jtnfoley Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 A bunch of other gear, also. No affiliation, yadda yadda yadda. The shorthorn was $300 last week, $225 now. http://boston.craigslist.org/nwb/ele/420880773.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HudsonValleyNoah Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 I spoke to him when it was first listed; he wanted me to commit to buying it before he would send a picture of it. Strange. I think I might be missing a good deal @ $225 but it won't be the first time THAT'S happened... Too long a drive from the Hudson Valley to Boston to find out that the Shorthorn is all ratty... Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 You'd want to know which EV woofer, as well as cosmetic condition. The big 15WK is a powerful-sounding classic, worth at least $200 it seems to me. However, Klipsch also sold 12" model Shorthorns, and those had only the lower-grade SP-12B's as I recall. Those would sound very nice but not as special as the 15WK. My best guess, from having heard them way too long ago, is that the 15WK would give a stronger, better sense of bass than the SP12B, given the 60-Hz cutoff of the short backloaded bass horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtnfoley Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 I spoke to him when it was first listed; he wanted me to commit to buying it before he would send a picture of it. Strange. I think I might be missing a good deal @ $225 but it won't be the first time THAT'S happened... Too long a drive from the Hudson Valley to Boston to find out that the Shorthorn is all ratty... Oh well. Unfortunately, Andover is about an hour in the wrong direction from my office, and an hour and a half from my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigbyt Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 im only about 15 minutes away,maybe i can get over there and report on the condition of the shorty.[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HudsonValleyNoah Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 go gig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 I e-mailed him and got this: "I am sorry, but I will not ship this speaker. It is just too big - too much hassle. I would ship drivers and x-over, but not cabs. It has an Electrvoice 15W woofer, K77 tweeter horn, K 55V Midrange born. Model S-WO-17, s/n 1117. Let me know if you are interested." If he is accurate, the parts have all been changed. He steadfastly refuses to pack it for shipping. I HATE that as Iwant it and will readily pay $250 + Shipping. He could box it andput it on a Greyhound for about $60. The 15W is not good in thisapp. I have an original squawker and tweeter for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 The 15W is not good in this app. I have an original squawker and tweeter for it. John, he might not have seen the faint K, stamped in right after the W. Greg Roberts in Maine ran into this, also thought it was a 15W until he saw the K after looking for it. You can't quite see it in this pic from Greg's photo collection: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtnfoley Posted September 16, 2007 Author Share Posted September 16, 2007 Anybody put eyeballs on this yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 The 15W is not good in this app. I have an original squawker and tweeter for it. John, he might not have seen the faint K, stamped in right after the W. Greg Roberts in Maine ran into this, also thought it was a 15W until he saw the K after looking for it. You can't quite see it in this pic from Greg's photo collection: I thought of that and asked for pictures first off, but he didn't send any Gigbyt, if you go get, I'll pay yoy a 10% finders fe if it is really a Klipsch-made Shorthorn and has not been butchered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigbyt Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 i would like to help you out on this. i have a couple questions, how do i know if its a klipsch made shorthorn and what do you mean by butchered. im calling the guy right now to set up a looksee, hopefully today. if youd like to pm me your phone # ill call you and let you know what i find out. i can e-mail you pics as well if i get to see it today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigbyt Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 just spoke to seller. he thinks drivers are original but is not sure. i dont know this speaker to be able to tell if they are original or what the originals should be. by his description this is a rather large and heavy speaker, he is going to call me to give exact dimensions. he is not available today, but is tommorow. if work schedule permits im going to try to see tommorow and take pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 gig, There are excellent pics on Greg Roberts' site, http://www.dcchomes.com/. Go to that home page, look down to the left and click "Audio Pages." Then click on "Shorthorn Photos." There are 2 pages of unbeatable photos of classic vintage Shorthorns from every angle, inside and out. The most original is the one with the multi-colored cloth, which I think was a Klipsch staple around 1960+/-: One reason for being cautious is that Klipsch also sold the 3 drivers and crossover as a K-Ortho-15 or K-Ortho-12 package (including the 1000 Hz MR horn), and sometimes those were put in homebrew boxes. Each driver probably has some form of Klipsch labeling (the crossover would be clearly labeled), like the woofer a few pics up. It may have a University SAHFmid-range driver, which Klipsch used around 1960. I hope you get a chance to listen before buying. Again, the 15" EV woofer is better than the 12" and I would guess is worth more. Dimensions are on this page: http://www.hifilit.com/hifilit/Klipsch/1957m.jpg Good luck! Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Larry beat me to it. The hiflit site is the best. Therewill be a Klipsch tag on the back, or it may have a burned in labelsaying it is a Klipsch made kit or was made by Cabinart (I think that'sthe name). You'll have a PM in a minute. Itpretty much needs to look like the one Larry posted. I can fixminor water marks and old finish. The grille cloth can bereplaced. I have original drivers and I'd expect to build a newcrossover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigbyt Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Update, i havent been able to get over there due to working till 7-8 pm everyday. hope fully tommorow will be an earlier day getting home. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 No Problem. You can only do what you can only do. Since he is not being too cooperative, he'll probably still have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Take a flashlight with you. You should be able to look through the rear slot, even though screened. Theseller describes it as S-WO-17, which is a typo or mistake. It shouldbe S-WO-12 (12") or S-WO-15 (15"). Hopefully he just got mixed up withthe serial #. If you can't see through the back, youshould be able to feel through the front cloth. Don't be fooled by thesize of the cutout for the woofer, as it is only about a 10" hole. Youshould be able to feel, again through the cloth, the carriage boltheads for a better woofer size determination. Bolt heads are at 12, 3,6 (behind bottom part of frame), and 9 o'clock. Here's a shot of the innards from my sequential '59 pair. K-77, University SA-HF, and Stephens 15" 103 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Mungkiman, So yours has a K-77 tweeter? I thought they all has Mid-Ts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 John, I've been offline for a few days. Yes, these havethe chrome lens K-77 tweeters. The K77's have "Approved" stickers, theSA-HF's have "K-Ortho Drive" stickers, and the Stephen's have "Testedand Approved, Klipsch and Associates", with initials and dates. Thecrossovers are also labeled, initialed, and dated, late in '59. All ofthe driver serial numbers are sequential, as are the speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 What's going on with this Shorthorn? anybody know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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