greg928gts Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 I have a pair of Zebrawood Cornwall II's for sale. Newly refinished with new veneer and new black paint. Very stylish! Click here to see pictures. Please email me if you're interested. $1300 plus crating, shipping, or delivery. Greg garoberts@earthlink.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Very nice Greg. I used to be the only one around with zebrawood. I guess I started a trend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctiger2 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Those are sooo beautiful! They make me want a custom pair of La Scala's sooo bad. La Scala's in Rosewood! Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huhuru Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Beautiful! Just curious, what year were those made and serial numbers? I have a set of 1986 CWO ll(s). Huhuru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 ---------------- On 2/24/2004 4:55:13 PM garymd wrote: Very nice Greg. I used to be the only one around with zebrawood. I guess I started a trend. ---------------- Yes Gary, you are a trendsetter Greg, Georgous Corns, anyone would be proud to own those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg928gts Posted February 24, 2004 Author Share Posted February 24, 2004 Gary, you are the zebrawood dude! Ctiger2 - I have 3 pairs of La Scalas just waiting to be refinished and to have a new home. I don't see serial numbers on them, the tags are missing. Are the serial numbers embossed in the wood anywhere? Maybe they're on the input plate? I know these are a little higher priced than most Cornwalls sell for around here, but they are quite fresh and unique. Since they aren't being made anymore and the zebrawood is rare, I think they'll bring $1400 on ebay pretty easily. Am I off base here? Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Greg, only one way to find out, stranger things have happened, AND they look NEW and great. BTW why not do the risers like Gary's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg928gts Posted February 24, 2004 Author Share Posted February 24, 2004 I don't know smilin, just takin the simple road on this one. I like the black bases, it makes the speakers look like they're floating above the floor! Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Robinson Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Greg, REALLY NICE WORK. BTW, sis' bought 3 acres up your way and I couldn't put the trip together (was out of town) ... so I won't be up your way real soon (but tell me you're in the market for ASIC's and I'll be right over ). Would love to see/hear your gear before Jeff uses it to prop up some faulty pipe left over from the French Revolution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg928gts Posted March 14, 2004 Author Share Posted March 14, 2004 SOLD $1500 packed and shipped to Chicago. I guess I did alright on these. There is a big difference in market value from the Heritage Cornwall to the II's. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gullahisland Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 Greg, How do you mean. Are the older Cornwalls more valuable or vice versa? I ask because I'm considering buying a pair and they're the newer II version. Thanks, Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 Greg, That's a great price you got. Congrats! That's the most I've seen someone pay for corns since I've been on the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 Good going, Greg! Did you buy boxes for these, or make 'em yourself? I read that you were using 2" styro all around. That's what I used when I crated two Cornwalls together to ship to Portland (300#!). At that time, that put the boxes just over the size/weight limit for UPS. Is that restriction changed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg928gts Posted March 14, 2004 Author Share Posted March 14, 2004 Dan, I think you'll find the Heritage Cornwalls will be more valuable in resale. I didn't do a direct comparison of sound between the two so I can't comment on the sound differences. I myself would prefer the older versions though. Gary, I figure the shipping will be about $200, packing $50, fees $50, so I actually got $1200. I think you're right though, that's quite good for II's. They might have sold quicker and for more money with better pictures too. I got lazy with the photos on these. fini, this is from a post on the "Next up, 6 custom La Scala" thread: "I was surprised that UPS would deliver them too, but they have a category called OS3 that takes up to 150 lbs and 165" total dimension. I'm planning to put 2" of polystyrene foam (blueboard) on all the sides, and 4" on the tops and bottoms. I'll custom make cardboard boxes with flat stock, yeilding boxes that will be 20" x 30" x 44" and the total weight will be 120lbs. Shipping the Cornwalls from Maine to California is $258. In fact, I figure I can send La Scalas via UPS. A La Scala box would be 29" x 31" x 45" for a total dimension of 165", and this gives 3" of foam on all the sides, 4" on the top and bottom. The weight limit is probably a factor here though, but one could always pull the woofer and/or other components and send them separately to get the weight down. I checked, and a pair of La Scalas from Maine to California via UPS Ground is $330. I wonder how that would compare in cost to Forward Air? My problem with Forward Air is that the nearest terminal to me is 200 miles away." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhawk92 Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 Greg- I was watching the auction just for fun, so congrats. Hope they will be going to a good home for plenty of care and feeding. Great work there for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gullahisland Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 Thanks for the info Greg. On a sidenote, regarding shipping methods, have you looked into the cost of using BAX Global? It's probably quite a bit cheaper than going UPS. You could strap two LaScalas to a pallet and have them delivered directly to a physical address. My guess is that it wouldn't me more than $200-250 and a WHOLE lot safer than UPS. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg928gts Posted March 22, 2004 Author Share Posted March 22, 2004 LOL! I can't believe it, but the buyer sent someone all the way from Chicago Illinois to come get these in central Maine! We chuckled about it all night. Poor guy and his fiancee, they were so out of their element up here in the boonies of Maine. I think his exact words were "we'd like to get as far out of Maine tonight as possible". He told me that they left Chicago with $200 and they had about $40 left. They were sleeping in the mini-van. He brought cash for the Cornwalls and I gave him some back so he'd have enough to get home. I felt bad for them. People will do some crazy things for this hobby! They followed me back to the highway and off they went. I haven't heard a thing since. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Did they tell you how they were convinced to run this little errand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg928gts Posted March 22, 2004 Author Share Posted March 22, 2004 No. It must have been for something real good. Can you imagine driving that far for someone else's speakers? Crazy. Now . . . for my own speakers . . . maybe. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 The fiancee part is the amazing thing. I could see some wild guy getting the idea in his head that the drive wouldn't be too bad, but not taking his fiancee along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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