k-horn info for year etc.

[K-HORN]

hi there

could anybody tell me the year and any other info you can derive from the following #s from a pair or k-horns which have been refinished in rosewood by the way can you tell if rosewood is the original finsh

kd br 135415/kd br 135416 tested/nw bradford also are the components original which read wk k-77 and wk k55v and any idea about they're value as they are in very very nice shape and after they were refinished the cloth was never installed

[Frzninvt]

K (Klipschorn), D (Decorator Type), BR (Birch Raw) the D type Khorn does not have the complete top section (just a motor board that the midrange and tweeter are mounted on) nor does it have the spacer between the bass and horn section. I think that the "5" in the S/N is an "S" which would make them 1978 models. They should have the "AA" crossover in them that mate to the K-55V squawker/K-400 horn and K-77 tweeter. If they are Rosewood they would have had to have had veneer applied to them since they did not leave the factory that way. You may want to ask if they have merely been stained in Rosewood since they left the factory in Raw Birch. Hope this helps.

[sunnysal]

A b-board friend sent me this:

DATES DISCRIPTION EXAMPLE

1946-1947 ### (001) ending #021

1948-1961 #### (0121) starting #0121

· Klipschorns of this vintage had the s/n hammer stamped into the tailboard, woofer access door or inside the woofer chamber.

1962-1983 ##letter#### (20Y1234)

1984-1989(?) YY WW #### (89281234)

1990-1997(?) DOY Y2Y1 #### (135791234)

1998-2000 YY WW #### (00281234)

1962-1983 Letter format

A=62 F=67 K=72 R=77 X=82

B=63 G=68 L=73 S=78 Y=83

C=64 H=69 M=74 T=79

D=65 I=70 N=75 U=80

E=66 J=71 P=76 W=81

1946-1961 dates can only be found in log book (eng. Library)

DOY= day of the year

YY=year (i.e. 99,00)

Y2Y1=2nd digit of year, 1st digit of year

WW=week of the year

Date code on drivers (1994) Example 9429 = 1994, 29th week of the year / YYWW

best wishes, tony