Jeff Matthews Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 I've been needing to replace my grill cloth that my lovely cat scratched up. It is a cane cloth. The cloth was put on and held behind ordinary baseboard-type wood around the front perimeter. I looked behind the cloth and found that the birch is a light stain color and is finished. Are these Deco Corns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travisc Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 if the motor board isnt flush they arent Decorator these are decorator Cornwall, Damn purdy to boot!! was the cane "aftermarket" post a pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted November 18, 2005 Author Share Posted November 18, 2005 No dig. cam. What do you mean by motorboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 The motorboard is the front of the cabinet the speakers/drivers are attached to. The front would be flush with the sides, and not recessed at all. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Dude ... what's with the alum. dust cover ..?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted November 18, 2005 Author Share Posted November 18, 2005 Front is not recessed. I'll be danged. Then, they're decos. I never even knew about decos until a few weeks ago. I've had these speaks for 20 years. The guy before me just put grill cloth on them and trimmed the front perimeter with baseboard and stained it. Does their being decos make them worth more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 sure do make 'um more attractive............[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted November 18, 2005 Author Share Posted November 18, 2005 I took off the baseboard and torn-up grill cloth to find...... too many holes and little indentations from staples where cloth was attached behind baseboard. I guess they are beyond being decos anymore. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customsteve01 Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 You could always revener them. Then they would be like new again. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted November 18, 2005 Author Share Posted November 18, 2005 Sounds like work. Plus, they are solid birch. Solid wood looks so much nicer. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Jeff, congrats! I'd just putty up those little holes with stuff that matches the birch veneer and go from there. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted November 18, 2005 Author Share Posted November 18, 2005 What a find, but I don't know how to deal with all these little indents about the size of... staples... all about 1/64 - 1/32 inches deep. I wonder whether I could putty those? Seems like it'd be alot of little putty-patches and would be noticeable since they are all kind of lined around the edges. [] What do you think? Think I could putty tons of little indents all in a row and still come out looking good? The wood's a real light stain. Not white like bare birch, but I'd call it a natural finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 Are you saying that there's little dings where the stapler slammed the staples into the wood in addition to the holes? Might have to re-veneer to cover that up. If it goes with the grain pattern, like the ones along sides, they might fill in okay, dents perpendicular to grain would probably show up badly. You could always putty for now and see how it looks, then if you had to reveneer, it'd already be filled in.... I'm so jealous right now.... Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted November 19, 2005 Author Share Posted November 19, 2005 I agree. I'm going to try for the heck of it. If they turn out nice, I'm going to buy a digi cam and upload so you can see the little nugget I found behind the ragged cloth.... Just when I was blaming the cat, it turns out if it wasn't for him, I would have never uncovered this little treasure. I bet it will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travisc Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 Duke I dont know what the dust cover is...not my speaker, its a photo of another members. I just used it to get my point across. Congrats on the decorators. You can get a digital camera for like$50. Join us in the new millenium youll just love it here.[] The decorators were the more economical/cheaper versions. they didnt come with a grill and they were unfinished birch or fir plywood. I had the same experience with my pair of decorator Heresy. The previous owner made this hideous looking blue grill, and screwed it on with drywall screws, so the veneer is FUBAR. I love the look of the the decorator Cornwall and they are on my wish list. Below is a price sheet from 73 so you can get an idea of the the pricing for the different types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted November 19, 2005 Author Share Posted November 19, 2005 Isn't it ironic. The cheaper decos are more prized raw, but they were used for their intended purpose - to finish out yourself with grill cloth and trim of your choice. Now, all the guy's hard work was for naught. Anybody else find some like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 My 1965 K-horns and Cornwall were originally Decorator models that I have since filled the small depressions and levelled the wood then covered with veneer. I manufactured my own grills which bolt to the units with 1/4" decorative hardware and tobacco colored outer cloth (flowered and very thin) with black fibreglass screening behind mounted on plastic square holed ceiling squares painted black and all items hot melt glued with plastic "U" frame around the edges. The hardware screws into rubber mounts on the motorboard keeping the assembly about 1/2" away from the board al la new style Klipsch speaker design to prevent too much "air choking". One of the rubber mounts (5/8" long x 1/2" diameter had to be redesigned as the center area of the board had the crossover network behind it and drilling through it wasn't an option. On the K- horns I did not make any side grilles, just painted the areas black. I did however make a grill for the midrange/tweeter section which necessitated drilling 1/2" holes through the aluminum mid-range horn lip for the rubber mounts. They are now "Sherman tank certifiable". Also mounted the original Klipsch plastic emblems (still in bags) with tiny brass screws and restapled the waranty tags in their original positions. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travisc Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 pics?..JJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 My Sony digital camera is set to 2200 x2200 for High def stuff so I failed to take pics because they would be way too big. I will get to it though. And I still have dial-up. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 Check the thread on 2 channel, I posted the pictures there by mistake, they are on the "harshness" thread by "Duke". JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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