humini Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Posted 2 hours ago (I POSTED THIS BY MISTAKE IN THE GARAGE SALE AREA. RE-POSTING HERE. SORRY FOR MY INEPTITUDE.) I have a pair of Klipsch Fortes (I?) that I bought new around 1987. They look exactly like the ones in the link to the post above. I just had them refurbished for about $500 and they sound great. No new parts, the guy who did the work said the original parts were fine. He wasn't a fan of the upgrades out there. (Bob Crites?) Unfortunately, sometime shortly after I bought the speakers our resident cats (at the time) damaged the grilles. My wife wouldn't let me (severely) discipline the cats and I have been living with the cosmetic damage for decades. Truth is due to dark color the damage is not very noticeable unless the light is just right. But a recent rearrangement made the lighting "just right" more frequently than it used to be. Also, one of the grille mount grommets has gone missing, the speaker shop used folded foam seal stripping (which at least you can't see). I bought some black speaker cloth which I stapled to the back to protect the passive woofers from cats but honestly the latest batch of cats don't seem much interested. I have enough material left I could replace the original material, but the color is slightly wrong and the texture isn't close. Can I get original or close to original material for replacement? And, if so, could maybe an upholstery shop do the work? Or is this task DIY doable? Based on trying to get a replacement speaker grille mounting grommet from Klipsch I am presuming new name plates are similarly unavailable? Any help, suggestions, offered is appreciated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Chi-town Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 DuraCrest Fabrics, Inc. 2474 Delta Lane Elk Grove Village, Il 60007 Phone: 847-350-0030 Fax: 847-350-0033 Ask for Ralph. They manufacture all Klipsch fabric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markgodski1 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) https://www.wendellfabrics.com/ used to supply to DuraCrest Edited July 25, 2023 by markgodski1 duracrest is obsolete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humini Posted August 23, 2023 Author Share Posted August 23, 2023 Just FYI. Duracrest is kaput. Wendell fabrics doesn't have anything even close. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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