Heresy Original Cabinet Finish - 1/4 Round on Front Edge Unique to What Years?

[SFV2]

My Heresy have been with me since college. Bought them in Rochester, N.Y. I forget the year. Maybe 1977 but have added the stamped numbers from the perimeter of the case. My Sticker on the back of each are blank but the inspection signature of NW Bradford. My first post or would have uploaded the image of each.

46R298 MS USA/46R299 USA

 

I've looked over many Heresys but most do not seem finished as mine with the 1/4 round front edge. Curious if this was done in a specific year such as 1977 but not others. I think they really are wonderful looking. Mine are birch veneer that I simply rubbed some Johnson's Paste Wax on. 

 

For 24 years the speakers have been in my living room and sadly one near a window, so the top surface had discolored and darkened where exposed and got splashed a little during a rainstorm when the window was ajar. In any case I was able to use a grey pad and a sheet of 220 and carefully removed the discoloration. Unfortunately, I was unable to source Johnson Paste Wax any longer and others like Trewax are clear, where JPW a slight yellow tone. Grabbed a tin of Griots Carnuaba from the garage and tested a spot. Good enough. Much less time intensive than refinishing both cabinets and going a more involved refinishing. 

 

Altogether they are very clean. 2 tiny scuffs at the base rear of one. Hard to believe is all after all these years. Replaced a couple of velcro pads and replaced the #6/32 1/4in screws in back. The pair will be with me for many more years of enjoyment.

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[winglet]

You bought them new from a Klipsch dealer?

 

They appear to me to be a pair of raw birch decorator cabinets that the dealer added the quarter round to accommodate a grille.  On the normal, NON decorator cabinet the top, bottom and sides extend beyond the motorboard to accommodate the grille like in the attached pic.

 

What does the motorboard look like (front of speaker with grille removed)?  Painted black or raw wood?  If you look closely just above the tweeter, can you see where the klipsch badge was originally glued?

[Bacek]

Maybe there is something about it.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/363533434883

[chassell]

I also have a pair of Heresys like this. 1977.  I know that there are Heresys and Cornwalls done in this manner. I don't know if Klipsch made a batch like this or if it was possibly done by a dealer, but there are serveral out there. Mine are HDBRs or decorators. 

[SFV2]

Mine purchased new at a dealer in Rochester New York.

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[ricktate]

I have seen a pair of those in Denver at a shop i was there about an hour and we talked about them. He thought they were made that way. Maybe they were I couldnt say for sure. It was at AURAL hifi

[winglet]

Attached is a 1977 Klipsch price sheet..

 

Both Heresy and Cornwall could be ordered with the decorator box with a trim and grill kit.

 

Learn something new every day…

 

[SFV2]

Nice find! HD-BR it is.

Edited August 13, 2024 by SFV2