Bonzo Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 A trajedy has be-fallen my Forte I cabinets! Grandson, spray can, rain, well you get the picture. I can't "kill" my grandson but his dad, my son, is in mortal danger! So, if anyone's interested in Forte' I tweeters, mids, crossovers etc., let me know. I think I will keep the woofers for now. I do have a newer Klipsch 12" K28E woofer I would part with. It is the one they put in the Heresey III's and apparently the only 12" replacement woofer they sell. It's like new. I have been having problems getting PM's so if you want to e-mail me direct that would be best; Lbones295@cs.com Thanks, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwhaples Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Ouch! That's gotta hurt.[] Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Not having seen the damage, do you think the cabinets can be refinished, or is the damage that extensive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo Posted November 5, 2005 Author Share Posted November 5, 2005 It do hurt Larry! They are a nice metalic silver color now, and so is my grandson! My son was busy in my garage and didn't see the kid get in the shop. I raised him better than that! Fortunately I had pulled all the drivers out to clean up the cabinets a bit. They were not in the greatest shape to begin with but still serviceable. My kid pulled them out of the shop and tried to clean them up after the rattle can job, you know, it just didin't work? Then he procedes to leave them outside until I got home after meeting with Mark Deneen. Well, as luck would have it, it rained, not a lot, but enough! Anyone in the market for some streaked metalic silver Forte's??? Oh, my shop has that same silver color also! A wise man once said you have to LOVE your children but you don't always have to LIKE them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputnik Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 The PRs could be valuable to someone if they survived Bonzo III and the rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo Posted November 5, 2005 Author Share Posted November 5, 2005 The PRs did survive as I had pulled them out along with the grills. Sorry for the spelling error, it's tragendy not trajedy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhendrix Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Bonzo, your story brings back memories of my son, a can of orange spray paint, and lacquered walnut Heresy's (no rain though). An application of lacquer stripper removed the offending orange paint and the lacquer. Applications of Watco Danish oil restored the walnut to a finish better than the original lacquer, IMHO. This process may cure your water damage, too. If yours are oiled walnut, and stripper won't remove the silver, sanding and painting with black lacquer will provide a nice finish while allowing you to continue to enjoy the wonderful Forte sound. I can only wait til I have grandkids. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 Here is what you do! Take a spray can of that silver spray paint finish painting your fortes and sell them on ebay as "Space Fortes". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputnik Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 Here's what you could do. [:-*] Paint them up nice in black and put in some el cheapo drivers etc. Then pack them up and send them insured via FedEx Ground to Gilbert. After FedEx smashes them up, split the insurance money with Gilbert. That way, you get something out of it and Gilbert gets revenge for his recent loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 Hmmmmmnnnnn .... i'd better Copy this post .... for Future ....Retribution .....[6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 Are these the ones you JUST got from Mark?? Good Lord, I'd be LIVID! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo Posted November 6, 2005 Author Share Posted November 6, 2005 Thanks, I think, for all the "helpful" suggestions. No fini, these are my old ones, thank god, that I was going to clean up and sell. A friend of mine tinkers with PA systems and has built some of his own cabs. He wants me to give them to him so he can cover them with tolex and build house mains out of them. Don't know if I will do that or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 If they had PR's, aren't they Forte, not Forte II? Sorry to hear of the mishap- if you're a carpenter at all, why not just whittle out a couple of boxes based on the old ones? Or this would be a great opportunity for someone who wanted to build a custom Forte center cabinet. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 the tolex cover gives me an idea- why not do that or 'glass them and use for garage/PA/outdoor HT speakers. Can't hurt em much more now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo Posted November 6, 2005 Author Share Posted November 6, 2005 Michael, They are Forte's with 12" PRs, the Forte II's have 15" PRs. I have a pair of old Heresy's hanging in my shop, don't really need them for the garage. Really don't have the time to mess with them right now. I also just sold the tweeters to a member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 Ah, must be Chori that have ports in the I, PR in II. Might as well part em out then. Heresies in the garage are the new cool thing. Picky's starting a Garage Heritage Club. I'll have a double stack of LSI's soon. What horn is in the Forte I? Is it tractrix? I might be interested..... I see that they would be Exponential horns with K53's. Wouldn't that be about the same as was used in some Heresies? M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo Posted November 6, 2005 Author Share Posted November 6, 2005 Hey Michael, They are K53's and to my knowledge are similar if not the same that came in the latter Heresy I's and maybe the II's. I think the horns are different. I also have one of the new 12" woofers that Klipsch puts in the Heresy III's. It's like new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 Most cheap spray paints will wash right off with the right solvent. Lacquer is the easiest to remove, enamels are a little harder to dissolve. Any idea what Klipsch used as a factory finish on the cabinets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo Posted November 7, 2005 Author Share Posted November 7, 2005 Hey Michael, I sent you an e-mail. Let me know if you didn't receive it. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Nothing as of yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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