Mr. P Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Klipsch used to publish a book called "The Audio Papers", and a newsletter type thing called "Dope from Hope" - "a spasmotic publication of the engineering department at Klipsch (before Dope got a bad conotation). Is this information available on this site? Is anyone interested in any of it? Let me know if there is any interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Mr. P - So we can bombard you with questions (), do tell us with what products you were involved? Also, the DFH papers are not on this site, but there are a few of us with collections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted February 3, 2004 Author Share Posted February 3, 2004 Of course you guys could overload me, but I am enjoying reviving the audio knowledge. I will scream for mercy if I need to!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoggy Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 I'm interested. Thx, hoggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Yeah, When were you at Klipsch and what did you do there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale W Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 There's some guy who's always selling the publications ( copies ) on E-bay. Others here have shared past publications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted February 3, 2004 Author Share Posted February 3, 2004 When I was a Klipsch, there was a grand total of 110 people working there, including the sales force. We all wore a lot of hats. I worked with Paul on Speaker design and modification, I ran tests on new or modified drivers and crossover networks. I did a large part of the customer service work for people with home systems as well as some service work with the commerical sound equipment. I made changes in factory systems and test booths. In other words I was a "free agent" and I was never bored!!! I noticed today that the Klipsch home page has some archive pictures for desktop use. One shows a plexiglass K-horn that I used to do some experiments on cone excursion in the bass cabinet. I mounted a ruler inside and glued a white paper diamond on the back of the cone. You could then put a sine wave into the speaker and use a General Radio strobe light tuned to a slightly different frequency to make the white diamond appear to move very slowly. I was able to take maximum excursion measurements visually. Sounds dull to some, but I really enjoyed it. More later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Mr. P. That does sound like a good time. Of course, what else would one expect from working with a guy who had developed a method for measuring the velocity of artillery shells just fired fresh out of a cannon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-malotky Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Nice to meet your Mr P. Did you work at Klipsch the same time Andy did? He was the Cornwall builder guy in the late 70's early '80s. He posts a lot here and has helps quite a bit for us who refinish and repair our older beloved Heritage. Also do some searches about 2 years ago, he posed a lot of pics and stories of the old days at Klipsch. Very fun reads. Looking forward to your future posts JM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkBK Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Mr. P, Very nice to meet you. We'd all like to have as much info as you're willing to share. MarkBK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted February 4, 2004 Author Share Posted February 4, 2004 JM, I was there during that time frame, and I probably knew him. I have slept too many times since then and met too many people to remember him from those clues. I guess you mean he did the final assembly work on the Cornwalls. That was installing drivers, crossovers, back, riser base and grill cloth. I will be looking for him. I will start scanning the Dope from Hope as soon as I can. You shouldn't have to buy that stuff!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Istari Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Actually, Andy's handle is: HDBR Hersey Birch Raw Decorator He worked primarily on the HDBR models but did have his hands on most other models too. I believe Andy was primarily involved in the construction of the enclosures instead of final assembley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Welcome, Mr. P! Might you have had anything to do with my '81 La Scalas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale W Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Is your name curtis ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted February 4, 2004 Author Share Posted February 4, 2004 You win the Prize!!! So how do I know you Dale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrench_peddler Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 I hate to be a smart ##s but I think Dale is the one that knows you. We have yet to determine if you know Dale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted February 4, 2004 Author Share Posted February 4, 2004 John Albright, I did not have any direct involvement with your LaScalas. I was already in Texas building "Spy Planes" at that point. I helped develop some improvements to the LaSacla, however, the most effective change was rejected by the marketing and sales force because it was ugly. It is still a needed change to correct a notch in the frequency response of the bass section at 150Hz. The outside wall of the bass section vibrates heavily and cancels the bass at about 150Hz. A brace should be installed to tie the outside wall to the dog house section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 I would be interested in any of the Klipsch technical publications (yes, I bought the "Dope From Hope" reproductions off the internet). There was also another publication call "Frequency Response" from the mid '80s. I don't know how long Klipsch published that, but I have about 4 of these that I received shortly after I bought my KG4s in 1985. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 Well, Mr. P, Some of us have discovered the brace ourselves and I'd have to agree it could easily be ugly. Mine had already been finished beautifully before I decided the side walls of the bass horn needed stiffening. i'm not willing to risk screwing them up to add the brace, now. Confirming my suspicions is/was the HPS4000 version if the La Scala and, of course, the Peavey FH1. I did not realize what the brace did in the FH1, and didn't see the HPS4000 until after I bought my La Scalas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted February 5, 2004 Author Share Posted February 5, 2004 To complicate matters, the dog house centering tool was not accurate enough to allow precise repeatable brace fitting. So would have to be custom fit every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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