gullahisland Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 From Craigslist - Located in the East Bay Area - Vallejo I have a pair of the Legendary Klipsh "Cornwall" Loudspeakers for sale. I bought these Speakers New From A Stereo Shop in Sacramento in 1984 at the age of 23 and proceded to "Rock the Nation" with them for many years. Now I find myself a bit older and a little tight on funds so, sadly, it's time to say good bye to them. When new, these speakers came unfinished with an ugly one piece grill that was badly outdated style wise in my opinion. Ugly as they were after listening to them, I had to have em'.....after a few weeks of steady rock concert decible play with these Bad Boys...........I shut em down and gave em' a makeover. Sanded and finished the exterior wood, added a piece of trim wood to the front of each to add beauty and Banished the ugly one piece grills for life and replaced them with a new two piece style made from 3/4" quarter round lumber on three sides of each and a little left over trim board used on the front. Finally covering them with some "Radio Shack" speaker cloth, I had a set of hard rockin', Bad *** speakers that were also beautiful. I almost cried. I hate to let em' go and hope that if someone decides to give them a new home that they will use them for what they were designed for. High Volume and Big Sound. Paid $1007.00 for the pair in 84' and would like to ask $500 for the pair in 05'. Other offers will be considered. Please call Barry anytime. 707-590-3752 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclonecj Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Again, I would be happy to check out or pick up for anyone here. I am 15 minutes from Vallejo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olorin Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Ouch. Talk about the right deal at the wrong time, but I hope someone here can benefit from this. Nice heads-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 wow, $500, not bad at all. wonder what they look like and if they can be restored. doesn't sound like he did anything to trash the sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flegz Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 HeY! What do you think it would cost to ship them to Philadelphia?............ I'm very interested!! email me-- gflego@comcast.net Flegz STUpiD iS As stuPId dOeS..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flegz Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 ohhh..check that..didn't see that they were from the craiglist!!..think I'll give em a call.. I'm a newbee here, does your offer still stand cyclonecj?!!! Thanks, Flegz STUpiD iS As stuPId dOeS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclonecj Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Sure.... Let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flegz Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 THANKS!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclonecj Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 You may want to hold off... By the time you have these shipped, you may be able to find a pair close to you for about the same price. These will be very expensive to ship. Someone out here has the Cornwall vault, a special case built just for shipping Corns. They can tell you how much shipping it will cost. I just shipped an empty corn cab from here to Texas. It was $43 with minimal wrapping. A pair wrapped properly will be much more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flegz Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Think your right..there is a pair of Cornwalls on Ebay...Seller says $325 to ship to NY................Bummer..........Thanks for the help!!! Flegz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joessportster Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 i got a quote to ship la scalas from cali to maryland using forward air all you do is put the speakers on a pallet and shrink wrap them like ctrazy to the pallet with some padding between the speakers the told me 143.00 but you have to pick up at the nearest terminal this was only about three months ago if you can get these shipped for 200.00 or less it is a killer deal both pair of my cornwalls cost in excess of 800.00 and i would not sell them for that joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rplace Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 I second the vote for Forward Air. Not quite Klipsch speakers, but I used them to ship a vintage 70s pinball machine that was almost 400 pounds. Because you put your load on a pallet it is moved with forklifts from one location near an airport on to a truck (don't be confused by the word Air in Forward Air they truck the stuff) then off a truck into storage. You have to go to the FA location to pick it up (mine was spitting distance to BWI) so you don't get it on your door step. For a big ticket item it is sort of fun to go to the warehouse and "uncrate" the treasure. I would suggest some sort of crate attached with screws to the pallet. Shrink wrap will not stop a wayward forklift blade. If you want to see what mine looked like after a trip with Forward Air check this http://mantistech.com/Pinball/4MBC/01Crates.htm out. NOTE when you look at the first set of pix I had already taken the crate off of the pallet. PopBumper if you read this I though you might like the pinball pix ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible Nectar Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 The use of the crate could be arranged - but there's a catch. The crate must be preserved for future use, so the buyer of the speakers would need to hold on to it, or forward it to another forum member for storage until needed again. The Cornwall Crate has a new heavy duty pallet, and is ready for action. It has taken one forklift shot already - but is still ready for duty to ship Cornwalls. There is no better method for shipping Cornwalls than this crate and Forward Air. Forward Air is the only company I know of that can ship this at a low enough cost to make it worth the trouble. Ordinarily I would suggest waiting for a pair locally, but FA+Cornwall Crate makes shipping Cornwalls nationwide more viable. As stated above, you need to have both ends of the deal (buyer and seller) willing to drop off/pick up at FA terminal - which means having a small pickup at minimum to get it back and forth to the terminal. Average shipping cost empty (130 lbs): $65 Average shipping cost loaded (340 lbs.) $160. Of course, it depends on where the buyer and seller are - but this will give you an idea of charges. Email for more details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmjrt Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 I contacted Barry and went to check out the Cornwalls today. I ended up bringing them home with me. They need some work - the tweeters aren't working, grills were modified years ago and the cloth is now worn in some spots, few deep scratches in the wood. Overall though I think that they look good. My biggest concern at this point is getting the tweeters to work. I'll post out asking for advice/pointers in another thread. ...and I want to say Thank-you, Gullah! I wouldn't have seen that ad in craigslist if you hadn't pointed it out as Klipsch was misspelled and wouldn't have come up. The speakers were pretty impressive and that's fairly amazing considering that the tweeters aren't working. I look forward to getting the tweeters working and listening to the speakers in their full glory...and I'll host a good glass in your name when I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible Nectar Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Get in contact with forum member "BEC" and he will get you fixed up with the tweeters. Either for repair or replacement, Bob will be able to get those taken care of. If you have Klipsch tweeters in them, and they don't work, they may just need diaphragms - cheaper than replacing the tweeters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gullahisland Posted March 26, 2005 Author Share Posted March 26, 2005 Glad I could help. Check Craigslist again for the tweeter(s). I'm not a Cornwall guy, but I would surmise that they use the same tweeter as LaScala Belle and K-Horn. K-77?? If so, there's one (or a pair) on Craigslist for like $40, brand new in sealed package. How's that for goin' the extra mile!! Let us know how it works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmjrt Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Audible, Gullah, Thanks for the info. I'm sure with the resources here that I'm going to get those speakers going and enjoy the sweet sound. I figure if that guy still has the tweeter for $40 that I'll pick it up just in case. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmjrt Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Finally got an e-mail back. The tweeters are sold. Sure wish people would pull their adds when they sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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