to tear out all the original damping because some of it is in decent condition and I would like to keep them as original as possible (but not at the expense of health or SQ). Â What to do? Â Â Edited June 18, 2022 by Kahuna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 42 minutes ago, Kahuna said: How would you suggest going about that? Lay a damp towel over the cane? nope , you cant , the masonite grille boards are toast -  the only thing you can do is , very gently remove the cane fabric  , wash it in a bath tub with WOOLITE , let it dry , if it's better ,re-use it , buy some masonite board and redo 2 backing boards by outlining on a flat surface a template with the old boards   . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82 Cornwalls Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 (edited) Â deleted Edited June 18, 2022 by 82 Cornwalls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 18 minutes ago, Emile said: Great; congrats  Haha, just got rid off my (cane grille) Cornwall's now , you tell us ........... were they black by any chance 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emile Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, 001 said: were they black by any chance No "CBR," and 9.5/10 Â @carlthess40 got them so they are in "good hands."Â 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahuna Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 31 minutes ago, 82 Cornwalls said: If no unwelcome guests had been residing in them for over a week you are probably okay. I got mine and started cleaning right away with a vacuum sweeper, bad idea because any contamination is blown out the back and circulated into the air. Â Regarding replacing the insulation, I understand wanting to keep it original, but I figured there had to be advancements since mine were made in 1982. The insulation isn't all that thick either. I was doing some research and mentioned it to a friend, he had 2 boxes of these acoustic squares he wasn't going to use. Â OK, so you got me thinking about cooties so I just set the speakers under a large drop cloth with a small ozone machine I have. I'll leave them in that for a couple of hours to sterilize. Hopefully it doesn't deteriorate/zap any components. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1291 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 1 hour ago, 82 Cornwalls said: potentially exposed myself to various diseases that mice can carry. I'm okay, I think.  Not craving cheese are you? That's a sure sign...  😂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 specially atomized rodent urine... could be deadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 "People get HPS when they breath in hantaviruses. This can happen when rodent urine and droppings that contain a hantavirus are stirred up into the air. People can also become infected when they touch mouse or rat urine, droppings, or nesting materials that contain the virus and then touch their eyes, nose, or mouth." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the real Duke Spinner Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 I woulda paid the $600 in freight for the KH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Chi-town Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 If they were mine, I would just order new fabric.     Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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