Budman Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 ebay # 5736780780 the ad says they are from around 1962. with BIN you don't have time to ask questions you hit the button and ask questions later. finally got him on the phone today and he said they are C-MR-15 serial number K which dates them to 1972 not 62. i also could tell by the pictures that they were verticals and the best thing about them is that they were 90 miles from my house. jumped in the truck and drove to indy and brought them home today. very nice condition. man if they were 62's i could have been on the same page as Frznin and Gilbert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Congrats! Great Score! Might be a good thing that you pulled the trigger first and posted later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triceratops Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Way to go Russ! When something like that pops up in your back yard (almost) you got to buy it and at least try it. It's an inexpensive audio education in my book! Best in horns, triceratops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Is it true you have 30 Cornwalls? I was a few min late getting home I hit send..you had beat me to the punch. A great find. I talked to the owner of the store today, he said you were a Klipsch Cornwall fanatic!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Russ, Congrats on the score. Beautiful find!............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 you rock dude, those are sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted December 9, 2004 Author Share Posted December 9, 2004 ---------------- On 12/9/2004 3:13:13 AM IndyKlipschFan wrote: Is it true you have 30 Cornwalls? I was a few min late getting home I hit send..you had beat me to the punch. A great find. I talked to the owner of the store today, he said you were a Klipsch Cornwall fanatic!! ---------------- I have 3 sets of corns. 71 vertical 2's (teak & cane), 76 decorators (birch raw) arrived on monday, same place where Gilbert got his single 59-60 cornwall and 72 verticals in mahogany with black grills. i did tell the owner of the store i have about 12 sets of heritage speakers. i have one pair each of the other oringal 5 heritage and about 6 sets of heresy. my wife is the greatest. she came into the room at the same time i saw them on ebay and i told her it says they are 1962's and they are 90 miles away. she said i guess you have to buy them and sell them later if you don't like them. even though they are 72's, i like em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good2BHome Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Quick reflexes Russ and a great wife. There is NO better combination!!! Is the Mahogany still raw? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Boy I suprise myself sometimes with guessing the year and finish on those. I guessed that they were '72's and unfihished Mahogany. Man you nailed them though, they were not up for very long at all. Gilbert my brother in law does not have a pair of '72's though. He has a pair of '61's in WO, a pair of '67's & '68's in WO, and now a '60 single in Mahogany (light finish) and a pair of '90 OO Cornwall II's. I have only my '62's left, I have owned this past year a pair of '68 Mahogany verticals, and a pair of '86 Cornwall II's in BR I sold them off in favor of a pair of '77 Khorn's and I am not sorry about it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted December 9, 2004 Author Share Posted December 9, 2004 ---------------- On 12/9/2004 8:43:55 AM Good2BHome wrote: Quick reflexes Russ and a great wife. There is NO better combination!!! Is the Mahogany still raw? Mike ---------------- Mike, I'm guessing the R stands for raw and yes they are raw. after i clean them up a little what am i going to use on the finish??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted December 9, 2004 Author Share Posted December 9, 2004 ---------------- On 12/9/2004 8:45:58 AM Frzninvt wrote: Boy I suprise myself sometimes with guessing the year and finish on those. I guessed that they were '72's and unfihished Mahogany. Man you nailed them though, they were not up for very long at all. ---------------- when i saw them it said 44 people viewed them according to the counter at the bottom of the page. when i saw that they were verticals behind the grill cloth i knew it was a no brainer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good2BHome Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Russ, Yes the "R" stands for Raw. This means you can finish them in anything you want and they are still authentic !! Only an opinion, I would finish them in a poly that does not yellow. It's a durable and clear finish. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triceratops Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Or you could just oil 'em like crazy! If you decide you don't want to keep them call me (like your wife said)! Best in horns, triceratops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 arggggggg In my backyard too! (Indy, maybe 30 min away) Shame on me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 GREAT, and I just bought all the components to manufacture my own Vertical Cornwall for center- and a pair pops up in the next state. Call the guys in white coats, will ya? Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Very nice catch indeed BUDMAN congratulations!!! very quick triger finger by the way ...regards Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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